- CBT and attachment
- Goal focused coaching
- Trauma aware care
About Melinda
Melinda Labbe is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and money and financial issues. Her style is warm and interactive and aimed at helping people take concrete steps forward.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work through strong emotions in the moment.
Melinda avoids labels that shame people and treats each person with sensitivity and respect. Sessions combine practical skills, reflective conversation, and tools clients can use between meetings. She also brings life coaching techniques when clients want focused goal work, such as career shifts or financial behavior changes.
Her background includes long experience with trauma, grief, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue. She adapts pacing and methods to each person, aiming for clear, manageable steps rather than long lists of theory.
People who choose her can expect a collaborative process where goals are set together. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability. Melinda practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.
How therapy approaches adapt to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, and online sessions let clients talk through relationship patterns and practice new responses. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often using short exercises and homework that translate well to remote sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name strong emotions in real time, which can be effective in conversation-based online meetings.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to emphasize. Clients and therapist collaborate on pacing, whether the work will emphasize skills training, emotion processing, or goal-focused coaching.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow a shorter check-in when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. It also supports using digital worksheets, brief between-session tasks, and follow-up coaching conversations to keep progress moving between meetings.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Melinda works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and grief. She also lists money and financial issues along with parenting, career, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general approach to therapy?
Her style is warm and interactive and focuses on practical steps. She blends CBT, attachment-based ideas, EFT, DBT skills, and client-centered listening to match each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She brings about 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and life coach, including work with trauma, grief, addictions, and relationship challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Florida. These credentials are presented as LMHC and LPC.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.