Melba (Fran) Roberts
Compassionate grief and transition support
LPC Colorado
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Melba
Melba (Fran) Roberts is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience focused on grief, loss, and life-limiting illness.
Background and approach
She holds an M.A. in Counseling and Human Services from the University of Colorado and spent nearly a decade providing bereavement support at Pikes Peak Hospice. Her background centers on helping people navigate loss that arises from death, job change, relationship endings, and other life transitions.
Roberts practices from a compassionate, client-centered stance, inviting clients to move at their own pace while exploring emotions and meaning. She integrates several evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian and psychodynamic ideas, tailoring methods to the needs presented in each session.
Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family dynamics, caregiver stress, end-of-life issues, and themes such as guilt, forgiveness, and self-love. Clients can expect respectful, humble care that honors individual stories and supports practical coping and healing.
Roberts aims to help people regain a sense of wholeness and adapt to life changes while addressing emotional pain with clarity and empathy.
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Melba (Fran) Roberts draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and adjust unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors; this approach can be useful for stress, anxiety, and depression by promoting practical coping strategies. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility so clients can pursue meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings arise. In addition, her client-centered orientation emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting each person at their pace to create space for processing grief and life transitions.Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription. The therapist partners with clients to explore which methods feel most helpful, adapting interventions over time based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in sessions.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options can make it easier to maintain regular contact, access support during periods of caregiving or limited mobility, and fit therapy into a busy life while continuing to work toward emotional healing and practical coping.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English