Melissa Dawicki , LPC

Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience in behavioral health. She has worked with individuals and families across a variety of settings, including community mental health, emergency rooms, private practice, and telehealth, and brings that breadth of experience to her clinical work. Melissa focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem concerns, depression, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, career transitions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, among other concerns.

Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, inviting feedback and emphasizing empowerment as clients take steps toward change. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques to tailor work to each person’s needs and goals. Melissa also attends to related issues such as abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness and pain, blended family dynamics, communication and commitment concerns, and challenges following divorce or trauma.

Melissa outlines expectations for the therapeutic process, noting that meaningful change often requires time, active participation, and patience. She does not accept cases where substance abuse or addiction is the chief complaint. Before beginning work together, she reviews informed consent and mandated reporting requirements, and requests completion of emergency contact information. As a licensed clinician, she follows mandated-reporting rules and will address situations involving imminent harm, abuse or neglect, or court-ordered disclosure in accordance with those obligations.