Melanie Gordon, LPC

Melanie Gordon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She brings three years of professional mental health counseling experience and over 20 years as a school counselor. Melanie focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety while guiding them through grief, parenting concerns, and life transitions.

Her style is client-centered and practical. Sessions aim to build confidence and motivation with clear steps and small goals. Melanie uses solution-focused ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping.

She often invites creative expression into the work, using clients' artistic strengths to clarify feelings and choices. Melanie frames clients as experts on their own lives and concentrates on strengths that can be used to move forward. Expect a collaborative tone where the counselor and client set realistic goals together.

Melanie has broad experience supporting people through changes related to pregnancy and childbirth, postpartum depression, caregiving stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and issues many young adults face. She also addresses topics like self-esteem, forgiveness, jealousy, and life purpose.

Starting therapy with her includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability.

How Melanie Uses Practical Therapies Online

Melanie emphasizes client-centered work that starts with the person's goals and strengths. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around the client’s priorities. It helps when someone needs space to name what matters and set small, meaningful goals.

She also uses solution-focused techniques that zero in on what is already working. These brief, goal-oriented steps help people try concrete behaviors between sessions and notice progress. Cognitive behavioral methods are part of her work too; they look at thoughts and actions that keep stress and anxiety going and test new ways of responding.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Melanie will talk through options with clients and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. The therapeutic plan can change as progress or life circumstances change so clients stay involved in decisions about their care.

If you want online sessions, please confirm the current formats before booking because none are specified in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals often tailor session rhythms and homework to fit daily routines rather than promising a specific modality.