Melissa Thompson, PACFA
14 years in practice
Melissa Thompson is a counsellor with 14 years of experience working in Australia.
License and registration
- PACFA
- 25997 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Melissa
Melissa Thompson is a counsellor with 14 years of experience working in Australia. She helps people who are stressed, anxious or dealing with trauma, grief and low self-esteem. She aims to make the first step easier by offering steady support and practical guidance.
Melissa creates a calm space where clients can speak openly about thoughts and feelings. She keeps language simple and avoids jargon, so people can focus on what matters to them.
Background and approach
Conversations are tailored to each person's needs rather than following a rigid script. Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment work and acceptance-based techniques. These methods are used to help people understand emotional patterns, build stronger connections and live in line with their values.
Cognitive strategies and client-centred care are woven in when useful to address specific behaviours and mood concerns. Melissa has helped people with a wide range of issues, including relationships, intimacy, addictions, sleep problems, anger and career stress. She also supports those navigating adoption or foster care histories, attachment difficulties, codependency and first responder issues.
Practical coping tools are combined with gentle exploration of past hurts. Sessions aim to be collaborative and action-focused when clients want change. Melissa also offers coaching-style support for motivation and goal-setting.
She explains options clearly and works alongside each person to find what helps most.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches that suit online work
Melissa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name core emotions and to change unhelpful interaction patterns. This work can be useful for relationship stresses, intimacy concerns and for anyone wanting clearer emotional understanding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people accept difficult feelings while committing to values-based actions, which often helps with anxiety, stress and motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early bonds shape current ways of relating and can help with abandonment, attachment issues and codependency.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend or combine approaches that feel like a good fit. The decision is collaborative and may evolve as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is well suited to deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging offer quick access for brief reflections or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and location while keeping a consistent therapeutic relationship with an appropriately qualified therapist.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can Melissa help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people with addictions, sleep problems, anger, career stress, ADHD and intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, direct and collaborative. She blends emotionally-focused work with acceptance and cognitive techniques and keeps sessions practical.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds PACFA credentialing and practises in Australia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.
Contact us