Melissa Laneaux, LCSW

Melissa Laneaux is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 15 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the effects of trauma. She creates a calm and structured space where clients can talk through what feels overwhelming and learn practical ways to cope.

Her work often centers on building skills for day-to-day life. That includes strategies for mood regulation, handling intense emotions, and reducing substance-related harms. She also supports people dealing with relationship or intimacy-related concerns and challenges like low self-esteem or social anxiety.

Melissa uses clear methods that prioritize the person in front of her. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered practices to help clients notice patterns and make gradual changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas guide her when emotion regulation or attachment themes are present.

Sessions aim to blend real-world tools with space to process painful experiences. Many clients leave sessions with steps they can try between meetings. Over time the focus is on building steady coping habits and stronger self-understanding.

She offers multiple ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People meet her from across Texas and work together on goals that fit their daily life.

How Melissa’s approaches translate to online care

Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test out small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday problems that benefit from clear, practical steps.

She also brings a client-centered stance that prioritizes the person’s experience. This means conversations focus on what feels most important to the client and the pace is set by their comfort and goals.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and try strategies together, adjusting methods based on what helps most. Clients and therapist check in about progress and make changes when needed.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video helps when visual cues and face-to-face conversation matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support between meetings or when writing feels easier than speaking.

These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a workday, school schedule, or parenting routine while keeping the focus on clear tools and steady emotional support.