Dr. Melodie Plaise , LMHC

Dr. Melodie Plaise is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with six years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and life transitions. She creates an affirming, anti-oppressive space that centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversation and treatment plans to each person’s needs and goals.

She draws on evidence-based, strength-based, race-based, and trauma-informed approaches to help clients build coping skills, process difficult experiences, and move toward meaningful change. Her work has included supporting people who hold marginalized identities, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and TGNB individuals, and addressing challenges such as abandonment, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, and relationship transitions like divorce and separation.

Dr. Plaise emphasizes collaboration and empowers clients to define what healing and growth look like for them. Whether addressing panic, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, or questions about life purpose and forgiveness, she aims to meet people where they are and help them take the next steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Trauma-Informed and Strength-Based Care Online

Dr. Melodie Plaise uses trauma-informed approaches that focus on recognizing how past experiences shape current reactions and relationships, helping people build safety, understanding, and pacing as they process difficult memories. She also employs strength-based methods that identify and amplify a client’s existing resources and coping skills to support growth and resilience in everyday life. Both approaches are drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques and are adapted to each person’s situation.

Determining the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Plaise collaborates with clients to explore goals, preferences, and needs, adjusting methods as progress unfolds so that treatment feels personalized and practical.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - which can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, manage immediate concerns between meetings, and maintain continuity of care across locations. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver effective support through these formats, helping clients access consistent care while balancing other life commitments.