Melissa Romain

Melissa Romain is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) practicing in Ohio. She brings 15 years of clinical experience helping people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. Melissa uses a strengths-based, client-centered style to help people notice patterns, build skills, and make decisions that fit their lives.

She focuses on practical steps alongside deeper reflection. That can mean learning ways to manage stress, talking through grief, or spotting old patterns that affect current relationships. Melissa also supports people facing parenting strain, addiction concerns, ADHD challenges, and issues tied to family of origin or blended family dynamics.

Her training and work background include outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings, and she also teaches as an adjunct instructor at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. These experiences shape a blended approach that balances immediate problem-solving with attention to underlying emotions and history.

Therapy sessions often center on the client’s goals and strengths. Melissa draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, psychodynamic ideas to consider past influences, mindfulness to build moment-to-moment awareness, and solution-focused steps to try small changes. She frames the work as collaborative and practical, helping people move toward clearer choices.

Melissa notes she works within limited weekend hours. Prospective clients should confirm scheduling and session options before booking.

How Melissa's Approaches Work in Online Therapy

Melissa often uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps when communication, trust, or repeated relationship conflicts are a concern and can guide work on separation, abandonment, or blended family issues.

She also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep sessions practical. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person's lead and focuses on strengths. Solution-focused steps break bigger problems into small, achievable changes to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She will help clients weigh short-term strategies and longer-term exploration and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session options are not listed here, so confirm current formats and scheduling before booking. Many people find online therapy helps fit care into a busy life by removing travel time, making it easier to schedule brief check-ins, and allowing sessions during nonwork hours. Discuss scheduling needs and any limitations when arranging appointments to find a practical plan that works.