- Skill focused
- Goal oriented
- Strengths based
About Melissa
Melissa Cumella is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona. She brings five years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low self esteem, career uncertainty, and depression. She emphasizes practical steps and steady support as people work toward clearer goals.
Melissa approaches sessions believing each person knows their own story best. She helps clients identify strengths and small changes that build confidence. Sessions focus on real-life skills rather than jargon, with concrete tools to manage strong emotions and day-to-day stress.
Her background includes work with trauma, grief, and struggles around eating and parenting. Melissa also addresses anger and compassion fatigue. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and cope more effectively.
In a session she typically breaks concerns into manageable steps. She offers straightforward exercises, thought practice, and skills for handling intense feelings. The goal is to build skills people can use between appointments to feel more in control.
Melissa welcomes practical conversations about career direction and motivation. She supports people navigating life changes and loss, helping them make choices that match their values. To start, she asks questions to understand what matters most and then shapes sessions around those goals.
Melissa approaches sessions believing each person knows their own story best. She helps clients identify strengths and small changes that build confidence. Sessions focus on real-life skills rather than jargon, with concrete tools to manage strong emotions and day-to-day stress.
Her background includes work with trauma, grief, and struggles around eating and parenting. Melissa also addresses anger and compassion fatigue. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns and cope more effectively.
In a session she typically breaks concerns into manageable steps. She offers straightforward exercises, thought practice, and skills for handling intense feelings. The goal is to build skills people can use between appointments to feel more in control.
Melissa welcomes practical conversations about career direction and motivation. She supports people navigating life changes and loss, helping them make choices that match their values. To start, she asks questions to understand what matters most and then shapes sessions around those goals.