Melissa Schreiber
Experienced counselor focused on relationships and wellbeing
LCMHC North Carolina
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Melissa
Melissa Schreiber is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship struggles. She brings 20 years of experience and a calm, direct approach that many clients find grounding when life feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Her work focuses on practical changes and clearer communication. Sessions often center on understanding what triggers strong reactions and learning small steps that reduce conflict and ease daily stress.
Melissa pays attention to intimacy concerns, attachment wounds, and patterns that keep people stuck. She uses a mix of familiar approaches to match each person’s needs.
That can include skills to manage thoughts and behavior, attention to emotions in the moment, and methods that target relationship patterns. The Gottman Method is one of the approaches she uses with people seeking to improve interaction and connection.
Melissa describes her style as empathetic and goal-oriented. She helps people notice patterns from their family of origin, work through shame or guilt, and build healthier boundaries.
Practical coping skills are paired with chances to reflect on meaning and values. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, concrete tools to try between sessions, and ongoing review of what helps.
Melissa works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, domestic violence, substance issues, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and communication problems. She practices from North Carolina and offers care in English.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Melissa often draws on the Gottman Method to identify interaction patterns and teach concrete communication skills that reduce conflict and increase connection. That approach focuses on what people do in conversations and gives clear steps to change those habits.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. This approach helps people feel heard and build self-understanding before making changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments that change mood and functioning.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to match methods to goals, needs, and personal preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is most useful.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for role-play and reading body language, phone calls can fit a short check-in or low-bandwidth situations, and chat or text messaging can work for quick reflections or brief support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed in
North Carolina
Languages
English