Melissa Pickett, LPCC, LPC
Therapist in Kentucky
Melissa Pickett is a licensed clinician with nine years of experience helping people through hard moments.
- License 267148, 0701013487 · Kentucky, Virginia Expires December 2026, June 2026
- NPI 1003459066 · national registry
- Experience and languages 9+ years in practice English
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About Melissa
Melissa Pickett is a licensed clinician with nine years of experience helping people through hard moments. She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and practices from Kentucky. Melissa focuses on clear, practical steps rather than long explanations.
She aims to make the first sessions feel straightforward and manageable for worried parents and individuals. Melissa works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction. She also helps with relationship and family issues, parenting strain, intimacy questions, grief, anger, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Melissa pays special attention to obsessive-compulsive symptoms, postpartum mood concerns, and mood disorders such as bipolar conditions. Her style balances direct skill teaching with listening and reflection. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to shift thinking and behavior patterns.
She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients clarify values and take committed steps toward them. Melissa uses Gottman Method ideas when addressing relationship patterns and interaction habits. She incorporates client-centered techniques to keep sessions grounded in each person’s experience.
Dialectical behavior therapy tools are available for emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Melissa works with people to build daily routines, manage urges, and practice communication skills.
Her goal is to help people feel steadier, more connected to others, and better able to face life’s demands.
Credentials
- LPCC (Kentucky)
- License 267148 · expires December 2026
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701013487 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1003459066 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Dissociation
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Melissa names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Melissa names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online work
Melissa uses Gottman Method ideas to look at how partners communicate and respond to each other, helping people learn new interaction habits and reduce repeating negative cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is used to help clients notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck in avoidance.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa will talk with each person about goals, the problems they want to solve, and what methods feel most useful. Together they try techniques and keep what helps while adjusting what does not fit.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. Video is good for detailed skill work and role-play, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to practice skills where they matter most and to keep momentum between visits.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Melissa help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, anger, bipolar mood issues, ADHD, and other mood or behavior challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style blends skills teaching and listening. Sessions are practical, using behavioral exercises, mindfulness, and values-based work to address day-to-day struggles.
What is her clinical background?
Melissa has nine years of experience working in mental health across a range of settings and populations. She has handled cases involving severe mental illness, grief, trauma, OCD, and addiction.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPCC and LPC credentials and is based in Kentucky. Licensing details include KY LPCC and VA LPC as relevant registrations.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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