Carrie Melton

Carrie Melton, LMSW, uses a practical, collaborative style to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She focuses on guiding individuals through personal transitions and supporting LGBTQ+ clients in an affirming way. Her approach is straightforward and paced to each person's needs.

With 12 years of experience, Carrie centers sessions on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help clients reduce unhelpful worry and build a clearer sense of purpose. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation when needed.

People come to her for common struggles such as relationship stress, grief, work pressures, compassion fatigue, and difficulties related to ADHD. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, sexual expression questions including kink, and identity-related challenges. Her work includes helping clients with communication problems and navigating blended family or fertility concerns.

Carrie aims to make sessions practical and focused. She helps clients set realistic goals, try small experiments between sessions, and track what changes. Progress is measured by what feels different in daily life rather than abstract milestones.

She practices in Michigan and offers services in English. Before booking, readers should confirm the current session formats and scheduling options to make sure they fit individual needs.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them. It helps when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people change unhelpful patterns through practical skills and experiments. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and notice thoughts without getting swept up by them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps.

Confirm the specific session options before booking to match them to your routine. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone use audio-only when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Ask about the exact formats available when scheduling so sessions suit your day-to-day needs.