Melissa Averett, LPC, LA | Psychotherapist

About Melissa Averett

Focus areas

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Relationship Struggles

Women's Mental Health Issues

Bereavement / Grief Counseling

Stress

Work-Related Counseling

Coping Mechanism Development

Women's Issues Therapy

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Adults (25-64)

Individuals

Treatment approaches

Christian Counseling

Person-Centered

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)

Identity

Gender

Female

Ethnicity

White

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Melissa Averett

Hi there, I'm Melissa! My name is Melissa Averett. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor. I earned my Master’s degree in Counseling at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008. I’ve worked 4 years in a residential setting with women recovering from addiction. I also worked 13 years providing outpatient counseling to adults for a wide range of struggles, including mental illness, anxiety, and depression. I help clients who have experienced the trauma of divorce begin the healing and forgiveness process. My approach I use Person-Centered Counseling to build rapport and help my clients identify their counseling needs and set goals. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Restructuring to help clients identify, dispute, and restructure maladaptive thoughts into healthier thoughts and beliefs. I like to teach my clients how to set healthy boundaries, improve self-esteem, understand choices and consequences, develop healthy coping skills, and practice assertive communication to improve relationships. My focus I work with young adults and adults in general. I help clients individually with relationship issues, past or childhood trauma, setting healthy boundaries, communication skills, parenting struggles, anxiety, depression, coping with major life changes, infidelity, divorce, career difficulties, self-esteem, grief, and spiritual struggles if desired. My communication style I make a great effort to demonstrate warmth and empathy as we work on difficult issues toward your therapeutic goals. I want you to feel comfortable, heard, respected, understood, and empowered through the counseling process. My goals for you I use the Person-Centered Approach to let my clients guide me on the issues and goals they want to work on in session. I will also make suggestions on goals if I believe it will benefit my client.

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Popular visit reasons

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Divorce Counseling

Postpartum Depression

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Divorce Counseling

Postpartum Depression

Education and background

Practice names

Rula Health - Louisiana

Education and training

Southeastern Louisiana University, Master's in Counseling

NPI number

1861861767

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What practice does Melissa Averett work with?

Melissa Averett works with Rula Health - Louisiana.

What are common reasons for patients to see Melissa Averett?

Melissa Averett frequently sees patients for Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Melissa Averett on their profile.