Melanie Griggs, LCMHC

Melanie Griggs is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) with 35 years of experience helping adults who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or worn out. She focuses on practical, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and major life changes.

She centers sessions on the person in front of her, listening first and then helping clients set useful goals. Conversations are collaborative and paced to match what each person needs. Melanie helps people develop coping skills, rebuild confidence, and manage difficult emotions in day-to-day life.

Her background includes long experience with trauma and abuse, complicated grief, and chronic health or caregiving stress. She also works with issues such as family conflict, relationship strain, workplace stress, and sleep problems. Over time she has helped people cope with mood differences including bipolar concerns and attention challenges such as ADHD.

Melanie draws on several approaches to tailor care to each person. She uses client-centered methods to keep sessions grounded in the client’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to find and change patterns that make problems worse. Mindfulness and trauma-focused strategies support emotional regulation and recovery from painful experiences.

Her practice is based in North Carolina and sessions are offered in English. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

How Melanie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on what matters most to the person in the room; online sessions follow the client’s pace, priorities, and goals so work stays relevant and practical. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and often uses concrete practice tasks that translate well to remote sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support sleep and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your needs and preferences, try approaches that fit your goals, and adjust as progress is made. Your input about what helps and what doesn’t will guide the plan together.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online work easier to fit into busy lives because sessions can be scheduled around work or caregiving, require less travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions also make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to use resources the therapist may suggest during or after a session.