- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR methods
About Melinda
Melinda Dunbar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with nine years of clinical experience. She works with people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Melinda also addresses addictions, anger, parenting concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Melinda uses several talk-based approaches to help clients understand feelings and behavior. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotions and attachment patterns. She also uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift everyday actions.
In sessions she guides clients through practical steps and real conversations. That may include noticing triggers, practicing different responses, or trying new ways to name emotions. When trauma is part of the picture, she can incorporate EMDR methods alongside other strategies.
Her work includes focused areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems, control issues, and dependent personality patterns. Melinda also supports people dealing with divorce and separation, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, life purpose questions, narcissistic dynamics, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
People can expect straightforward talk and concrete skills practice. Melinda partners with clients to set clear goals and to track progress. To begin, she asks clients to describe the problems they want to change and what they hope to get from counseling.
How her approaches translate to online work
Melinda uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name core emotions and attachment patterns that shape their reactions. EFT-style work focuses on emotional experience and how feelings link to relationship behavior, which can be explored in conversation and reflection during sessions.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds influence current connections and responses. This approach helps people notice long-standing patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her practice as well, which emphasizes listening closely and following the client’s agenda while testing helpful ideas together.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Melinda will discuss options with each person and adapt methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That means experimenting and checking in about what feels useful as therapy proceeds.
If you want online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people continue care when life circumstances change, while the therapist and client decide together which methods to try.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, life changes, addictions, parenting strain, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines emotionally-focused work with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques to name feelings and change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
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