Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (276) 218-2278
Are you holding it all together on the outside while secretly carrying anxiety, panic, or heavy low moods? You don’t have to carry that weight alone. I integrate a faith-affirming Christian perspective with evidence-based therapies including CBT, Exposure Response Prevention, and a mix of other therapies to help women heal from anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, and grief.
Whether you are trapped in intrusive thoughts, processing a loss, or seeking peace, you deserve a safe space rooted in clinical excellence and hope. Together, we’ll build practical tools to help you break free from old patterns and move forward with confidence.
Through online individual counseling, I provide emotional support and practical tools to manage anxiety, panic attacks, and depression. Integrating Christian Counseling, CBT, Narrative, and Reality Therapy, I help you establish healthy boundaries with toxic people so you can care for loved ones while protecting your own mental health and wellbeing.
Therapy should fit your life, not stress you out. I offer convenient online counseling so you can find healing from the comfort of home, your office, or even your car while the kids play nearby. All paperwork is completed virtually for a hassle-free start. You deserve a safe space to heal. Reach out today by email or website to begin.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Melissa Strickland-Hanks now - (276) 218-2278
Let's Connect (276) 218-2278
Finances
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Anthem
- Anthem EAP
- Anthem HealthKeepers
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cardinal Care
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Cigna EAP
- Evernorth EAP
- Magellan
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Sentara Health Plans
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare / Optum EAP
- UnitedHealthcare / Optum Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC
Email me or call with questions - (276) 218-2278
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0701005403 Melissa Strickland-Hanks
- In Practice for 13 years
- Attended Radford University & Virginia Tech , Master of Science in Counselor Education: Communit, Graduated 2010
- License: North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor 10378
- License: Virginia Certified Substance Abuse Counselor 0710102758
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC
Email me or call with questions - (276) 218-2278
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Anxiety
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Burnout
- Caregivers
- Christian Counseling
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Panic Attacks
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC
Email me or call with questions - (276) 218-2278
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Immuno-disorders ,
Single Parent
Religion
Christian
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Immuno-disorders ,
Single Parent
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Psychoanalytic
- Reality Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC
Email me or call with questions - (276) 218-2278
Location
Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
Melissa Strickland-Hanks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCMHC, CSAC
Take the first step to help. Call now - (276) 218-2278