Melissa Vance
LMHC
Melissa Vance is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who supports adolescents and adults dealing with anxiety, trauma, mood dysregulation, grief, depression, and personality disorders. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based practices, with a focus on healing, personal growth, and emotional regulation.
Melissa’s therapeutic style is collaborative and client-centered. She works closely with individuals to reduce anxiety, process trauma, manage emotions, strengthen self-esteem, and develop healthier coping skills and relationships. She also helps clients reduce codependent patterns and navigate life transitions with more clarity and confidence.
She draws from a wide range of therapeutic modalities to meet each client’s unique needs, including Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused Therapy, EMDR, Person-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and mindfulness-based techniques.
Melissa believes in creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients feel safe to explore challenges, build resilience, and move toward lasting change. Her goal is to empower clients with tools that support both immediate relief and long-term wellness.
"Healing begins with awareness. Together, we’ll build tools to manage emotions, face challenges, and create the life you want to live." M. Vance
Top Specialties
Trauma
Mood dysregulation
Anxiety
Top Modalities
Solution focused, CBT, Mindfulness Based
Expertise
ADHD, Addiction, Adoption, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Body Dysphoria, Body Image Concerns, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child Abuse, Chronic Illness, Chronic Pain, Codependency, Depression, Dissociative Disorders (DID), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, First Responders, Gambling, Geriatric and Seniors, Grief, Hoarding, Infertility Support, Infidelity, Internet Addiction, LGBTQ+ Related Issues, Obesity, OCD, Open Relationships / Non-Monogamy, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Psychosis, Relationship Issues, Schizophrenia, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sex-Positive, Kink Allied, Sexual Abuse, Sleep or Insomnia, Stress, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Transgender, Trauma, PTSD, Veterans, Weight Loss, Women's Issues, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Modalities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Compassion Focused, Culturally Sensitive, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, Emotionally Focused, Humanistic, Interpersonal, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Person-Centered, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Strength-Based, Trauma Focused