Melissa Ebneter, LCSW, CSW

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Helping people move forward with clear choices

Details

Name	Melissa Ebneter
Credentials	LCSW, CSW
Based in	Georgia
Licensed in	California, Georgia
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	6

About Melissa

Melissa Ebneter is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Georgia with six years of professional experience. She supports people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and big life changes. Melissa aims to offer a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most to them.

She focuses on practical coping skills and clearer thinking. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes that fit their life.

Background and approach

Melissa draws on approaches like Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape conversations and homework in ways that feel useful. Her practice also addresses compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. She helps people facing aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the emotional strain of caregiving.

Melissa offers straightforward support for isolation, loneliness, and finding renewed purpose. Melissa also works with issues such as postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and challenges tied to divorce and separation. She uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s goals.

Sessions move at a pace chosen by the client. Therapy with Melissa mixes listening and gentle teaching. Clients can expect practical tools, reflective questions, and simple exercises to try between meetings.

Her style is warm, direct, and focused on helping people build more stable daily routines and better self-care.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Melissa works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Hypnotherapy: Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Somatic Therapy: Listed by Melissa among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Melissa directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Melissa directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How Narrative Work and ACT Can Shape Online Sessions

Melissa uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how events and labels shape identity and helps people create alternative, more helpful stories. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is another approach she uses; it focuses on identifying values and taking meaningful actions even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is often part of the work too, helping people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa collaborates with clients to decide which methods make sense for their goals. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques so they fit each person’s life and preferences rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy offers flexibility that many people need. Video calls let for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging works well for brief check-ins or extra support between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy into busy days, manage symptom flare-ups, and continue care when travel or scheduling makes in-person visits difficult.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does Melissa address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like postpartum depression and social anxiety.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens first, then offers tools and small experiments clients can try between meetings.

What is her professional background?

Melissa has six years of experience in clinical social work and practices using several established therapeutic approaches.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds LCSW credentials in California and Georgia and provides services while located in Georgia.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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