Melinda Dunbar , LPC

Melinda Dunbar is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with addictions, anger, career stress, parenting strain, and concerns common to women. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps people can try between sessions. Melinda listens closely to each person's story and adapts methods to fit real-life needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She uses approaches that focus on how people connect with others and how thoughts affect feelings. That can mean working on attachment patterns, shifting unhelpful thought habits, or processing past hurts to reduce their hold on today. EMDR is part of the toolkit for addressing trauma when it’s needed. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented. Melinda helps clients name what matters, try small changes, and notice what works. She emphasizes strengths and builds practical skills for coping with stress and relationships. Melinda has nine years of clinical experience as an LPC in Texas. She offers sessions in English and provides a range of online formats to fit different schedules and lifestyles.

How Melinda’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past connections shape present relationships. Online sessions can help identify attachment patterns and practice new ways of relating to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions clients learn to spot unhelpful thinking, test new behaviors, and track progress between meetings. EMDR is used to process traumatic memories that keep causing distress; in teletherapy it involves guided sequences to reduce the intensity of those memories when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their concerns, goals, and comfort level. That may mean trying one strategy for a few sessions and adjusting as needed based on how well it fits.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deep conversation and emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, homework support, and a way to stay connected between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving routines, or other busy schedules.