- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused work
About Melissa
Melissa Tejeda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on problems such as anger, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from past trauma. She also helps people who are dealing with relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, and struggles with self-esteem.
Her approach centers on practical skills and straightforward conversation. She uses client-centered methods to listen and clarify what matters most. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new responses. Mindfulness and solution-focused ideas appear in sessions as tools for managing stress and setting concrete goals.
Before private practice, Melissa spent a decade as a school counselor working with children, teens, and families. That background informs how she talks about communication, boundaries, and everyday coping strategies. Sessions tend to focus on what someone can do between meetings as much as what happens during them.
People meet with her to reduce reactive anger, handle resentment that builds over time, and improve how they respond under stress. She aims to teach skills for calmer responses, clearer communication, and better emotion regulation. Progress is discussed in small, measurable steps rather than grand promises.
Sessions are offered in English and operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment through the therapy site.
How Melissa’s approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach typically involve the therapist asking questions and helping the person set clear goals and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns into concrete parts and teaches practical skills that can be practiced between meetings. These skills work well for anger, anxiety, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress tolerance techniques that help when strong feelings feel overwhelming and when someone needs steady, step-by-step tools.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than committing to a single method from the start.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to practice skills in the settings where challenges happen, such as at home or during a work break. Licensed professionals typically use these advantages to help people build routines and apply new responses when they feel triggered.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she work with?
She helps people who lose their temper with loved ones, feel chronic resentment, or struggle with workplace frustration.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on listening and practical skill-building during sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience plus ten years as a school counselor working with children, teens, and families.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Texas LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and services are provided via a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.