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Melissa Nicole Vance
Counselor, LMHC, MS (she, her)
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Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Let's Connect (850) 789-7252
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Melissa is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and specializes in working with adolescents and adults who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, mood disorders and personality disorders. Her therapeutic style is influenced by Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-based approaches to healing. She enjoys working in a collaborative environment to reduce anxiety, cope with trauma, increase/learn coping skills, foster healthy relationships, decrease co-dependency, increase positive self-esteem and improve emotion management.
In clinical sessions, Melissa utilizes a variety of theoretical approaches including, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Person Centered, EMDR trained, Trauma focused and Motivational Interviewing.
She is only conducting teletherapy sessions at this time
Call or Email Melissa Nicole Vance now for a free 15 minute consultation - (850) 789-7252
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Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- AvMed
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Florida Blue
- Humana
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- TRICARE
- UMR
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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Melissa Nicole Vance
Counselor, LMHC, MS
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Florida / MH20851 Melissa Nicole Vance
- In Practice for 10 Years
- Attended Capella University, MS/Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2014
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Depression
Expertise
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Transgender
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (850) 789-7252
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Melissa Nicole Vance
Counselor, LMHC, MS