Dr. Melissa Chovan, LCPC, LPC

Dr. Melissa Chovan is a licensed counselor who brings 13 years of hands-on therapy experience to her work. She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices from Alabama. Her background spans many settings, including community mental health, prison work, residential programs for at-risk youth, and private practice.

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, and grief. Trauma and abuse are part of her focus, along with concerns like domestic violence, sexual assault, and postpartum depression. She also addresses relationship strain, parenting challenges, career questions, and struggles around identity and gender dysphoria.

Her sessions are described as warm, respectful, and interactive. She tailors the work to each person and talks through coping skills, communication, and practical steps to manage emotions. Education and building a collaborative relationship are core parts of how she works.

Dr. Chovan uses a range of methods to meet different needs. That includes client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, dialectical behavior strategies, and motivational interviewing. She is also pursuing additional trauma-focused approaches and is learning multiple trauma therapies to expand her tools.

People who want practical tools and a supportive therapist may find her style helpful. She emphasizes hope, empowerment, and education while working with clients to set clear goals and practice new skills.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead to help them identify goals and solutions. It is useful for building trust, working through life transitions, and addressing relationship or identity questions.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. It often involves short exercises, skill practice between sessions, and clear steps for managing anxiety, depression, and mood swings.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication. It can help when intense emotions, anger, or relationship problems interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change. Confirm the available session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online work useful for regular check-ins, practicing skills at home, and reducing travel time to appointments.