- 16 years experience
- Practical tools
- Mindful approach
About Melissa
Melissa Pitts Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma with 16 years of experience. She helps people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or struggling with depression and addictions. She also supports people facing burnout, parenting strain, relationship worries, and major life shifts.
Melissa creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can say what they think and feel. She draws on practical tools to address problems in everyday life. Sessions often focus on small changes that add up over time.
Her background includes work in community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice. This variety shapes a flexible approach that adapts to different needs and life circumstances. She also brings experience helping people with post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and first responder concerns.
Melissa uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to break cycles of unhelpful thoughts and build concrete steps forward. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck. She also incorporates mindfulness and breathing practices when they fit a person’s goals.
Outside the therapy room she teaches yoga and sometimes blends movement and breathwork into sessions. Her style is collaborative - she works with each person to find what helps. For anyone coping with natural or human-caused disaster, she offers steady, practical support as part of a broader care plan.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s goals and experience at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, then tests small changes to improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy uses simple breath and awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus; it can be paired with other skills work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa will work together with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative decision is revisited over time as things change or new challenges arise.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that helps, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to continue care after disruptive events, while using the same practical CBT and client-centered techniques to address stress, trauma, and recovery.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, focusing on clear steps and practical skills people can use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 16 years of experience working in community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.