My name is Melissa Averett. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor. I earned my Master Degree in Education Counseling at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008. I’ve worked 4 years in a residential setting with woman recovering from addiction. I also worked 9 years providing outpatient counseling to adults for wide range of struggles and mental illness. I help Clients that have experienced the trauma of divorce begin the healing and forgiveness process. I use Person Centered Counseling to build rapport and help my clients identify their counseling need and set counseling goals. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Restructuring to help clients identify, dispute and restructure maladaptive thoughts into healthier thoughts and beliefs. I like to teach my clients about healthy boundaries, how to improve self esteem, choices and consequences, healthy coping skills and assertive communication skills to improve relationships. I will make a great effort to demonstrated warmth and empathy as we work on difficult issues toward your therapeutic goals.
Professional experience
14 yrs in practice
Stress, AnxietySelf esteem, MotivationDepressionCoping with life changes
Additional areas of focus:Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
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Very pleased with my therapist. App makes everything easy
Written on Apr 03, 2026 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, and self esteem
Melissa has changed my life for the better. I don’t know how I got so lucky to have her support and guidance, but I will never take it for granted. She is consistent, beyond caring, and such a blessing in my life. She was the first therapist I’ve ever had and I hope one day if she isn’t mine any more I find half the one she is to me. She’s made me drastically and emotionally healthier when it comes to my health and well being. She has supported me through so many seasons of life and my parents hard divorce, and I was lost and really anxious before meeting her. She has supported me through an extremely difficult college journey, and if I’m ever feeling stressed, a session can be booked and I feel so supported and seen. I could not recommend her enough to someone. Thank you Melissa😊
Written on Feb 14, 2026 after therapy with Melissa for 3 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Great listener and helps provide me with the tools needed to work through my issues
Written on Feb 03, 2026 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and adhd
Melissa is compassionate, down to earth, and lovely to work with. She listens intently and gives good insight. She has helped me find a better work-life balance, find my voice in standing up for myself in various types of relationships, and become a better communicator. I’d highly recommend her, and this platform, as they matched me with her!!
Written on Dec 18, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Melissa has been a tremendous source of support during times of great challenge in my life. She is a wonderful counselor and I am grateful for her help!
Written on Aug 02, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and grief
We got a long well.
Written on Jun 16, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
She’s phenomenal !!
Written on May 14, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Awesome
Written on Apr 21, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Melissa is terrific. I've been with her a year now and look forward to her insights every session.
Written on Jan 14, 2025 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem
Melissa has been extremely helpful during some very difficult times in my life. I very much appreciate her and I would recommend her to anyone!!
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
Has been very helpful. Has listened to me and also give me worksheets to work on to help with whatever issues I have
Written on Oct 15, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 2 years and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue
Melissa is great. I am new to this whole process and have tried many different therapists and even began thinking it just wasn't for me, until I found Melissa. We clicked immediately and she will usually pick up on things even before I bring them up. She is highly attentive and gives you 100% of her attention. I'd highly suggest Melissa to anyone who is new to this whole process.
Written on Sep 18, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes
Melissa has been a blessing during such a difficult time in my life. She is a prayer warrior and displays the love and kindness of our Lord.
Written on Sep 10, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes
Melissa is kind, patient, and knowledgeable. She helps me to process certain emotions and feelings by bringing new perspectives to my situations.
Written on Jul 09, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is great and I’d recommend her to anyone.
Written on Jun 19, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 6 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
She’s great
Written on Jun 18, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder
Melissa is the greatest. She listens and she gives great advice and is humble. I couldn’t ask for a better therapist
Written on May 04, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, coping with life changes, and adhd
Very helpful
Written on Jan 14, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
Melissa is great!
Written on Jan 09, 2024 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and sleeping disorders
Melissa is an amazing therapist I highly recommend her for college student my age
Written on Nov 10, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Melissa is extremely helpful and does her absolute best not to interrupt you while you're speaking. Which I Highly appreciate. Conversations with her seem to flow naturally. She has this..... Aura I guess, about her that just makes you wanna talk at times. 10/10 great therapist.
Written on Aug 28, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd
Melissa is a great listener and helps me to process my thoughts and emotions. She's great at dealing with trama and providing tools for me to handle the trama responses/triggers that I experience. My mental health and overall confidence and wellbeing has improved immensely.
Written on Jun 17, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
So many positive things to say about Melissa Averett, she has help me in so many ways, grateful for her time and advice.
Written on Jun 09, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Amazing therapist! Shes helped me very very much!
Written on Mar 09, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Melissa is awesome. She listens, provides great insight, and relates to what I am sharing. There haven’t been any topics brought up where I felt judged or unsupported.
Written on Mar 07, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues
She is just the therapist I needed, she listens laughs and comfort me. And she is a Christian
Written on Feb 27, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and grief
Melissa is great at hearing me out and given me different ways to help me build confidence in myself
Written on Feb 02, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Compassionate professional, very responsive to messages, convenient scheduling
Written on Jan 25, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and self esteem
I was hesitant to start therapy but Melissa has made this a good experience and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a therapist
Written on Jan 16, 2023 after therapy with Melissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Melissa is a caring therapist that truly listens. She gives such thoughtful and knowledgeable feedback!
