Melissa Romain

Melissa Romain is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Ohio. She draws on a client-centered, strengths-based approach to help people understand their thoughts, feelings, and day-to-day choices. Melissa has extensive experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use concerns.

She has worked in both outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings. That background informs how she helps people build practical skills for parenting, coping with life changes, and managing compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues like body image, attachment concerns, and family-of-origin problems.

Melissa completed graduate work at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and teaches there as an adjunct instructor. Her clinical work blends psychodynamic ideas with solution-focused and mindfulness strategies to help people gain insight and try small, measurable changes.

Therapy with her typically focuses on exploring patterns, identifying strengths, and practicing new ways of responding. She emphasizes making decisions that fit each person’s life. Melissa also brings experience with addiction, grief, and anger so conversations often include both emotional understanding and concrete tools.

Outside of clinical work she cares for a senior Pomeranian and keeps active with yoga, kickboxing, and weight lifting. Her schedule currently includes limited weekend hours, so people should review scheduling options when they sign up.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online

Melissa often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This way of working helps people understand why they react a certain way and how to try new ways of relating. She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, validation, and following the person’s priorities to guide each session. Finally, mindfulness therapy appears in her approach as simple practices to notice thoughts and reduce reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences rather than applying a single protocol. Clients and therapist check in over time and adjust techniques as progress and priorities change.

Please confirm current online session options before booking because the biography did not list specific formats. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Some people prefer in-person contact while others find remote sessions help them stay consistent; Melissa will help decide what works best for each person.