Dr. Melissa Oleshansky, MI Psychologist
Michigan · 25 years in practice
Dr. Melissa Oleshansky brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work.
License and registration
- Psychologist, Michigan
- 6301012612 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1396870135 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Melissa
Dr. Melissa Oleshansky brings 25 years of clinical experience to her work. She is listed as an MI Psychologist and practices from Michigan.
Many people call her Dr. O, and she aims to create a straightforward, supportive place to talk about stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She uses Jungian ideas alongside evidence-based approaches to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck.
Sessions include coaching and practical skills to manage the body's stress response and reduce symptoms.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral tools and acceptance strategies to change unhelpful behaviors and thoughts. Her style is direct and nonjudgmental. She offers clear, science-informed techniques and practices drawn from mindfulness and cognitive behavioral work.
The intent is to build resilience and improve everyday functioning rather than focus on labels or lengthy analysis. Dr. Oleshansky often helps people boost confidence, work through relationship and attachment challenges, and navigate grief or major life changes.
She also addresses concerns like sleep and eating problems, addiction, caregiver stress, and workplace burnout. Her approach blends practical coaching with exploration of deeper personal meaning. People who choose her can expect a collaborative process.
Sessions aim to teach coping skills, clarify values, and strengthen decision-making. Her goal is to help clients feel more capable and purposeful as they move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Using Jungian ideas and practical therapies online
Jungian therapy looks at symbols, personal patterns, and life themes to help people find meaning and make deeper sense of their struggles. It can be useful for people who want to understand recurring life patterns and explore personal values and identity.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult feelings while taking action that matches their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems to build psychological flexibility. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early and current relationship patterns affect emotions and behavior, and it can help with intimacy, communication, and caregiving stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration can include trying different strategies and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like easier scheduling and fewer travel needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and more interactive exercises, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work on skills between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, parenting and caregiver stress, career questions, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is direct, nonjudgmental, and coaching-oriented. She combines practical skills with reflective work to build resilience and improve daily coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with adults on transitional stress, anxiety, depression, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is listed as an MI Psychologist with credential MI Psychologist 6301012612 and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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