- Licensed inMichigan
- License6301012612
- NPI 1396870135
- Experience25+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Melissa
Dr. Melissa Oleshansky is a Michigan psychologist with 25 years of clinical experience. She is known to clients as Dr.
O and brings a practical, coaching-minded approach to therapy. She focuses on helping adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and related concerns. Dr.
O uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress and build resilience. She blends attachment-focused ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools and mindfulness techniques. Sessions often involve learning coping skills, practicing new ways to respond to emotions, and finding small steps toward lasting change.
Background and approach
Her style is direct and compassionate. She offers coaching strategies to boost confidence and reduce self-doubt. Conversations tend to be goal-oriented, with clear actions to try between sessions.
She has worked for over two decades with adults dealing with relationship strain, grief, addiction, caregiver stress, and other complex issues. Her background includes work in clinical health psychology and school and community psychology, and she brings that broad experience into each case. People who choose her often want practical tools and steady guidance during transitions.
She aims to help clients understand their stress response, connect with what matters to them, and practice skills that improve daily life.
Credentials
- Psychologist (Michigan)
- License 6301012612 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1396870135 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and ACT translate online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on the ways early and current relationships shape how people feel and react. Online work can use these ideas to help clients notice patterns in attachment, try new ways of relating, and build a greater sense of safety in relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values. It helps people commit to actions that match what matters to them, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with clients about goals and preferences and will try methods that fit each person. That collaboration helps tailor sessions so they feel relevant and doable. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls let a therapist and client work face to face when deeper conversation or skill coaching is needed. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is best. Live chat and text messaging support quick reflections, ongoing coaching, and brief skill reminders between longer sessions. Together these tools allow continuity of care, flexible scheduling, and multiple ways to practice new skills outside session time.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Frequently asked
What problems does she typically help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and related concerns such as parenting stress, caregiving burden, and attachment issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct and compassionate with a coaching focus. Sessions emphasize practical skills, goal-setting, and clearer ways to handle emotions and relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience working in clinical health and community settings with adults facing life transitions and complex stressors.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as MI Psychologist 6301012612 and practices in Michigan.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
In what formats are sessions offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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