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Melakee Nicholson

Compassionate counselor blending practical skills and insight

LPC Texas

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Melakee

Melakee Nicholson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas who draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other evidence-informed approaches to help clients navigate stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical experience and dual master’s degrees in Professional Counseling and Marriage & Family Therapy from Liberty University, she blends practical skills training with empathic listening to address concerns such as depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar symptoms.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all fix, meeting people where they are and offering structure, insight, and encouragement. Her practice also attends to additional areas like attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and eating concerns, parenting and blended family dynamics, and work-related or career distress.

Melakee emphasizes helping clients build coping strategies, clarify values, and move toward meaningful goals while honoring each person’s unique story and strengths.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Melakee commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility so people can pursue meaningful actions even while facing difficult thoughts and feelings, making it useful for life transitions, chronic worries, and coping challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and she frames this as a collaborative process. Together with each client she evaluates goals, preferences, and presenting concerns to determine whether CBT, ACT, attachment-based techniques, or a client-centered stance will best support progress, adjusting strategies as needs evolve.

Online therapy with Melakee offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and access therapeutic tools and support from home, allowing people to engage in therapy in ways that match their routines and communication styles.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Melakee address in therapy?
She provides care for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image problems, parenting and blended family issues, and work or career distress.
What therapeutic approaches does she use during sessions?
Her work integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based techniques, and client-centered principles to tailor treatment to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Melakee has ten years of experience providing counseling and related supports, drawing on graduate training in both professional counseling and marriage and family therapy.
Where is Melakee licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas under license number TX LPC 76855 and maintains practice ties to the state.
Does she work with clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule and communication preferences.
How are fees and payment handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English