Written on Jul 30, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Melissa is wonderful— patient, wise, and kind. She has helped me grow so much. I will definitely be requesting her again!
Written on Jun 28, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd
She is the best!! I love how well she balances listening with encouragement and great suggestions and ideas.
Written on Jun 07, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety
Melissa is AMAZING! Her feedback is always on spot and I felt like she was my best friend that I could talk to about absolutely anything and everything from the first message she sent me! She gives worksheets to help with everyday life and gets me thinking more clearly about my every day struggles and is available to talk whenever I need her!
Written on Jun 02, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I went through grooming /abuse as a child. Now going though life changes. She gave me information to understand my symptoms and I’m surprised on the things I learned. I am understanding myself a little more. She is very sweet. I feel very comfortable talking with her. Her worksheets have helped me a lot and so far I have felt a difference in my confidence and talking more about how I feel. I feel great after I’m done with sessions. I would totally recommend Melissa she is lovely!
Written on Jun 01, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
she’s so helpful and amazing
Written on May 29, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties
My first therapy experience….. I’m not very trusting and my daughter guided me to seek therapy. I’m so thankful that Melissa is a Christian professional and open and immediately she helped me in every way it was so much more than I had anticipated. I was very nervous about beginning for the first time but she always has a smile and encouraging word and her suggestions for me to try new things or look at things in a different perspective I don’t know how I made it without her assistance and encouragement. Her prayers during session and Her texting with me on my first weekend because I had opened up too many cans of worms at once and she could tell that it was going to overwhelm me so she text me often on the first weekend and she recorded a prayer two or three different times that just settled my nerves immediately. I really felt like I was the culprit and I was wrong in every circumstance I had I just couldn’t process it she validated my feelings and understood and we shared some common experiences . if I interviewed for days and had to choose it would’ve been her. Thank you to your company and Melissa for growing trust where there was none♥️ I’m healing.
Written on May 23, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
I think Melissa 's support is amazing!
Written on Apr 03, 2022 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, and trauma and abuse
Great listener she really understands the issues I work on
Written on Aug 19, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 11 months on issues concerning depression, relationship issues, and grief
Melissa is fantastic!!
Written on Jul 21, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
I feel like Melissa reads and listens to understand what I’m saying and how it makes me feel. She is great!
Written on Mar 31, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
Melissa has been the compassionate and kind help that I needed at a difficult time. I would happily recommend her and her skills.
Written on Mar 12, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Excellent empathy with kind, caring personality
Written on Oct 10, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks
Melissa Averett is an amazing woman and counselor. She’s a good listener. And she has already helped in the one video session we’ve had and her messages to me pull me through a lot. I can tell she actually cares about her people not as (patience) but their humanity. She cares about humanity. And it shows.
Written on Jun 28, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Melissa is so supportive and kind. I've really enjoyed my counseling time with her.
Written on Jun 07, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months
I have had many different therapists over the years. None have been a better fit for me than Melissa. She is very empathetic and extremely knowledgeable about my struggles. She sends me worksheets to help in between sessions and always responds to my messages. I’m so thankful to get to work with her.
Written on May 30, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Melissa is wonderful! I really enjoy our sessions and look forward to each time that we meet. She is very gentle and thoughtful in her approach and I can tell in a short time that she truly wants what is best for me and her other clients. I’m awfully glad that we matched on this platform. Look forward to continuing to work with Melissa.
Written on Apr 22, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I've only been talking with Melissa for a short time now but she's been very helpful from the start. I was a little wary and unsure of this kind of counseling but those feelings were gone quickly. It's great to be able to send my thoughts and feelings whenever I'm having them knowing that she'll read them and respond with helpful thoughts, insight, and suggestions. Our first video session went great and wasn't awkward at all! Melissa really listens and cares. I'm so glad I took a chance and signed up because this is something I want to keep in my life. Honestly I prefer it to the traditional once weekly counseling I've had in the past.
Written on Apr 21, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd
I think Mrs Melissa is wonderful. She sees my messages and doesn't just automatically answer them. She responds to let me know that she has seen them and she hears me. But wants to take a moment to fully process them. And she then truly hears what I say and then gives her response. She never belittles me or chastises me for my negative thinking or anything. She encourages and pushes me to do better. Our video sessions go great as well. She always allows me to say what I need to be said but she also keeps me on track with what our goal is. She gives me works sheets after our session to help me achieve my desired goal(s) and they are good tools. And she will occasionally send another to help if I mention another struggle I'm having, even before our video session. Mrs. Melissa is easy to talk to, I was extremely nervous talking to her at first and I was honest and told her that and she has always put me at ease. I have truly enjoyed the time I have had with her and I look forward to continuing our progress to helping me be a better version of myself.
Written on Mar 29, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, anger management, and adhd
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