Laurie MelendezLPC

Laurie Melendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and life transitions while strengthening self-esteem and motivation. Laurie aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin making practical changes.

Laurie has worked extensively with teenagers across many backgrounds and presenting concerns. That background shaped her direct, supportive style and her ability to tailor conversations to each person’s needs. She listens for what matters most and helps set concrete steps toward clearer goals.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Laurie uses these methods to help people reframe unhelpful thoughts, rewrite troubling personal narratives, and build short-term strategies that lead to everyday progress. She emphasizes simple, doable techniques rather than complicated theory.

Common topics she addresses include family stress, communication problems, control issues, money worries, workplace challenges, and concerns related to pregnancy and childbirth. Laurie works with individuals on boosting self-love and confidence while navigating practical life changes.

She tailors each plan to the person in front of her and moves at a pace that feels manageable. Laurie describes therapy as collaborative – she supports and empowers people as they try out new ways of thinking and behaving. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make that step clearer and more doable.

How Laurie’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Laurie uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT often focuses on small experiments and practical skills that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Narrative Therapy is another tool she draws on; it helps people separate themselves from their problems by retelling and reframing difficult life stories. This approach can be useful for rebuilding confidence and seeing new possibilities during major life changes.

Solution-Focused Therapy complements those methods by zooming in on realistic, short-term goals and the steps to reach them. It’s a forward-moving approach that highlights what is already working and builds from there.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Laurie will collaborate with each person to choose the mix of methods that fits their goals, preferences, and daily life. She checks in regularly to adjust what they are trying if something isn’t helping.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow quicker check-ins during a workday, and reduce travel time. Different approaches lend themselves to brief skills practice, storytelling exercises, or focused goal-setting that can be done remotely with a licensed professional.