Melissa Timlin, LPC
Therapist in Missouri
Melissa Timlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inMichigan, Missouri
- License6401013333, 2025019340
- NPI 1134915002
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Melissa
Melissa Timlin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Melissa writes plainly and listens closely to each person’s story before suggesting a plan.
She draws on Attachment-based ideas to help people notice how early relationships affect current patterns. Melissa blends that perspective with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Background and approach
This mix lets her offer practical tools for managing emotions and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her background includes work in mental health and addiction counseling and service as a U.S. Navy veteran.
Melissa has experience in roles addressing substance misuse and sexual assault response, and she brings that experience into a calm, steady counseling style. She uses approaches such as restorative yoga, body-scan meditation, and breathing practices alongside talk therapy when helpful. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple skills people can use between appointments.
Melissa encourages small, doable steps - not overnight fixes - and adapts strategies to fit each person’s life. She respects personal strength and helps clients build on what already works for them. Melissa practices in Missouri and holds LPC credentials.
She offers sessions that aim to support daily functioning, build coping skills, and reduce the burden of persistent worries or addictive behaviors.
Credentials
- LPC (Michigan)
- License 6401013333 · expires February 2029
- LPC (Missouri)
- License 2025019340 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1134915002 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns in emotions and behavior and helps people recognize and change repeating dynamics. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the center of sessions and emphasizes empathy, listening, and collaboration.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will work with each person to decide which ideas and techniques fit their goals and preferences. She treats the process as collaborative, adjusting methods like breathing practices, CBT skills, or attachment-focused conversations based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging let people share between appointments and fit therapy into busy days. These options make it easier to access consistent care and to keep therapy working around real life.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Melissa address?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, and depression, plus related concerns like body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and communication issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She blends Attachment-based perspectives with practical therapies such as ACT, CBT, and DBT to teach emotion regulation, value-driven goals, and thought-challenging skills in everyday language.
How long has she been practicing?
Melissa has ten years of experience in mental health and addiction counseling, and she also served ten years on active duty in the U.S. Navy.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with credentials in Missouri and has clinical experience across settings including addiction work and veteran-related roles.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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