Melanie Bartholomew , LMHC

Melanie Bartholomew is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She works with clients who are facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and issues connected to identity and intimacy. Melanie practices in Florida and speaks English. Her style is straightforward and respectful. She avoids labels and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life. Sessions center on honest conversation and building skills to cope with upsetting feelings and difficult situations. Melanie blends approaches to match the person in front of her. She uses client-centered methods to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thoughts, and solution-focused ideas to set clear short-term goals. This mix helps people manage symptoms while making small, doable changes. She often helps clients navigate parenting stress, blended family issues, workplace strain, and the ups and downs of midlife. She also supports people working through trauma, mood disorders, panic, ADHD-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. Women’s issues are a named area of focus in her work. Melanie emphasizes collaboration. She and the client decide what feels most useful, then track progress and adjust the plan. Her aim is to help people gain clearer direction, better coping skills, and more satisfying day-to-day life.

How therapy approaches translate online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist tune into the client’s concerns and shape the work around their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them. Online CBT often uses short exercises, thought records, and problem-solving between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Melanie will collaborate with clients to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in and adjust the plan as progress is made so the approach stays useful and realistic. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers voice only. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, written reflections, or support between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, shorter check-ins during a workday, and different ways to practice skills outside appointments.