Melissa Tejeda, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with six years of clinical experience, Melissa Tejeda helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. She works with individual adults on issues such as self-esteem, addictions, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy difficulties, and mood and attention challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Melissa combines practical skills with focused conversation to address what feels most pressing.

Melissa draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client's perspective. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness Therapy inform her work when emotion regulation and present-moment skills are needed. She also applies solution-focused ideas to set short-term goals and track progress.

Before private practice, Melissa spent a decade as a school counselor working with children, teens, and families. That experience shaped how she talks about coping, communication, and parent concerns in straightforward terms. Her background includes three years in private practice prior to current work, giving her a mix of institutional and outpatient experience.

In sessions she helps people develop concrete coping skills, practice new ways of thinking, and rehearse communication strategies. She addresses issues tied to attachment, abandonment, family of origin, body image, codependency, and control concerns alongside the main presenting problem.

Melissa asks clients to set practical goals and measure progress. She uses short-term strategies when appropriate and longer-term work when needed. To begin, readers should confirm session formats before booking and follow the clinician's intake steps.

How Melissa applies therapeutic approaches online