Dr. Melissa Chovan, LCPC, LPC

Dr. Melissa Chovan is an individual and family therapist with 19 years of experience in the field and 13 years practicing as a therapist. She has worked across a wide range of mental health and social service settings, including domestic violence and sexual assault programs, services for at-risk youth in alternative education and residential programs, child protective services cases, community mental health, state prison systems, private practice, and both online and in-person teaching.

Her clinical experience spans generalized anxiety disorder, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, post-traumatic stress, parenting challenges, trauma from sexual assault, domestic violence, and related family and relationship concerns. She has also worked with gender dysphoria and supports clients facing grief, intimacy-related issues, addictions, career or life-purpose questions, and first responder or veteran-related challenges.

Dr. Chovan is pursuing a specialization in trauma work and has trained in Brainspotting, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Accelerated Resolution Therapy. She is working toward certification in those trauma-focused approaches while continuing to draw on a broad therapeutic toolkit, including cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, reality therapy, family systems approaches, and dialectical behavior therapy.

Her style is described as warm, respectful, and interactive, with an emphasis on individualized care. She values hope, empowerment, a strong therapeutic relationship, and psychoeducation as central elements of effective treatment. Dr. Chovan holds LCPC and LPC credentials, which indicate professional licensure to practice clinical counseling, and she aims to support clients who want to be heard, learn, and work toward meaningful change.