Melissa Laneaux

Compassionate clinician focused on practical growth

LCSW Texas

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Melissa

Melissa Laneaux is a Texas-licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and the effects of trauma and addiction.

Background and approach

She emphasizes practical coping strategies and evidence-informed methods to support recovery from depression, bipolar symptoms, substance use concerns, and other mood-related difficulties. Her practice aims to give clients clear tools they can use day to day while honoring each person’s story and pace.

Her style blends structure with empathy, offering a consistent space to examine relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, and struggles with isolation or shame. Melissa draws from cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and reshape unhelpful thinking patterns, along with client-centered and emotion-focused methods that prioritize the client's voice and experience.

She also integrates dialectical behavior skills when teaching distress tolerance and emotion regulation. Across these approaches she focuses on building resilience, self-compassion, and practical skills that support longer-term wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors; this approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related challenges. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills work to teach practical techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for intense emotions and impulsive behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will work with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, then tailor a blend of methods that best fit the individual rather than relying on a single technique. This partnership helps align treatment to what feels most useful and realistic for daily life.

Online therapy with this practice is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options allow clients to engage in skill-building, check-ins, and therapeutic conversations from locations that fit their routines, making it easier to maintain consistency and integrate new coping strategies into everyday situations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Melissa works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and related issues such as self-harm, sexual assault recovery, mood disorders, and intimacy-related difficulties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She combines empathy with structured, skill-focused work using evidence-informed methods to help clients develop coping tools and increase emotional awareness.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Melissa has 15 years of professional experience as a clinician supporting people through a range of emotional and behavioral challenges.

Where is she licensed and practicing?

She holds an LCSW license in Texas with license number TX LCSW 117413 and practices with a focus on clients located in that state.

Does she work in languages other than English or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a time based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsGuilt and shame Isolation / loneliness Mood disorders Post-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English