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Melakee Nicholson

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Melakee Nicholson, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Texas / 76855
  • NPI1467910398
  • Experience10 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationTexas

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Attachment work
  • Goal focused

About Melakee

Melakee Nicholson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and anger. Melakee also addresses topics like self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, and challenges related to identity and loss.

She trained in professional counseling and in marriage and family therapy, and she draws on that background during sessions. Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, tools you can use between appointments, and steady problem-solving rather than jargon or grand theories.

Melakee uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. She also incorporates client-centered and attachment-based ideas to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others. In sessions she helps people name what triggers their anger and then build alternatives to snapping or withdrawing.

Expect conversations that link life events, relationships, and underlying emotions to present behavior. She offers coaching-style feedback alongside therapeutic work when helpful. Her aim is to help people practice skills that reduce reactivity and improve communication.

Practical steps are emphasized: identify a goal, learn a concrete skill, and test it between sessions. For people juggling work, parenting, or caregiving, that focus on short, useful strategies is often what they ask for first.

How sessions work

How therapy approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then pick actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, anger that follows intrusive thoughts, and making steady behavior changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with stress, worry, mood, and reactive behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at emotional experience and the patterns that show up in close relationships, which can be useful for improving communication and reducing repeated anger responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions can mix techniques so the focus can shift from skill building to deeper emotional processing as needed.

The biography does not list session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. When arranged, online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or busy schedules. They also let people use shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, and choose times that reduce disruption to daily life. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing and exercises to suit each person's routine rather than promising a single formula.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her approach is practical and goal oriented. She combines straightforward discussion with skills practice and coaching-style feedback.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience providing counseling and support to adults.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices there.

Can I work with her in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she see international clients?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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