Therapist profile
Melissa Berkley, LMFT
Oklahoma
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Anger and Anxiety
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, Oklahoma / LMFT01121
- NPI1700147816
- Experience11 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationOklahoma
About
- ACT and CBT methods
- Mindfulness techniques
- Focus and attention work
About Melissa
Melissa Berkley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Oklahoma with 11 years of clinical experience. She supports adults dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and relationship or parenting concerns. She also works with people facing attention and focus challenges, low self-esteem, grief, and life transitions.
Her approach is practical and steady. Sessions focus on clear goals and simple tools clients can use between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thinking patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and next steps, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
In a typical meeting she helps clients name what is happening, try small behavior changes, and track what works. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person. Melissa encourages skill-building for things like managing anger, improving sleep routines, and reducing anxiety around daily tasks.
She has experience supporting people with trauma histories, attachment concerns, and mood differences. She also addresses challenges such as obsessive-compulsive behaviors, impulsivity, and issues that arise in blended families or family-of-origin dynamics.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary by location. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the site.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps. Online sessions can guide practical experiments that clients try between meetings to see what fits. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced and reviewed during remote sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches brief attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day demands. That means trying techniques, evaluating what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to a single method up front.
The main practical benefit of online work is fitting sessions into a busy life. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule short check-ins, follow up after trying a new skill, or avoid travel time. Because the profile does not list specific session formats, confirm which formats are offered before booking. Licensed professionals running online sessions typically focus on interventions that translate well to remote work, such as skill coaching, brief behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, sleep problems, relationship and parenting concerns, attention and focus challenges, grief, and life changes.
How does she approach anger and emotional reactivity?
She uses practical methods from CBT and ACT alongside mindfulness to help people notice triggers, try small behavior changes, and choose actions aligned with their values.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Melissa has 11 years of professional experience working with adults across mood, attention, and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Oklahoma.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify which formats are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.