Melissa Groh

Melissa Groh is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She works with individuals dealing with trauma, parenting challenges, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and career strain. She provides a warm, inviting space and focuses on practical steps clients can use right away.

Melissa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Truman State University and a Master of Social Work from the University of Southern California. She has 11 years of experience as a mental health therapist, including work with people navigating hospice-related grief, homelessness, and substance use concerns. She draws on a mix of talk therapy and targeted techniques to meet each person's needs.

Her style blends solution-focused and task-centered methods with mindfulness and strengths-based ideas. Sessions often emphasize identifying small, doable actions and building on existing strengths to reduce overwhelm. Melissa adapts the approach to fit what the client needs most rather than following a single method.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that aims to clarify goals and track progress over time. She encourages honest conversation and practical problem solving, and she checks in regularly to make sure the plan is working. Melissa aims to help people build skills they can use beyond therapy.

If you are dealing with life changes, grief, anxiety, or parenting stress, she offers steady support while you work toward clearer next steps. Before scheduling, confirm current session options through the Start Therapy flow so you know the formats available.

How evidence-based approaches guide online therapy

Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in plain, practical ways. Solution-focused work helps clients pick one or two small goals and test simple actions that can change daily routines or reduce stress. Mindfulness-based methods teach short practices for managing strong emotions and improving sleep by noticing thoughts and bodily cues without judgment.

Those approaches are starting points rather than fixed rules. Melissa will work together with each person to figure out which techniques fit their needs and goals. She tailors methods over time so the plan matches what actually helps in everyday life.

Confirm the available session formats before booking to know how you will meet. Online therapy can save travel time and make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quicker check-ins when a shorter touchpoint is useful, and let people choose settings that reduce distractions or require less screen time. The therapist and client will discuss how to structure sessions so they fit practical routines and support steady progress.