Melinna Perez , LMFT

Melinna Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of clinical experience. She offers a warm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body-image concerns, and relationship and intimacy issues. Melinna also supports people navigating grief, trauma, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and identity matters including gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns.

Her background includes work in both residential and outpatient settings and she has led individual and group sessions. Melinna uses several well-known approaches to shape treatment, drawing especially from client-centered care to meet people where they are. She combines practical skills from cognitive behavioral methods and emotion-focused ideas when those tools fit a person’s goals.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Melinna describes therapy as a collaborative process where she helps clients set goals, practice new skills, and test changes between sessions. She encourages openness and emotional honesty in each meeting.

People who come to her often want straightforward tools for coping with life changes, clearer communication, or relief from intense feelings. Melinna also addresses concerns related to abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, codependency, and kink or BDSM culture when these topics surface in therapy.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys music, reading, cooking, meditation, sports, and time with family and pets. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and pace. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflection so the client can discover their own answers and build self-trust; this approach is useful for shame, low self-esteem, and identity questions.

Finding the right approach is often part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting techniques as needed.

Online sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is helpful for face-to-face interaction and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text let people share thoughts between meetings and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it practical to get steady support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.