Service area
Coaching nationwide, in all 50 states
Clients book from all fifty states and Washington, DC, in 401 cities listed below. Every session runs by secure video, so location never changes the work, the rate or the process. In-person sessions are held at the Florence, South Carolina office.
Coaching service area at a glance
- Coverage: all 50 states and Washington, DC, with 401 listed cities
- Format: secure video over Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- In person: 503 Second Loop Rd, Florence, SC 29505
- Rates: $75 for 30 minutes up to $300 for 120 minutes, identical in every state
- Time zone: every appointment is scheduled in Eastern Time
- Booking: online, paid by card when you reserve
Nationwide by video
Zoom or Microsoft Teams, weekdays and weekends. The link arrives by email, so a session works from a city center or a small town, in any state.
In person in Florence, SC
503 Second Loop Rd, Florence, SC 29505, Monday through Friday, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern. The office is the only in-person location.
One rate, one process
Choose the service, choose the length, sign the agreement and pay at booking. Your total appears before you pay, and every time is Eastern.
States and cities served
Grouped the way the country groups its regions. Each state has its own page with the cities clients book from and the delivery details for that state.
50 states and Washington, DC, with 401 cities listed.
Northeast
9 states
New England and the Mid-Atlantic, from Maine to Pennsylvania.
- Connecticut8 cities
Bridgeport · New Haven · Stamford · Hartford · Waterbury · Norwalk · Danbury · New London
- Maine8 cities
Portland · Lewiston · Bangor · South Portland · Auburn · Biddeford · Augusta · Brunswick
- Massachusetts8 cities
Boston · Worcester · Springfield · Cambridge · Lowell · Brockton · Quincy · New Bedford
- New Hampshire8 cities
Manchester · Nashua · Concord · Dover · Rochester · Salem · Keene · Portsmouth
- New Jersey8 cities
Newark · Jersey City · Paterson · Elizabeth · Edison · Trenton · Camden · Atlantic City
- New York8 cities
New York City · Brooklyn · Buffalo · Rochester · Albany · Syracuse · Yonkers · White Plains
- Pennsylvania8 cities
Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Allentown · Erie · Reading · Scranton · Harrisburg · Lancaster
- Rhode Island8 cities
Providence · Warwick · Cranston · Pawtucket · East Providence · Woonsocket · Newport · Coventry
- Vermont8 cities
Burlington · South Burlington · Rutland · Barre · Montpelier · St. Albans · Winooski · Bennington
South
16 states and DC
The Southeast, the Gulf Coast and Texas, from Florida to Oklahoma.
- Alabama8 cities
Birmingham · Montgomery · Huntsville · Mobile · Tuscaloosa · Auburn · Dothan · Decatur
- Arkansas8 cities
Little Rock · Fort Smith · Fayetteville · Springdale · Jonesboro · Rogers · Conway · Hot Springs
- Delaware8 cities
Wilmington · Dover · Newark · Middletown · Smyrna · Bear · Georgetown · Lewes
- Florida8 cities
Jacksonville · Miami · Tampa · Orlando · Saint Petersburg · Hialeah · Tallahassee · Fort Lauderdale
- Georgia8 cities
Atlanta · Columbus · Augusta · Macon · Savannah · Athens · Alpharetta · Marietta
- Kentucky8 cities
Louisville · Lexington · Bowling Green · Owensboro · Covington · Hopkinsville · Frankfort · Paducah
- Louisiana8 cities
New Orleans · Baton Rouge · Shreveport · Lafayette · Lake Charles · Kenner · Bossier City · Monroe
- Maryland8 cities
Baltimore · Columbia · Germantown · Silver Spring · Frederick · Annapolis · Rockville · Towson
- Mississippi8 cities
Jackson · Gulfport · Southaven · Hattiesburg · Biloxi · Tupelo · Meridian · Olive Branch
- North Carolina8 cities
Charlotte · Raleigh · Greensboro · Durham · Winston-Salem · Fayetteville · Wilmington · Asheville
- Oklahoma8 cities
Oklahoma City · Tulsa · Norman · Broken Arrow · Edmond · Lawton · Stillwater · Muskogee
- South Carolina8 cities
Columbia · Charleston · North Charleston · Greenville · Rock Hill · Spartanburg · Florence · Myrtle Beach
- Tennessee8 cities
Nashville · Memphis · Knoxville · Chattanooga · Murfreesboro · Clarksville · Franklin · Johnson City
- Texas8 cities
Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Austin · Fort Worth · El Paso · Arlington · Corpus Christi
- Virginia8 cities
Virginia Beach · Richmond · Norfolk · Arlington · Chesapeake · Alexandria · Roanoke · Charlottesville
- Washington, DC1 city
Washington
- West Virginia8 cities
Charleston · Huntington · Morgantown · Parkersburg · Wheeling · Weirton · Fairmont · Beckley
Midwest
12 states
The Great Lakes and the Plains, from Ohio to the Dakotas.
