Melissa Pitts Johnson, LPC

Melissa Pitts Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor practicing in Oklahoma with 16 years of professional experience. She has worked across community mental health, tribal behavioral health, and private practice settings, bringing a broad clinical perspective to each client's situation.

Melissa helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and a range of life transitions. Her practice also addresses issues such as parenting, career concerns, intimacy-related difficulties, sleep problems, and co-occurring conditions including bipolar disorder and substance use. She works with clients across diverse backgrounds, including LGBT and multicultural concerns, and supports those coping with first responder challenges, natural or human-caused disasters, and adoption or foster care dynamics.

She emphasizes an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared safely. Clinically, her strengths include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Counseling. Melissa also teaches yoga and often incorporates breathwork and gentle movement into therapy when appropriate.

Melissa approaches change as a collaborative process, offering coaching and therapeutic support to empower clients as they take steps toward greater wellbeing and a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this practical approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress management. Motivational Interviewing is another key method she employs - it focuses on enhancing a person's own motivation to change, which can be especially useful for addictions, readiness for change, and goals around recovery.

Mindfulness-informed techniques, often paired with her yoga background, bring attention to present-moment experience and coping with strong emotions; these techniques can support emotion regulation, stress reduction, and self-awareness. Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Melissa works with each person to determine which combination of strategies aligns with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit therapy into busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions provide a simple option when video is not possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing reflection and check-ins between sessions. These modalities make it easier for people in different circumstances to access licensed professionals and maintain consistent therapeutic work.