Laurie Melendez, LPC
Supportive counselor helping reframe life stories
Details
| Name | Laurie Melendez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Laurie
Laurie Melendez is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings seven years of practice to sessions in Texas. She focuses on clear, practical help for people feeling stuck by life changes, career stress, low self-esteem, or family tensions. Laurie speaks plainly and offers steady support while people sort through next steps.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves. She pairs that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Those approaches are used together to make change feel manageable and concrete. Laurie places particular emphasis on communication issues, control struggles, and money or workplace pressures. She also supports people facing pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and those wanting to build more self-love.
Conversations typically focus on practical strategies the person can try between sessions. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and preferences. Laurie listens for strengths and then helps people test new ways of responding.
She aims for straightforward plans rather than jargon so progress is easier to notice. People who work with Laurie can expect a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate tone. She encourages clients to set realistic steps, celebrates small wins, and adjusts plans as life changes.
Laurie frames therapy as a collaborative process toward clearer goals and greater confidence.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Family conflicts, Self esteem, Career difficulties among the things Laurie works with, alongside the areas below.
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Money and financial issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Laurie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Laurie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Laurie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical therapies work online
Laurie uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice and retell the stories they tell about themselves. That can make it easier to let go of limiting labels and try new behaviors. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small experiments that change feelings and actions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Laurie works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the focus so sessions remain useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can be used for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when typing feels easier than talking. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, and busy schedules.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Laurie address?
She helps with family matters, self-esteem, career challenges, coping with life changes, and coaching. Additional areas include communication problems, control issues, money concerns, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, and workplace issues.
What is Laurie’s therapeutic style?
She combines Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy into straightforward sessions. The work focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts, rewriting personal stories, and setting practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
Laurie has seven years of professional counseling experience working with a range of presenting issues. That experience shapes her practical, goal-oriented approach.
What credentials and region are associated with Laurie?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Texas and practices with that credential in that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Laurie provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for meeting. These formats support different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Tap the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you and lets you pick a convenient time.
Contacting this therapist
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