Melissa Henry

Melissa Henry is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress and anxiety, relationship concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions including questions about life purpose. She offers services in both English and Spanish.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. Sessions often start by listening to what feels most urgent, then setting short-term goals to reduce distress. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in each person's perspective and priorities.

Melissa integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that can ease symptoms. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for people who want to address past events that continue to affect daily life.

She pays attention to common life stressors such as workplace strain, caregiver burden, blended family challenges, and relationship breakups like divorce and separation. Other areas she supports include isolation, guilt and shame, midlife concerns, and pregnancy or postpartum adjustments.

Practical skills and clear steps are a regular part of work in sessions. Clients can expect straightforward conversation, homework-sized experiments when useful, and regular check-ins on what is helping. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and uses reflective listening and open questions to help a person sort out what matters. This approach is useful for people who feel stuck, unsure about next steps, or need a clear space to talk things through.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches small, concrete experiments to reduce anxiety or lift mood. CBT work online often involves short exercises and practical homework between sessions to test new ways of thinking and acting.

EMDR is used when past events continue to affect daily life; it combines focused attention on distressing memories with guided bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of those memories. In online sessions, EMDR follows step-by-step pacing and preparation so the person can move at a comfortable speed.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then recommend ways to move forward and adjust the plan as needed.

Confirm current session formats before booking. The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into busy schedules, shorter check-ins when days are tight, and the option to avoid travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can tailor session pacing and tools to fit everyday life while tracking progress over time.