Melinda Dunbar
Compassionate, practical therapy for life change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 9 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Melinda
Melinda Dunbar is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas who brings nine years of clinical experience to her work with people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes.
Background and approach
She addresses a broad range of concerns including addictions, parenting and family issues, anger, career frustration, compassion fatigue, and areas such as attachment wounds, codependency, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress. Her practice also attends to issues like isolation, forgiveness, narcissism, and women’s concerns.
Her style blends evidence-informed tools with a collaborative, client-centered stance that emphasizes individualized plans rather than one-size-fits-all remedies. Melinda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-based and emotionally-focused techniques, and incorporates EMDR when trauma processing is needed.
She aims to help clients clarify goals, build practical coping skills, and strengthen emotional awareness while honoring each person’s unique life story. Clients can expect a compassionate clinician who values partnership in the therapeutic process and focuses on actionable steps toward change.
Melinda’s background and credentialing as an LPC in Texas guide her clinical work and inform a steady, goal-oriented approach to healing and personal growth.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is commonly used for depression, anxiety, and stress-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating rooted in early relationships to help clients understand how those patterns affect current connections and emotional responses. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that can support processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional intensity, often used when past events continue to cause symptoms.
Choosing the right approach often unfolds over the first few sessions. The therapist collaborates with each client to assess needs, discuss goals, and decide which combination of methods feels most appropriate. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time so the treatment plan reflects the client’s preferences and evolving circumstances.
Online therapy with this clinician is offered through multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make scheduling more flexible around work, family, and geographic constraints. These options allow clients to access consistent care without needing to travel, and they support ongoing work between sessions through written check-ins or brief chats when needed.
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Experience
9+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English