Melissa Wood
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
South Carolina therapists accepting new clients
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About Melissa
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor providing mental health services for adults and adolescents. Understanding of the challenges individuals, families, and couples face daily, I am dedicated to helping you overcome those challenges by using an integrative approach that best fits your individual needs. My areas of specialization include anxiety, marriage/relationship concerns, posttraumatic stress, family dynamic concerns, life transitions and depression. I aim to provide a warm and friendly place to help in the process of empowering you to becoming a better version of yourself.
What Melissa helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Melissa works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “She's awesome. Great listener, great confidant, just an all around wonderful therapist.”
- “Very good to work with doesn’t make you feel bad easy to talk to I’ve tried therapy before with others but this lady actually seems to care. Highly recommend”
- “Melissa has been so incredibly helpful in helping me to navigate my lifes issues. <br /> I feel deeply understood and listened to. After our first session, I walked away feeling lighter and much more empowered. <br /> There's something about telling a person your story and having that validation that you're not imagining things, while also receiving push back where it's needed.<br /> My sessions are always so well rounded, and she's also just a joy to talk to. I'm so grateful to have found a therapist like Melissa!”
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- “She is the best!!!”
- “Excellent listener”
- “Melissa is great! Always gets back to me in a timely manner. Listens attentively.”
- “She’s awesome !”
- “Very good seems to actually care. Highly recommend”
- “My therapist listens and offers alternative ways to help me with my anxiety and stress. She is easy to talk to and helpful with my thoughts. I look forward to my sessions”
- “She is an amazing therapist!!”
- “Melissa is a wonderful therapist. She listens and addresses my concerns, and gives positive feedback and solutions on how to cope and move forward. I highly recommend Melissa.”
- “Melissa was really great at putting us at ease and connecting with us. She picked up on our dynamic quickly and had great suggestions. I highly recommend her!”
- “She’s patient and knowledgeable. Definitely recommend.”
- “We love Melissa. she is the most understanding and easiest to talk to therapist i have ever had. I couldn’t recommend her enough!”
- “My therapist listens and suggests multiple ways to solve issues”
These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.