Melanie Griggs

Calm, experienced guidance for life transitions

LCMHC North Carolina

Experience: 35 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Melanie

Melanie Griggs brings 35 years of clinical experience to adults seeking steady, compassionate support through stressful and painful life transitions.

Background and approach

She works with people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship challenges, grief, addictive patterns, and career-related concerns, offering steady guidance aimed at building resilience and practical coping skills. Her style blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused work.

Melanie emphasizes collaboration and respect, helping clients explore family-of-origin issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic health concerns, and disruptions like divorce or separation. She supports those dealing with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Practicing in North Carolina as an LCMHC, Melanie creates space for emotional exploration while helping clients develop concrete strategies to manage distress and move toward valued goals. Her aim is to combine empathy with practical tools so people can heal from past wounds, lessen daily suffering, and strengthen resources for the challenges ahead.

Approaches for Online Healing and Practical Change

Melanie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced thoughts and behaviors, which can ease anxiety, depression, and stress-related symptoms. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to create an empathic, nonjudgmental space where clients' experiences are validated and personal goals guide the work. Mindfulness techniques are incorporated to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to difficult emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself; Melanie collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they explore which strategies feel most useful and adjust the plan over time so that interventions remain relevant and effective for the issues at hand.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow clients to access consistent care from home or other convenient locations, making it easier to maintain momentum between sessions while using evidence-informed techniques to address mood, trauma recovery, coping skills, and life transitions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Melanie address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, grief, sleep difficulties, addictions, and a broad range of other emotional and life-change issues.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her work is collaborative and client-centered, integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and trauma-focused approaches to match each person's needs.

How long has she practiced clinically?

She has 35 years of clinical experience supporting adults through complex emotional and life transitions.

Where is Melanie licensed and based?

She is licensed as an LCMHC in North Carolina with license number NC LCMHC 2872 and practices from that state.

Does she offer services in languages other than English or accept international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available for remote work?

Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working with Melanie?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMidlife crisisMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

35+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English