- Client-centered focus
- CBT and mindfulness
- Adoption and foster care
About Melissa
Melissa Pitts Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with 16 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also supports those coping with life changes, parenting strain, career challenges, and adoption and foster care matters.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on talking through what matters most right now and building practical steps forward. Melissa uses methods that help people notice unhelpful thinking, try new behaviors, and set small achievable goals.
She blends cognitive behavioral tools with client-centered listening and solution-focused goal work. Mindfulness practices are introduced when they fit a person’s needs, and motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. Melissa often pairs talk therapy with simple skills you can use between sessions.
Her background includes work in community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice. That range has shaped a flexible style that respects different life experiences and cultural perspectives.
Melissa describes her role as one of support and empowerment. She aims to create a nonjudgmental space where feelings and concerns can be named, explored, and acted on. If you are ready to try therapy, she can help map a path forward that suits your goals.
How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead. In practice this looks like open questions, reflective listening, and checking in about what feels most helpful in each session. It supports people who need a steady, accepting space to sort through feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice thinking patterns that keep problems going and try out different ways of thinking and acting. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing strong emotions by breaking things into clear steps.
Mindfulness practices are simple skills for paying attention to the present moment without judgment. These tools can reduce stress and make it easier to respond calmly to triggers rather than react automatically.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and personal preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting over time based on what helps.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as current options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - it can reduce travel time, allow brief check-ins, or offer options that require less bandwidth or no camera. Talk with the therapist when scheduling to match session logistics to your routine and goals.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melissa help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career concerns, and coping with life changes. Adoption and foster care topics are also listed among her focus areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens without judgment and helps clients set small, manageable goals and learn skills to use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Melissa has 16 years of experience working in community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice. That mix informs a flexible approach to care.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Oklahoma and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for 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 if I want to work with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.