Melissa Mendez

Compassionate trauma-informed care with practical tools

LPC Texas

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Melissa

Melissa Mendez is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She built an online practice during the pandemic and focuses much of her work on trauma recovery, anxiety, depression, and stress-related challenges.

Background and approach

Melissa has provided EMDR therapy for several years to address trauma responses and help clients process distressing memories while also using structured, evidence-informed tools like cognitive behavioral techniques to manage symptoms. Her therapeutic manner blends warmth with directness; she emphasizes collaboration and respects client autonomy while guiding skill development and nervous system regulation.

Melissa often integrates person-centered and trauma-focused strategies to tailor treatment to each person's history and goals, and she works with clients who are interested in self-reflection and growth. She aims to help people reduce overwhelming symptoms, restore relational balance, and find more peaceful ways of living through consistent, practical work in therapy.

Practicing from Texas and communicating in English, Melissa offers multiple remote session formats to suit different needs. She frames therapy as a process that benefits from time and effort, and she partners with clients to identify approaches that best fit their circumstances and preferences.

How trauma-focused and cognitive methods translate to online care

Melissa commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and mood-related symptoms. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to support processing of traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions. These approaches are explained in straightforward terms so clients understand what each method involves and what it aims to address.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative part of the work. She partners with clients to consider their goals, symptom patterns, and personal preferences, and she tailors treatment plans accordingly rather than applying a single method for everyone. That collaborative process helps determine whether CBT, EMDR, trauma-focused techniques, or a blend of approaches will best meet a client’s needs.

Online therapy with her is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care despite busy schedules or geographic constraints, and they allow clinicians and clients to use the same therapeutic tools and interventions remotely with attention to pacing and emotional safety.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melissa commonly address?

She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

Her style is warm but direct and collaborative, blending client-centered care with trauma-focused and cognitive behavioral methods to build practical skills and support nervous system regulation.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience in the mental health field, including several years providing EMDR for trauma and running a telehealth practice established during the pandemic.

What credentials and location are on record?

She holds the LPC credential and is licensed as TX LPC 76961 and OK LPC LPC07519, and she practices from Texas.

Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients join?

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

In what formats are sessions offered?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and cost work for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first appointment based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressFamily of origin issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Texas, Oklahoma

Languages

English