Melissa Rohrbach , LPC

Melissa Rohrbach is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri who focuses on helping people navigate trauma, substance-related struggles, and major life changes. She uses straightforward, practical talk to help clients sort through stress, anxiety, grief, and challenges linked to relationships and identity. Melissa centers care on each person’s needs and strengths. With five years of clinical experience, she works with individuals on issues such as parenting strain, addictions, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and attention-related difficulties. She also addresses intimacy-related worries, eating and sleep problems, and career or self-esteem concerns. Melissa pays attention to how life transitions affect daily functioning. Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured tools. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and EMDR for trauma processing when appropriate. Melissa aims to make therapy collaborative and goal-focused. Sessions include practical strategies, short-term goals, and check-ins to track progress. She also offers motivational interviewing for people facing ambivalence about change. People who prefer clear guidance, concrete coping skills, and a warm listening presence often connect well with her style. She provides sessions in English and meets with clients online by video, phone, live chat, or messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling follow the initial Start Therapy step.

How Melissa's Methods Translate to Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and working from the client's own goals. It helps people feel heard and shapes the pace of work to their needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, uses practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She checks in about what’s helping and adjusts tools or pace so clients can progress in a way that feels manageable.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversational work and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people keep momentum with brief updates, homework, or coaching between longer sessions. These options allow therapy to fit around work, parenting, and other daily demands.