Melissa Tejeda , LPC

Melissa Tejeda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people move past feelings of hopelessness and being stuck. She focuses on guiding clients through depression, anxiety, and the lasting effects of past trauma, helping them build practical coping skills and healthier ways of seeing themselves. Melissa brings experience working with individuals across a broad range of concerns including stress, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, mood disorders, ADHD, and concerns related to identity and intimacy.

Her professional background includes three years in private practice and ten years serving children, teens, and families as a school counselor, experience that informs a compassionate, strengths-focused approach. Melissa draws on evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - which examines the connections among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors - alongside client-centered principles that prioritize each person’s goals and values. She aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients learn tools to manage emotions, improve communication, and regain forward momentum in life. Melissa provides therapy in English and holds the LPC credential, which identifies her as a licensed professional counselor qualified to provide clinical care in Texas.

Approaches and Online Care with Melissa Tejeda

Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and change behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. This practical method focuses on skills and strategies clients can apply to daily life to improve mood and problem solving.

She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, teaching tools to manage intense feelings, reduce reactive behaviors, and strengthen relationships. Mindfulness-based practices are used to increase present-moment awareness and help clients respond to stress with more intention rather than reacting automatically.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Melissa collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time as progress and life circumstances evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility for those balancing work, family, or other commitments. Melissa provides care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it possible to engage in therapy from home or while traveling, maintain continuity of care, and access support between sessions from licensed professionals and therapists when appropriate.