Melissa Coats, a licensed professional counselor (LAC), offers services in Independence, Missouri. She works with individual adults (18 to 65) and elders (65+), as well as couples and groups. Melissa provides support for a range of concerns, including addiction, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, family stress, general well-being and mental health concerns, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, men's and women's issues, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), parenting, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleeping well, and spirituality. Melissa offers services in English (US). Her therapeutic approach integrates various modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma Focused Therapy, Strength-Based Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Family/Marital Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Attachment-based Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Humanistic Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, Play Therapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy.