Dr. Melissa Chovan , LCPC, LPC

Dr. Melissa Chovan is a licensed counselor who brings 13 years of hands-on therapy experience to her practice in Alabama. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and related concerns. Her approach is warm and interactive, aimed at helping people feel heard and take steps forward.

Dr. Chovan uses clear, direct methods in sessions and tailors work to each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered conversations to understand what matters most, and employs cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness and motivational skills are part of her toolbox for managing intense feelings and building coping strategies.

Her background includes work in community mental health, prison settings, residential programs for at-risk youth, child protective services cases, and private practice. That mix has shaped a practical style that blends education with hands-on skills. She also has experience with domestic violence, sexual assault, and gender dysphoria issues.

People who come to Dr. Chovan often want clear steps, skills they can use between sessions, and a respectful space to talk. She emphasizes hope, empowerment, and a strong working relationship as the foundation for progress. Sessions aim to be collaborative, focused, and understandable.

She supports concerns such as parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, compassion fatigue, first responder and veteran issues, postpartum challenges, and substance-related struggles. Dr. Chovan helps people set achievable goals and build daily practices that fit their life.

How her approaches work in online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and strengths. In sessions the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to figure out what matters most. This approach helps people build trust and get clear about priorities.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete steps to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers specific skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. People learn techniques for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and clearer interaction with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Chovan will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit the situation. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions so they feel useful and realistic.

Online therapy with her uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is good for a fuller conversation, phone can be simple and low-bandwidth, chat works for short check-ins, and messaging lets people write in between sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent support while fitting therapy into a busy life.