Therapist profile
Melanie Livingston, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family concerns and addiction
Continue with MelanieAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Communication skills
About Melanie
Melanie Livingston is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, family concerns, and coping with life changes, using plain, practical ways to address problems at home.
Melanie listens for what is most urgent and helps people develop clearer communication and steadier coping skills. She focuses on concrete steps you can try between sessions, such as communication practices and short behavioral experiments. Sessions are aimed at reducing overwhelm and helping clients make decisions with more confidence.
She often addresses attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and problems with commitment and control. Melanie also supports people dealing with body image concerns, substance use struggles, dissociation, and the fallout of separation or domestic violence. She names specific problems and works on skills that can help with day-to-day functioning.
Her work draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to change unhelpful patterns and build new responses. That can look like tracking thoughts and behaviors, practicing emotional regulation skills, or using motivational interviewing to explore change. The emphasis is on small, manageable steps that fit into family life.
Melanie conducts sessions in English. Her approach aims to help people regain a sense of steadiness when home life feels strained or decisions feel overwhelming. To begin, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Melanie uses several evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts and changing small behaviors to reduce distress; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches specific skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, helpful when feelings feel overwhelming. Motivational interviewing helps people explore ambivalence about change and build their own reasons to try different behaviors.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Melanie will work with each person to identify goals and try approaches that fit those goals. She reviews progress and may adjust methods so sessions remain practical and focused on immediate needs at home.
Practical benefits of online work include easier scheduling around family and work routines and the ability to fit shorter check-ins when time is limited. The therapist may ask you to complete brief exercises or worksheets between appointments so change can be tested in everyday life. Confirm the exact session formats that are currently offered before booking so you know how sessions are delivered.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, family concerns, and coping with life changes including divorce and separation.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skills-focused, emphasizing communication practice, emotional regulation, and short behavioral steps between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a clinician working with a range of life challenges and relationship-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking through the platform.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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 in danger, use the crisis numbers.