Melissa Colton, LMHC

Melissa Colton is a Florida LMHC with 27 years of experience in clinical practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, and anger, among other issues. Melissa offers talk-based support that focuses on real problems and practical ways to handle them.

She uses a mix of person-centered approaches and evidence-based techniques to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions focus on what is happening now, how that affects daily life, and small skills that make a difference between appointments. Melissa pays attention to mood regulation, self-worth, and how relationships and work stress affect behavior.

Her approach combines Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive tools to reshape unhelpful thoughts and DBT-informed skills to manage strong feelings. Mindfulness practices are used to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Existential questions about meaning and life direction are also part of the work for people wrestling with purpose or major life changes.

Melissa frames therapy as collaborative problem-solving. She helps clients identify manageable goals, practice new responses, and track progress. Conversations are direct and practical, aimed at reducing outbursts, easing persistent tension, and increasing control over impulses that interfere with the life a person wants.

People who come for anger-related concerns often also work on underlying issues like guilt, shame, grief, or relationship strain. Melissa supports clients in building skills they can use outside sessions so moments of frustration become easier to navigate.

Approaches used in online sessions