Therapist profile
Melissa Gonzales, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - Anger and mood concerns
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 81038
- NPI1912532516
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
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- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
- Client-centered work
About Melissa
Melissa Gonzales is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship difficulties, addictions, trauma and other mood-related concerns. Melissa also notes support for LGBT clients and people coping with major life changes.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions tend to center on clear goals and practical steps. She uses talk-based work to help people notice patterns that lead to frustration or repeated conflict. Clients learn ways to manage strong feelings and to communicate differently with others.
Melissa draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and on dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses client-centered principles to listen and reflect what matters to each person. Solution-focused ideas help set short-term targets and track progress.
In appointments she often addresses attachment and communication issues that underlie repeated anger or resentment. She also works with people dealing with isolation, guilt, self-esteem concerns, and panic symptoms. The work combines skills practice with problem-solving conversations.
Practical steps are a regular part of sessions. That can include brief behavioral experiments, communication scripts, and grounding or breathing exercises to use in heated moments. Melissa expects to work collaboratively on what fits the client's life and goals.
How sessions work
Approach and online session options
Melissa regularly uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that fuel anger. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and trying alternative responses to reduce reactivity.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT-style skills are concrete tools for calming down, managing urges, and staying present during heated moments. Client-centered principles guide the pace and focus, with the therapist listening and reflecting to clarify what matters most to the client.
Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to set goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. That conversation usually happens in early sessions and is revisited as progress is tracked.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when appropriate, and remove travel time. Discuss format preferences when scheduling to find what works best for daily life and goals.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger problems does she address?
She supports adults who snap at loved ones, struggle with workplace frustration, hold long-term resentment, or feel triggered by others' anger. Anger is listed among many mood and relationship concerns she treats.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
The work combines cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and DBT-style skills for emotion regulation. Conversations also focus on practical communication skills and short-term problem solving.
What is her clinical background?
She has five years of experience as a therapist working with mood disorders, trauma, addictions, and relationship issues. That experience informs how she blends skills and talk therapy.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, with a Texas LPC credential and she practices in Texas.
Does she run sessions in other languages or take international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing work and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is determined by the session plan and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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