Melissa Dawicki, LPC

South Carolina · 17 years in practice

Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 17 years of behavioral health experience.

License and registration

LPC, South Carolina: 5805 · expires August 2027
LCPC, Maine: CC6602 · expires March 2026
LPC, West Virginia: 2706 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1164552121 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Melissa

Melissa Dawicki is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina with 17 years of behavioral health experience. She offers a steady, patient approach for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, and life changes. Melissa aims to make the first steps feel manageable and to provide consistent support as clients work toward their goals.

Melissa draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.

Background and approach

She uses these approaches to help people understand emotions, build clearer communication patterns, and develop practical skills for daily life. Sessions focus on identifying what matters to the client and taking small, realistic steps toward change. Her background spans community mental health, emergency room settings, independent practice, and telehealth.

That variety informs an adaptable style that fits different situations and stressors. Melissa has worked with issues ranging from relationship and family concerns to chronic illness, caregiver stress, and coping after loss. In sessions she invites feedback and keeps the work collaborative.

She explains that therapy takes time and that steady participation improves results. Melissa also asks people to consider scheduling and attendance guidelines so time together stays consistent and productive. Practical details: she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging.

Sessions follow Eastern Standard Time hours Monday through Thursday, and the subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Sleeping disorders
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Melissa names

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Online support

How Melissa blends emotion work with online therapy

Melissa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and make sense of strong emotions and improve how they connect with others. EFT can be useful for people feeling stuck in painful emotional patterns and looking to change how they relate to those feelings.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and commit to actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy appears in her work too, offering concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that drive anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation shapes whether sessions lean more toward emotion-focused exploration, values-based action, or skill training, and is decided collaboratively.

Online therapy gives flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let people meet face to face while phone sessions save bandwidth and can be easier when visual focus is not needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing contact between appointments, making it simpler to fit therapy into daily life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melissa address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and family issues, sleep problems, career stress, bipolar disorder concerns, and coping with life changes including compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, CBT, Client-Centered therapy, and mindfulness. The focus is on understanding feelings, improving communication, and building small, workable skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of behavioral health experience across community mental health, emergency room settings, independent practice, and telehealth.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina and West Virginia and is based in South Carolina.

Which languages and international options are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.

How are costs or billing handled?

Cost varies with location and subscription details; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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