Melissa Kress, a dedicated mental health counselor located in Independence, IA, offers services to a diverse age range, from toddlers and children to preteens, teens, adults, and elders. She provides support for a wide array of concerns, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, depression, domestic violence, family stress, general well-being and mental health concerns, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, men's and women's issues, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), parenting challenges, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relationship stress, sleeping difficulties, and student life adjustments. Melissa Kress offers individual, family, and couples therapy, utilizing a comprehensive suite of therapeutic approaches. These include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Family Systems Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Culturally Sensitive Therapy, Relational Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Play Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Structural Family Therapy, and Sandplay Therapy. She offers services in English (US).