Melissa Onappeau, LCSW

Licensed in Florida · 3 years in practice

Melissa Onappeau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW25921 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1184407934 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

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About Melissa

Melissa Onappeau is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, and major life changes. She offers straightforward support for common pressures that can feel overwhelming. Her tone is warm and encouraging, aimed at people who want practical steps and steady support.

Melissa has three years of clinical experience working in community and nonprofit settings in Florida. That time included supporting people facing anxiety, stress, and transitions, and assisting those who have experienced being unhoused.

Background and approach

She focuses on realistic goal setting and building on a person’s strengths. In sessions she keeps conversations interactive and compassionate. She centers the person’s priorities and moves at a pace that feels manageable.

Expect short-term goals alongside practical coping skills to use between meetings. Melissa emphasizes respect and collaboration. She helps clients identify small, achievable changes that add up over time.

She also attends to multicultural concerns and issues that affect women and workplace stress. Her style suits people who want clear steps and steady encouragement. Melissa aims to empower clients to take the next step, whether that’s improving self-worth, handling job pressure, or navigating life transitions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Approaches that guide online care

Melissa works from evidence-based techniques that focus on strengths and doable steps. One common approach centers on building on a person’s strengths to solve current problems; this involves identifying what already works and using those skills more often to reduce stress and boost confidence. Another route emphasizes realistic goal setting and practical coping skills, which helps when facing anxiety, workplace strain, or life transitions by breaking larger problems into small, achievable tasks.

Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try different strategies, and adjust based on what feels useful and what you want to achieve. Clients and the therapist work together to decide which methods fit your goals and preferences.

Online therapy with Melissa uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be easier if you have limited bandwidth or need a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter, flexible exchanges that fit into busy schedules. These options make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into daily life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melissa help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, forgiveness, life purpose, multicultural concerns, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, women’s issues, and workplace problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and interactive. Conversations are client-led, compassionate, and centered on realistic goal setting.

What is her clinical background?

She has three years of experience practicing in community and nonprofit organizations. That work included supporting people dealing with anxiety, stress, life transitions, and experiences of being unhoused.

Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?

She practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow for different styles of check-ins and pacing.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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