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Melissa Averett, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Melissa is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Melissa. View 51 reviews
Great news, Melissa is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Louisiana

Recent reviews

Melissa is awesome! She provides a very safe and judgment-free space for me to discuss my concerns.

Reviewed November 2024

Has been very helpful. Has listened to me and also give me worksheets to work on to help with whatever issues I have

Reviewed November 2024

More about Melissa

  • 13 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPC

My name is Melissa Averett. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor. I earned my Master Degree in Education Counseling at Southeastern Louisiana University in 2008. I’ve worked 4 years in a residential setting with woman recovering from addiction. I also worked 9 years providing outpatient counseling to adults for wide range of struggles and mental illness. I help Clients that have experienced the trauma of divorce begin the healing and forgiveness process. I use Person Centered Counseling to build rapport and help my clients identify their counseling need and set counseling 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 about healthy boundaries, how to improve self esteem, choices and consequences, healthy coping skills and assertive communication skills to improve relationships. I will make a great effort to demonstrated warmth and empathy as we work on difficult issues toward your therapeutic goals.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Grief Sleeping disorders Parenting issues Anger management Bipolar disorder Compassion fatigue ADHD Abandonment Avoidant personality Blended family issues Body image Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issues Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Dependent personality Divorce and separation Family of origin issues Family problems Forgiveness Guilt and shame Hoarding Impulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Mood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacks Paranoia Phobias Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Self-love Social anxiety and phobia Visually impaired Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Licenses

Melissa Averett's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861861767.

  • LPC · Louisiana · 4551 · Expires June 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Melissa Averett

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

51 reviews

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Clients mention: Great Helpful Listens Amazing Helped Recommend Confidence Healing Knowledgeable Wonderful

Melissa is awesome! She provides a very safe and judgment-free space for me to discuss my concerns.

Reviewed November 2024

Has been very helpful. Has listened to me and also give me worksheets to work on to help with whatever issues I have

Reviewed November 2024

Melissa is great. I am new to this whole process and have tried many different therapists and even began thinking it just wasn't for me, until I found Melissa. We clicked immediately and she will usually pick up on things even before I bring them up. She is highly attentive and gives you 100% of her attention. I'd highly suggest Melissa to anyone who is new to this whole process.

Reviewed September 2024

Melissa has been a blessing during such a difficult time in my life. She is a prayer warrior and displays the love and kindness of our Lord.

Reviewed September 2024

Melissa is kind, patient, and knowledgeable. She helps me to process certain emotions and feelings by bringing new perspectives to my situations.

Reviewed July 2024

She is great and I’d recommend her to anyone.

Reviewed June 2024

She’s great

Reviewed June 2024

Melissa is the greatest. She listens and she gives great advice and is humble. I couldn’t ask for a better therapist

Reviewed May 2024

Melissa is awesome! She has done such a great job with making my feel heard and validated.

Reviewed March 2024

She truly is one of a kind. She is always so helpful. I am blessed to have her as a part of my healing journey. I couldn’t be happier with her help.

Reviewed March 2024

She’s Awesome.

Reviewed March 2024

Very helpful

Reviewed January 2024

Excellent empathy with kind, caring personality

Reviewed November 2020

Melissa is so supportive and kind. I've really enjoyed my counseling time with her.

Reviewed June 2020

Melissa is great!

Reviewed January 2024

Melissa is a fantastic listener and offers excellent insights in our sessions. I'd recommend her to anyone needing someone to open up to.

Reviewed January 2024

Melissa is an amazing therapist I highly recommend her for college student my age

Reviewed November 2023

Awesome therapist! Feel like I get a lot out of each session. And when I need to reach out, she will find time to respond. Love having her as my Therapist

Reviewed November 2023

Melissa is extremely helpful and does her absolute best not to interrupt you while you're speaking. Which I Highly appreciate. Conversations with her seem to flow naturally. She has this..... Aura I guess, about her that just makes you wanna talk at times. 10/10 great therapist.

Reviewed August 2023

Glad to be able to have a session when it’s convenient for me and so glad to have Melissa as my therapist!

Reviewed July 2023

Melissa is a great listener and helps me to process my thoughts and emotions. She's great at dealing with trama and providing tools for me to handle the trama responses/triggers that I experience. My mental health and overall confidence and wellbeing has improved immensely.

Reviewed June 2023

So many positive things to say about Melissa Averett, she has help me in so many ways, grateful for her time and advice.

Reviewed June 2023

Amazing therapist! Shes helped me very very much!

Reviewed March 2023

Melissa is awesome. She listens, provides great insight, and relates to what I am sharing. There haven’t been any topics brought up where I felt judged or unsupported.

Reviewed March 2023

Melissa has helped me through sorting out trama and healing from it. She has provided many helpful resources. She listens and validates my experience. I am very grateful for her.

Reviewed March 2023

She is just the therapist I needed, she listens laughs and comfort me. And she is a Christian

Reviewed February 2023

Melissa is great at hearing me out and given me different ways to help me build confidence in myself

Reviewed February 2023

Compassionate professional, very responsive to messages, convenient scheduling

Reviewed January 2023

Doc. Averette, is super nice and respectful. Each session feels impartial to me because she actually want you to be better and do better. She doesn't interrupt you, she let's you take time that you need when explaining things. Overall very happy with having her as my Therapist.

Reviewed January 2023

I was hesitant to start therapy but Melissa has made this a good experience and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a therapist

Reviewed January 2023

Melissa is great

Reviewed January 2023

Melissa is a great listener and has insight into things I'm discussing. She is helpful and very encouraging.

