Dr. Melissa Chovan, LCPC, LPC

Dr. Melissa Chovan is a licensed clinical professional counselor who brings 13 years of hands-on therapy experience to her practice in Alabama. She offers a warm and respectful approach and aims to build a practical, working relationship with each person who reaches out. Her focus includes a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting challenges.

Before becoming a therapist she worked in community mental health, state prison, alternative education and residential programs, and with child protective services. That variety gave her experience with domestic violence, sexual assault, at-risk youth, and veteran and first responder issues. She also has teaching experience both online and in person.

Her clinical work uses familiar methods like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. She is actively expanding her trauma work and has studied Brainspotting, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Accelerated Response Therapy this past year.

Sessions are collaborative and interactive. She focuses on helping people be heard, learn new skills, and make concrete changes. Hope, empowerment, education, and a strong working relationship are central to how she practices.

Dr. Chovan encourages practical steps toward improvement. She supports people who want to address codependency, communication problems, grief, burnout, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and life transitions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting, nonjudgmental relationship so clients feel understood and can explore what matters to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps people spot and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication for intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals and needs and can adjust strategies over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay relevant and useful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. It may reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, and let people meet from a quieter spot without needing a commute. Licensed professionals can use these methods to teach skills, practice new ways of communicating, and guide trauma-focused work in ways that fit into everyday schedules.