Melinna Perez, LMFT
Narrative-informed therapist focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Melinna Perez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Melinna
Melinna Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of clinical experience. She greets people with warmth and straightforward guidance. Her work centers on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood shifts, eating and body image concerns, and relationship and identity questions.
She draws on Narrative Therapy alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters most to the person sitting across from her. Conversations aim to clarify patterns, name unhelpful stories, and build small, practical steps toward change. Melinna keeps language simple and direct.
She invites people to describe what feels hard and what they hope will be different. From there she co-creates a plan that may include new ways of thinking, emotion regulation skills, and experiments to try between sessions.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including trauma and grief, intimacy and communication struggles, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges tied to identity like gender dysphoria and LGBT issues. She also helps with parenting stress, family conflict, and recovery from eating and food-related problems. Melinna offers work in English and Spanish.
Sessions are available online and by phone in formats that fit busy lives. She encourages people to start with a clear goal and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Eating disorders, Depression among the things Melinna works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Melinna among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Melinna 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 Melinna directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Melinna uses Narrative Therapy to help people name the stories they tell about themselves and try out different meanings. This approach is useful for identity questions, body image concerns, and relationship stories that feel stuck.She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to guide people toward values-based action and from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. ACT helps when someone wants to live more in line with what matters to them. CBT offers concrete strategies to change thinking and build new habits.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Melinna discusses goals and preferences at the start and adjusts methods over time. Together the person and therapist choose which tools to use and how to pace the work.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit a commute or low-bandwidth situations. Chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Melinna commonly address?
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body image issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and relationship problems, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and conversational. She uses Narrative Therapy with practical skills from ACT, CBT, Client-Centered work, and DBT to help people test new ways of living.
How long has she been practicing?
Melinna has ten years of experience providing therapeutic services in a variety of settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) working in California.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not taking international clients; sessions are provided to people within the region she is licensed to serve.
What session formats are available?
She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I begin sessions with her?
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