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- EMDR practice
- Client-centered work
- Attachment-informed care
About Melissa
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of experience, Melissa Mendez focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and related concerns. She practices from a client-centered perspective and integrates trauma-focused methods in her work. Melissa offers services in English and records licensure as TX LPC and OK LPC, while currently based in Texas.
Melissa builds sessions around practical steps and reflective conversation. She aims to identify trauma responses and help regulate the nervous system after stress or adverse events. She has used Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for about three years to address trauma, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
Her approach is collaborative and direct. She uses person-centered and attachment-informed ideas alongside cognitive-behavioral strategies. Sessions often include skill practice, checking how strategies fit daily life, and reviewing progress together.
Melissa has worked with issues that include parenting and family-of-origin concerns, caregiver stress, postpartum challenges, mood disorders such as bipolar disorder, and effects of sexual assault and abuse. She also addresses career stress, self-esteem, and identity concerns for LGBT people. Her background includes experience supporting veterans and those facing post-traumatic stress.
She began in nutritional sciences at Texas A&M University before moving into mental health. Since the pandemic she has focused on online practice and continues to offer therapy by remote means. Melissa emphasizes both structure and flexibility, and she supports people who want to reflect on patterns and try new coping skills.
To start, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
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How her approaches translate to online sessions
Melissa uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus conversations on what matters most to the person. That approach prioritizes the client's perspective and aims to make sessions practical and relevant to daily life.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behavioral strategies. CBT sessions often include clear steps, worksheets, and home practice to test what changes help reduce anxiety and depression.
EMDR is part of her work with trauma. In EMDR sessions she guides clients through structured sets of attention while they process distressing memories, which many people use to reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions.
Choosing a method is collaborative. Melissa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. She adjusts the plan as progress is reviewed and may combine approaches when that fits the client's needs.
Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are listed only when specified. Her practice has emphasized remote work since the pandemic, which can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family schedules. Remote sessions can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and make it simpler to maintain continuity when life gets busy.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas, Oklahoma
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and related issues such as parenting stress, caregiver issues, bipolar and mood disorders.
What kind of therapeutic style can I expect?
Her style is collaborative and direct with person-centered and attachment-informed elements. She balances structure and flexibility and includes skill practice in sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience in the mental health field and has focused on online practice since the start of the pandemic.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure in Texas and Oklahoma and is currently based in Texas.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.