Melissa Romain, LISW

Melissa Romain is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Ohio who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss. She uses a client-centered, strengths-based style to help people understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Melissa aims to help parents and caregivers navigate parenting strain and caregiver stress while addressing relationship and addiction concerns.

Melissa brings 15 years of clinical experience in outpatient counseling and residential treatment settings. She has worked with people facing substance use, trauma and abuse, family conflict, grief, life changes, and attention-deficit challenges. She also supports those coping with body image, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family stress, and problems rooted in family of origin.

Her approach combines attachment-based ideas with psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness practices. She uses solution-focused strategies to set practical goals and to build everyday coping skills. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and to produce small, achievable changes over time.

Melissa completed graduate study at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and currently teaches there as an adjunct instructor. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where people develop tools and insight to make better daily choices.

Outside clinical work she cares for a senior Pomeranian and keeps active with yoga, kickboxing, and weight lifting. Prospective clients should confirm current scheduling and session options before booking.

How Melissa’s approaches work in online therapy

Melissa often draws on attachment-based ideas to explore relationship patterns and emotional bonds. This helps people understand how early connections shape stress responses and how to build more secure ways of relating. Mindfulness therapy is used to develop moment-to-moment awareness of thoughts and sensations, which can reduce reactivity and support emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set clear, practical goals and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Sessions can be scheduled to fit around caregiving routines and daily life, but specific session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to attend brief check-ins, keep consistent weekly sessions, or avoid travel time. Talk with Melissa about scheduling needs so sessions can be arranged to work with everyday responsibilities.