- Illinois8 cities
Chicago · Aurora · Naperville · Joliet · Rockford · Springfield · Peoria · Champaign
- Indiana8 cities
Indianapolis · Fort Wayne · Evansville · South Bend · Carmel · Fishers · Bloomington · Lafayette
- Iowa8 cities
Des Moines · Cedar Rapids · Davenport · Sioux City · Iowa City · Waterloo · Ames · Council Bluffs
- Kansas8 cities
Wichita · Overland Park · Kansas City · Topeka · Olathe · Lawrence · Shawnee · Manhattan
- Michigan8 cities
Detroit · Grand Rapids · Warren · Ann Arbor · Lansing · Flint · Dearborn · Kalamazoo
- Minnesota8 cities
Minneapolis · Saint Paul · Rochester · Duluth · Bloomington · Brooklyn Park · Saint Cloud · Mankato
- Missouri8 cities
Kansas City · Saint Louis · Springfield · Columbia · Independence · Lee's Summit · Saint Joseph · Jefferson City
- Nebraska8 cities
Omaha · Lincoln · Bellevue · Grand Island · Kearney · Fremont · Hastings · Norfolk
- North Dakota8 cities
Fargo · Bismarck · Grand Forks · Minot · West Fargo · Williston · Dickinson · Mandan
- Ohio8 cities
Columbus · Cleveland · Cincinnati · Toledo · Akron · Dayton · Canton · Youngstown
- South Dakota8 cities
Sioux Falls · Rapid City · Aberdeen · Brookings · Watertown · Mitchell · Yankton · Pierre
- Wisconsin8 cities
Milwaukee · Madison · Green Bay · Kenosha · Racine · Appleton · Eau Claire · Oshkosh
West
13 states
The Mountain states, the Pacific coast, Alaska and Hawaii.
- Alaska8 cities
Anchorage · Fairbanks · Juneau · Wasilla · Sitka · Ketchikan · Kenai · Kodiak
- Arizona8 cities
Phoenix · Tucson · Mesa · Chandler · Scottsdale · Gilbert · Glendale · Flagstaff
- California8 cities
Los Angeles · San Diego · San Jose · San Francisco · Fresno · Sacramento · Long Beach · Oakland
- Colorado8 cities
Denver · Colorado Springs · Aurora · Fort Collins · Lakewood · Thornton · Boulder · Pueblo
- Hawaii8 cities
Honolulu · Hilo · Kailua · Kapolei · Kaneohe · Waipahu · Pearl City · Lahaina
- Idaho8 cities
Boise · Meridian · Nampa · Idaho Falls · Caldwell · Pocatello · Coeur d'Alene · Twin Falls
- Montana8 cities
Billings · Missoula · Great Falls · Bozeman · Butte · Helena · Kalispell · Belgrade
- Nevada8 cities
Las Vegas · Henderson · Reno · North Las Vegas · Sparks · Carson City · Elko · Mesquite
- New Mexico8 cities
Albuquerque · Las Cruces · Rio Rancho · Santa Fe · Roswell · Farmington · Clovis · Hobbs
- Oregon8 cities
Portland · Salem · Eugene · Gresham · Hillsboro · Bend · Beaverton · Medford
- Utah8 cities
Salt Lake City · West Valley City · Provo · West Jordan · Orem · Sandy · Ogden · Saint George
- Washington8 cities
Seattle · Spokane · Tacoma · Vancouver · Bellevue · Kent · Everett · Olympia
- Wyoming8 cities
Cheyenne · Casper · Laramie · Gillette · Rock Springs · Sheridan · Green River · Evanston
Good places to start
Each service page explains who it is for, what happens in the session, what you leave with and what it costs.
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November 10, 2026 · 4 min readService area questions
- Do you coach clients in all 50 states?
- Yes. Melissa Frierson coaches clients in all fifty states and Washington, DC, by secure video. In-person sessions are available only at the Florence, South Carolina office.
- How does remote coaching work?
- You choose a date and start time from live availability, sign the agreement and pay by card at booking. A Zoom or Microsoft Teams link arrives by email before the session, and the session runs the full length you booked.
- Where are in-person sessions held?
- At 503 Second Loop Rd, Florence, SC 29505, Monday through Friday, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern. It is the practice's only in-person location.
- Does my state change the price?
- No. Rates are the same in every state and every city: 30 minutes $75, 45 minutes $115, 60 minutes $150, 90 minutes $225 and 120 minutes $300, with specialty programs billed at their hourly rate and prorated by session length.
- What time zone are appointments in?
- Every appointment is scheduled and displayed in Eastern Time, the practice's home time zone, so clients in other states should convert the slot to their own local time before confirming.
- Which services can I book from my state?
- Executive and leadership coaching, career strategy and interview preparation, salary negotiation, money and debt strategy, ADHD focus, stress management, relationship and family communication, veteran transition and spiritual coaching. All 401 listed cities book from the same service list and rate card.
More questions about cost, refunds and confidentiality are answered on the FAQ page.