Reviewed November 2022

Love Melissa she is very helpful

Reviewed November 2022

Melissa is a caring therapist that truly listens. She gives such thoughtful and knowledgeable feedback!

Reviewed July 2022

Melissa is wonderful— patient, wise, and kind. She has helped me grow so much. I will definitely be requesting her again!

Reviewed June 2022

She is the best!! I love how well she balances listening with encouragement and great suggestions and ideas.

Reviewed June 2022

Melissa is AMAZING! Her feedback is always on spot and I felt like she was my best friend that I could talk to about absolutely anything and everything from the first message she sent me! She gives worksheets to help with everyday life and gets me thinking more clearly about my every day struggles and is available to talk whenever I need her!

Reviewed June 2022

I went through grooming /abuse as a child. Now going though life changes. She gave me information to understand my symptoms and I’m surprised on the things I learned. I am understanding myself a little more. She is very sweet. I feel very comfortable talking with her. Her worksheets have helped me a lot and so far I have felt a difference in my confidence and talking more about how I feel. I feel great after I’m done with sessions. I would totally recommend Melissa she is lovely!

Reviewed June 2022

she’s so helpful and amazing

Reviewed May 2022

My first therapy experience….. I’m not very trusting and my daughter guided me to seek therapy. I’m so thankful that Melissa is a Christian professional and open and immediately she helped me in every way it was so much more than I had anticipated. I was very nervous about beginning for the first time but she always has a smile and encouraging word and her suggestions for me to try new things or look at things in a different perspective I don’t know how I made it without her assistance and encouragement. Her prayers during session and Her texting with me on my first weekend because I had opened up too many cans of worms at once and she could tell that it was going to overwhelm me so she text me often on the first weekend and she recorded a prayer two or three different times that just settled my nerves immediately. I really felt like I was the culprit and I was wrong in every circumstance I had I just couldn’t process it she validated my feelings and understood and we shared some common experiences . if I interviewed for days and had to choose it would’ve been her. Thank you to your company and Melissa for growing trust where there was none♥️ I’m healing.

Reviewed May 2022

I think Melissa 's support is amazing!

Reviewed April 2022

Great listener she really understands the issues I work on

Reviewed August 2021

Melissa is fantastic!!

Reviewed July 2021

Melissa is very compassionate and understanding. I like her approach to counseling as she is not judgmental and she offers practical and spiritual wisdom. She has been nothing but a blessing to me throughout this whole ordeal.

Reviewed April 2021

I feel like Melissa reads and listens to understand what I’m saying and how it makes me feel. She is great!

Reviewed March 2021

Melissa has been the compassionate and kind help that I needed at a difficult time. I would happily recommend her and her skills.

Reviewed March 2021

Melissa Averett is an amazing woman and counselor. She’s a good listener. And she has already helped in the one video session we’ve had and her messages to me pull me through a lot. I can tell she actually cares about her people not as (patience) but their humanity. She cares about humanity. And it shows.

Reviewed June 2020

I have had many different therapists over the years. None have been a better fit for me than Melissa. She is very empathetic and extremely knowledgeable about my struggles. She sends me worksheets to help in between sessions and always responds to my messages. I’m so thankful to get to work with her.

Reviewed May 2020

Melissa is wonderful! I really enjoy our sessions and look forward to each time that we meet. She is very gentle and thoughtful in her approach and I can tell in a short time that she truly wants what is best for me and her other clients. I’m awfully glad that we matched on this platform. Look forward to continuing to work with Melissa.

Reviewed April 2020

I've only been talking with Melissa for a short time now but she's been very helpful from the start. I was a little wary and unsure of this kind of counseling but those feelings were gone quickly. It's great to be able to send my thoughts and feelings whenever I'm having them knowing that she'll read them and respond with helpful thoughts, insight, and suggestions. Our first video session went great and wasn't awkward at all! Melissa really listens and cares. I'm so glad I took a chance and signed up because this is something I want to keep in my life. Honestly I prefer it to the traditional once weekly counseling I've had in the past.

Reviewed April 2020

I think Mrs Melissa is wonderful. She sees my messages and doesn't just automatically answer them. She responds to let me know that she has seen them and she hears me. But wants to take a moment to fully process them. And she then truly hears what I say and then gives her response. She never belittles me or chastises me for my negative thinking or anything. She encourages and pushes me to do better. Our video sessions go great as well. She always allows me to say what I need to be said but she also keeps me on track with what our goal is. She gives me works sheets after our session to help me achieve my desired goal(s) and they are good tools. And she will occasionally send another to help if I mention another struggle I'm having, even before our video session. Mrs. Melissa is easy to talk to, I was extremely nervous talking to her at first and I was honest and told her that and she has always put me at ease. I have truly enjoyed the time I have had with her and I look forward to continuing our progress to helping me be a better version of myself.

Reviewed March 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Melissa Averett offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Melissa Averett works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Melissa Averett speak?

Melissa Averett speaks English.

How many years of experience does Melissa Averett have?

Melissa Averett has 13 years of experience.

Where is Melissa Averett licensed to practice?

Melissa Averett is licensed to practice in Louisiana.

Does Melissa Averett accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Melissa Averett does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Melissa Averett offer?

Melissa Averett offers clients Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

How can I communicate with Melissa Averett?

Melissa Averett can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Melissa Averett?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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