Melissa Mendez , LPC

Melissa Mendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas with a clinical focus on families, trauma, mood disorders, and life transitions. She brings eight years of experience working with parents, children, and adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges, and she has concentrated much of her work on supporting families with young children. Melissa built a telehealth practice during the pandemic and has been working online exclusively since then, offering flexible care by phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging.

She has provided Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for the past three years and draws on that evidence-based approach to help people process traumatic experiences and reduce symptoms related to PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Her background includes an undergraduate degree in Nutritional Sciences from Texas A&M University, and her clinical style balances warmth with directness, encouraging self-reflection and a growth mindset.

Melissa uses person-centered, attachment-informed, trauma-focused, and integrative methods to tailor treatment to each person or family. She works to identify trauma responses, support nervous system regulation, and address issues such as parenting stress, caregiver fatigue, attachment concerns, postpartum and perinatal challenges, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and other life changes. She frames therapy as a collaborative process that combines structure and flexibility to meet individual goals and needs.

Trauma-informed and Client-centered Care Online

Melissa integrates client-centered therapy by creating a respectful, collaborative environment where the person's goals and autonomy guide the work - this approach helps with relationship issues, self-esteem, life transitions, and building coping skills. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured method that supports processing distressing memories and can reduce symptoms tied to trauma, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, trauma-focused therapy addresses the ways traumatic experiences affect behavior, mood, and relationships and offers practical strategies to manage trauma responses and support nervous system regulation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Melissa works together with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, preferences, and goals. That collaborative exploration allows adjustments over time so treatment remains aligned with what helps most.

Online therapy with Melissa offers flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to attend appointments around parenting, work, or other responsibilities. These options increase access to consistent care and make it possible to continue therapeutic work even when schedules or life circumstances change.