- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Melanie
Melanie Sharp is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with 21 years of practice. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and interactive, aiming to create a respectful space where people can set clear goals and make practical changes.
Melanie uses a mix of talk-based methods that match each person's needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns from earlier experiences.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing helps when someone is ready to change but unsure how to begin. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Melanie aims to balance listening with suggestions and simple homework people can use between meetings.
That can include small experiments, new communication steps, or short mindfulness practices to ease sleep and worrying. She has long experience with addiction, grief, trauma and caregiver stress, along with concerns such as ADHD, intimacy issues, and career uncertainty. Her background includes work across the lifespan, which informs how she sees patterns that repeat across stages of life.
Parents will find practical support for everyday challenges like setting limits, reducing power struggles, and restoring routines. Melanie also helps people sort family of origin issues and the emotional fallout that affects parenting and relationships. People connect with Melanie for steady, goal-oriented counseling that respects their pace and values.
She encourages collaborative planning so each person leaves with clear next steps.
What Melanie works with
Everything Melanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melanie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting and life work
Melanie uses client-centered methods that place the person’s priorities first, offering attentive listening and collaborative planning to set clear goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and is useful for anxiety, sleep trouble, low mood, and changing unhelpful habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to reduce rumination and support emotional regulation.Deciding which approach to use is a shared process. Melanie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily demands, then suggest techniques to try. Plans are adjusted as people test strategies and report what helps, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls allow for deeper conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports quick questions or ongoing encouragement between meetings. These options let people fit counseling into work breaks, caregiving windows, or evenings without extra travel.
Questions people ask about Melanie
What kinds of concerns does Melanie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction issues, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, ADHD, and many life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions combine listening with practical suggestions and short exercises to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Melanie is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 21 years of experience supporting people across many life stages and needs.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Michigan and holds the LMSW credential as listed.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Melanie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to connect.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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