About Melanie
Melanie Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with ten years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. She also supports people facing addiction, trauma, grief, sleep or eating difficulties, and career or self-esteem challenges.
Melanie aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation.
How Melanie works
She listens closely and works with each person to set realistic goals that fit their life. Her work draws on several evidence-based approaches. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build better coping skills.
Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are used to help people notice difficult thoughts and move toward what matters most. Melanie also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the relationship grounded in empathy. These methods are adapted to each person's needs rather than applied the same way for everyone.
Melanie has experience with a wide range of concerns including ADHD, family of origin issues, adoption and foster care, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She takes a practical, coaching-minded approach when helpful, and partners with clients to track progress over time.
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What Melanie works with
The areas below are the ones Melanie selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How Melanie’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change mood and outcomes; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which helps with intense emotions and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melanie will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they try methods that match those needs and adjust the plan based on what is helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is good for a full-session conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging supports ongoing contact and reminders between meetings. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
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