About Melinda
Melinda Dunbar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with nine years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with relationship pain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, addiction, and big life changes. Melinda speaks plainly and makes space for people to talk about what matters most to them.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals.
How Melinda works
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings, and on building safer ways of relating to others. Melinda uses methods drawn from attachment work, client-centered practice, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally-focused strategies, and EMDR for trauma when appropriate. She will explain options and tailor the approach to the problem at hand.
The goal is to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. She has particular experience with issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and post-traumatic stress. Melinda also helps people navigate separation, grief, career stress, isolation, and struggles with self-love.
People who meet with her can expect straightforward feedback and concrete tools. She supports parents facing parenting stress and individuals coping with compassion fatigue. Her work aims to help people gain clarity, set boundaries, and move toward a more satisfying life.
Melinda lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Melinda works with
The areas below are the ones Melinda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
How Melinda’s Approaches Work Online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships affect feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help people notice attachment patterns and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches simple tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, and coping with life changes. EMDR is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge; it can be adapted to work in remote sessions with clear guidance and preparation.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals and preferences, explain available approaches, and try a plan that fits the person’s needs. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and messaging can keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and access support from different places and times.
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