- Trauma informed
- Mindfulness based
- Bilingual support
About Melanie
Melanie Reyes is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 12 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She also supports those coping with grief, addiction, sleep problems, parenting strain, career shifts, and compassion fatigue. Melanie communicates in English and Tagalog to make therapy more accessible for bilingual clients in California.
Melanie takes a practical, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on what feels most urgent and useful right now. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people try new ways of handling difficult moments. Goals are set together, and progress is checked along the way.
Her work draws on client-centered methods that emphasize the client's experience and perspective. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, often called EMDR, for trauma-related concerns. Mindfulness techniques are practical and brief, aimed at reducing distress and improving day-to-day coping.
Melanie blends insight-oriented conversation with skill building. That can mean naming patterns that keep someone stuck, then practicing small, concrete changes between sessions. She pays attention to how emotions show up in the body and helps clients develop better self-care habits and coping strategies.
Many people come to her after major life changes, illness, or adoption and foster care transitions. Melanie frames therapy as a collaborative process and invites each person to shape the work. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow and schedule based on availability.
How Melanie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The therapist listens, reflects, and follows the client's lead to build understanding and hope. This approach helps people who need a steady, supportive space to sort through feelings and make decisions.EMDR, or eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, is a method used for distress tied to traumatic memories. It guides attention while the person recalls upsetting events, which can reduce the intensity of those memories and related reactions.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple skills for paying attention to the present moment. These practices help reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and make it easier to handle stressors as they come up.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, history, and goals. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time in a collaborative way.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Talk with the therapist during the intake about how to structure appointments so they work with everyday life.
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Experience
12+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English, Tagalog
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melanie help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is her style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. She listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients try concrete strategies between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Melanie has 12 years of experience working with a range of concerns, including trauma, mood issues, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Tagalog.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How is cost handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.