Melissa Campos, LMHC, LCMHC

Melissa Campos is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 16 years of experience to everyday problems like sleep trouble, parenting strain, work stress, and coping with life changes. Melissa aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for people looking for practical steps forward.

Her work centers on what matters to each person. She uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered methods. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify values, and practice new behaviors between sessions.

Melissa also draws on techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and EMDR when those methods fit a client's needs. She often focuses on issues like trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, intimacy concerns, and challenges tied to caregiving or chronic illness. Sessions are conversation-focused, with concrete skills and real-life homework when helpful.

Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through goals and setbacks. Melissa aims for collaboration - she and the client decide what to try and how to track progress. She tailors pacing and tools to each person’s comfort and goals.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Florida and experience helping people with complicated life events such as divorce, attachment concerns, and adoption or foster care questions. The approach is practical, respectful, and geared toward realistic change over time.

How Melissa’s Approaches Work Online

Melissa commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on concrete skills like worry management, sleep routines, and problem-solving that translate well to online formats.

She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when the goal is to clarify values and build psychological flexibility. ACT uses mindful awareness and value-driven action, which clients can practice between sessions in daily life.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Melissa will discuss options and tailor methods to a person’s goals, preferences, and pace. She works collaboratively to adjust strategies when something isn’t fitting or producing helpful results.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and demonstrations of techniques. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier on busy days. Live chat and text can support quick check-ins, short coaching, or ongoing skill practice between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other life demands while keeping progress steady.