- 15 years experience
- Mindfulness based CBT
- Focus on adults
About Melody
Her style is trauma-informed and strength-based. She blends mind and body approaches and keeps work collaborative. Melody often uses mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people cope with stress and anxiety.
Sessions are aimed at helping people notice patterns, try small changes, and practice new ways of responding. She frames progress as realistic steps that fit into everyday life. People also bring concerns like grief, relationship strain, addictions, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and career stress.
Melody describes therapy as a journey of self-discovery. She focuses on helping clients leave sessions feeling more equipped and able to handle hard moments. Her goal is practical change delivered with compassion and clear guidance.
Outside of clinical work, Melody enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, and time with family and four rescue dogs named Monkey, Panda, Roxy, and Zoey. That everyday perspective often shows up in how she helps clients tackle real-life problems.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
How Melody’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Melody frequently draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and commit to actions that match their values, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes. Mindfulness-based CBT combines attention training with practical behavior and thought tools to reduce worry, improve sleep, and change unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is something she treats as a collaboration. She will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try options that fit how the person learns and responds. Together they adjust methods over time to find what helps most in day-to-day life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work often makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduces travel time, and can allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some approaches, like mindfulness practices and CBT exercises, adapt well to virtual sessions and can be practiced between meetings to support steady progress.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Melody help with?
She works with stress and anxiety as well as trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is trauma-informed and strength-based, blending mind and body approaches. She uses mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques alongside collaborative, person-centered work.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and holds a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from the University of Mary Hardin Baylor.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.