Hello! My name is Melody, and I am looking forward to working with you! I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with 5 years of experience as a counselor and about 20 years of experience working in social service agencies. I have worked with people experiencing crisis, significant mental health challenges, trauma, anxiety, depression, and other stressors. What I love most about counseling is being able to partner with my clients to support them as they use their own strengths and insights to work through the challenges they are experiencing. I use several counseling modalities and focus on building a therapeutic relationship together to work on the goals that you bring to our sessions. I am person-centered, non-judging, strengths-based, affirming and empathic. I look forward to working together!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Aging and geriatric issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Communication problems, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Isolation / loneliness, Mood disorders, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy
MO LPC 2016031772
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Melody McArthur. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Melody is very patient and great at listening. Some would say, obviously, she’s a therapist. But some therapists only want to focus on specific concerns or only offer solutions. Melody always let me talk through a concern to figure out a solution that I wanted that was best for me. She offered suggestions but acknowledged when I either supported or denied them. She was very patient in listening to me ramble on and was able to paraphrase my concern or identify the issues in my rambling. She was also very encouraging in providing positive feedback and assurance. She could switch between each issue with my responses and could circle around and bring me back to the main point. All in all this was a wonderful experience and it was mostly due to Melody
Written on Dec 23, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Super positive and easy to talk to. She redirects me when needed to keep conversation flowing. Helps me help myself, doesn't just add solutions to my problems. I look forward to our talks and feel relieved after.
Written on Nov 28, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and anger management
She has been a great listener, helping to slow my processing down, so I can hear where I am struggling. She then helps me come up with positive coping strategies and goals to improve areas of my life that I have been struggling with.
Written on Oct 07, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Melody is a wonderful listener and asks very insightful and thought provoking questions. She really helped to guide me through a rough time.
Written on Sep 27, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Melody is very good creating a space that I am comfortable expressing my concerns with life and my traumas that feels very productive.
Written on Sep 10, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Listens and helps out without any bias.
Written on Aug 23, 2021 after therapy with Melody for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue