Melissa Ebneter, LCSW, CSW

Melissa Ebneter is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in California and Georgia with six years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes, and also addresses compassion fatigue.

Her work is straightforward and practical. She encourages people to talk through what they are feeling and to identify small steps that feel manageable. Sessions tend to focus on current problems and on skills that can ease day-to-day strain.

Melissa uses a mix of evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based strategies. She also integrates client-centered and mindfulness-based techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and shift how they respond to difficult feelings.

She has experience supporting people through loss, end-of-life and hospice related concerns, caregiver stress, and the strains that come with aging. She also addresses separation and divorce, social anxiety, postpartum depression, and issues many young adults face as they find their footing.

Melissa aims to reduce isolation and help clients rebuild routine and purpose after life changes. Conversations can include practical planning, communication skills, and exercises to manage overwhelming moments. People who want a direct, skills-focused approach that also attends to feelings may find this style useful.

How Melissa applies therapy approaches online