Melanie Sharp

Melanie Sharp is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, addiction, and life transitions. Her approach is direct and caring, aimed at helping people find clearer choices and steadier days.

With 21 years of experience, Melanie combines straightforward listening with practical goals. She uses techniques from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match the moment. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters to the individual in front of her.

Melanie pays attention to life context, including parenting, caregiving, adoption and foster care concerns, aging and geriatric issues, and career challenges. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, intimacy questions, and struggles around identity such as LGBT concerns. Her background includes work with addiction, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among caregivers.

Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to treat people with respect and without stigmatizing labels while helping them set realistic goals and steps. The work often blends short-term skills for managing intense feelings with deeper conversation about patterns that keep repeating.

Melanie encourages a collaborative relationship where goals and plans are adjusted over time. She asks for courage up front and then helps people make steady progress toward clearer priorities and improved daily functioning.

How Melanie’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust first. It helps people feel heard and then defines goals that matter to them, which is useful for anger, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and managing intense emotions like anger.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness. These skills often help when stress or strong feelings feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust techniques over time. The process is collaborative, with shared decisions about what to try and how to measure progress.

Confirm which online session formats are offered before booking, since specific delivery options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Therapists and clients often find that consistent, planned sessions are what create steady change.