Melissa Rohrbach

Helping clients build skills and recover potential

LPC Missouri

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Trauma and abuse, Parenting, Stress, Anxiety
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Melissa

Melissa Rohrbach is an LPC in Missouri who brings five years of clinical experience to work with people navigating substance use and mental health challenges. She emphasizes client growth by helping individuals explore both personal strengths and interpersonal skills, aiming to open new pathways for development and resilience.

Background and approach

Her background includes a range of concerns from anxiety, depression, and trauma to relationship, parenting, and addiction-related issues, alongside additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and neurodiversity considerations. Her therapeutic style blends evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, mindfulness, client-centered approaches, and motivational interviewing.

Melissa uses these tools in flexible formats - individual, couples, and group settings - to support clients who feel stuck, overwhelmed by life transitions, or challenged by stressors that interfere with daily functioning. Prospective clients who are seeking a collaborative, growth-oriented clinician can follow the intake steps to connect and schedule according to availability.

Online Approaches and How They Help

Melissa integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. EMDR uses structured memory processing techniques to address symptoms related to trauma and abuse by helping clients reprocess distressing memories in a way that often reduces their emotional intensity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Melissa collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws on client-centered principles to shape treatment in partnership with each person, adjusting pacing and tools as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, maintain continuity through transitions, and access consistent support without geographic limitations, while allowing therapists and clients to work together effectively around specific concerns and goals.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melissa commonly address?

She works with a broad set of issues including trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, and stress-related problems.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Melissa combines client-centered work with evidence-informed methods such as CBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor care to each person’s needs and goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience providing psychotherapy and related services.

What credentials and where is she licensed?

Melissa holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Missouri with license number MO LPC 2017001438.

Does she offer services in multiple languages or to international clients?

Services are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

In which session formats does she meet with clients?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How are sessions paid for or billed?

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

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stress Self-harm Social anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English