Melissa Mendez, LPC

Melissa Mendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She moved into mental health after studying Nutritional Sciences at Texas A&M University and has focused much of her recent work online. Melissa aims to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma responses, and relationship stress with a warm but direct style.

She has provided EMDR for the past three years to address trauma, and she uses person-centered and trauma-informed methods in her sessions. Melissa pays attention to how attachment and early family patterns show up in adult life. She emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's autonomy while offering structure when needed.

Her practice often addresses parenting and family concerns, caregiver stress, postpartum challenges, and mood difficulties alongside issues such as grief, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She works with people coping with life changes and career stress as well as those navigating sexual assault, pregnancy and childbirth, and young adult transitions.

Melissa describes her therapeutic manner as reflective and growth-oriented. She encourages self-reflection and practical change, combining different approaches to fit what each person needs. Progress may take time, and she frames therapy as a steady, active process toward more peaceful daily living.

She provides services in English from Texas and has developed a telehealth practice since the start of the pandemic. Before booking, readers should confirm current session formats and scheduling options.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Melissa integrates Client-Centered Therapy and EMDR in accessible ways. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s perspective, focusing on empathy, listening, and collaboration to help people clarify values and goals. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their hold on daily life, often helping with PTSD symptoms, anxiety, and depression.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Melissa will talk with each person about symptoms, history, and goals and then recommend methods that fit those needs. She adapts plans over time so sessions reflect progress and changing priorities.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, makes it easier to keep appointments during life transitions, and allows shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing and homework to suit remote sessions, and Melissa’s experience doing telehealth since the pandemic means she is familiar with carrying out EMDR and person-centered work in an online setting.