- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Solution focus
About Melanie
Melanie Bartholomew is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 15 years of practice. She works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship tensions, and parenting challenges. Her plainspoken approach focuses on practical steps people can use each week.
She has worked in a range of settings and with many concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, mood disorders, and workplace stress. Melanie also supports people dealing with life transitions, midlife questions, and issues around identity and intimacy. She includes attention to family of origin and blended family concerns when those come up.
Her way of working is straightforward and developmental. Sessions are built around clear conversation and problem solving rather than labels. Melanie blends Client-Centered ideas with cognitive and behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful patterns. She also draws on skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and solution-focused strategies when useful.
In practical terms she helps clients identify triggers, practice new skills, and test small changes between sessions. Melanie emphasizes honest talk about what is and what isn’t working. That makes room for steady progress instead of quick fixes.
To begin she asks people to be specific about what they want to change and to try small experiments in daily life. She guides clients through the uncomfortable work of facing difficult truths, then building doable steps forward.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and figure out what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful reactions. That can help with anger, anxiety, sleep problems, and mood issues.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together they will try approaches that fit. She adapts techniques based on what helps in real life and adjusts as progress is made.
Confirm the exact session options before booking so you know how she is currently meeting with clients. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use in-the-moment coaching about things that happen between sessions, which can be useful when practicing new ways of responding to anger or stress.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger or frustration does she help with?
She works with people who lose their temper with loved ones, who feel growing resentment, or who struggle with workplace frustration. Anger is listed among the many concerns she addresses.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is common-sense and developmental with direct conversation and practical steps. She mixes Client-Centered listening with CBT and DBT skill work and solution-focused tasks.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in different clinical settings with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, mood disorders, and parenting issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to be sure which formats are offered for sessions with her.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.