Melinda Dunbar, LPC

Melinda Dunbar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She also supports those dealing with addictions, anger, parenting stress, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. Melinda writes plainly, listens closely, and works with clients to set clear goals they can use between sessions.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with attachment-focused and client-centered methods to help people spot unhelpful thoughts, improve interactions, and build new habits. Sessions are practical and focused on skills that apply to daily life.

Melinda brings nine years of counseling experience to her work. She emphasizes an individualized plan rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Together with each person she identifies small, achievable steps toward change and tracks progress over time.

In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through difficult feelings and decisions. She helps clients name patterns such as codependency, control issues, or attachment wounds and practices alternatives that feel doable.

Parents and people coping with separation, abandonment, or grief will find concrete tools for communication and emotional regulation. Melinda focuses on building strengths, increasing self-compassion, and restoring a clearer sense of life purpose.

Therapeutic approaches delivered online

Melinda commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in close relationships and helps people develop healthier ways of relating, which can be useful for issues like codependency, abandonment, and communication problems. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a strong therapeutic relationship so clients feel understood and can explore their goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melinda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress is made and encourages feedback so sessions stay relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when visual cues help the work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps with ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care.