- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Hypnotherapy options
About Mellissa
Mellissa Hamley is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She works with adults who are feeling stuck, anxious, low in mood, or unsure about relationships, work and life purpose. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, issues with intimacy, and challenges linked to identity and family life.
Sessions start with practical questions about what feels most difficult right now. Mellissa uses a collaborative, integrative way of working. That means she draws on different approaches and focuses on what fits the person in front of her. Initial meetings explore current concerns and immediate coping strategies.
As trust grows, sessions may look at deeper patterns such as attachment, communication and longstanding control or avoidance strategies. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy methods are offered to identify unhelpful thinking and try different responses. Psychodynamic ideas can help understand recurring relationship patterns and past influences.
Hypnotherapy is part of the toolkit when people want to work with anxiety, panic or habit change in a more experiential way. Client-Centred elements shape sessions too, with attention to the person’s own goals and pace. Mellissa avoids quick fixes and aims for practical steps that feel manageable.
She notes that people often come because of life change - career shifts, endings or new starts - and she pays attention to how those transitions affect wellbeing and sense of purpose. Sessions are conducted in English in the United Kingdom, and she does not work with international clients.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. In practice this means conversations that follow what matters to the client and check in about next steps. It supports issues such as low self-esteem, relationship worries and life purpose questions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT often uses short exercises to test new responses to anxiety, panic or unhelpful thinking patterns. It can be useful for stress, phobias and workplace worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mellissa works collaboratively to decide which methods to try based on the client’s needs and preferences. That negotiation happens early and can change as work deepens.
Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also accommodate people who prefer not to use video, depending on the options offered at booking.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and questions about life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She uses an integrative, collaborative style. Early sessions focus on what is most troubling and on practical coping steps.
What experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical practice supporting adults with emotional and life transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is accredited with NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.