- EMDR therapy
- CBT approaches
- Attachment-informed
About Melissa
Melissa Mendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience based in Texas. She has worked online since the start of the pandemic and focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and young adult issues among other concerns.
Melissa began her path after studying Nutritional Sciences at Texas A&M University and moved into mental health work soon after. Her practice has emphasized identifying trauma responses and helping nervous systems settle after exposure to stress and adversity. She has provided EMDR therapy for the past three years to address trauma-related symptoms alongside anxiety and depression.
Her approach is collaborative and direct. Melissa uses person-centered and attachment-informed ideas alongside trauma-focused methods to shape sessions. She prefers working with people who are open to self-reflection and a growth mindset, and she balances structure with flexibility in planning treatment.
In sessions she focuses on symptom management and relational patterns. Conversations often include practical strategies for anxiety and depression, processing traumatic memories when appropriate, and looking at how family of origin and caregiver stress affect daily life. She also supports issues tied to parenting, pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum concerns, and womens' health topics.
Melissa works in English and holds LPC credentials in Texas and Oklahoma. She asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How Melissa Uses Trauma-Focused and CBT Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and shaping sessions around the person's goals. It helps people feel understood and involved in deciding what to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with new actions. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first and adjust over time. She will discuss goals, explain options, and check in about what feels helpful so the plan fits the client's needs and preferences.
Her biography notes she has been working exclusively online since the pandemic, so confirm the exact session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, cut commuting time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some methods, like CBT skill practice and trauma processing preparations, translate well to remote sessions, and the therapist will explain how specific techniques will be adapted to an online format.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas, Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, young adult issues, and related areas such as parenting, relationship and career concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and direct, using person-centered and attachment-informed ways of working alongside trauma-focused methods.
How long has she been practicing?
Melissa has eight years of experience in the mental health field and has provided EMDR therapy for about three years.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LPC credentials in Texas and Oklahoma and operates from Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography indicates she has been working exclusively online since the pandemic; confirm current session format options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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