About Melanie
Melanie Roum is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana with 15 years of experience. She centers her work on clear, practical approaches that help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and addiction. Melanie believes people bring strengths and knowledge about their own lives, and she aims to support them as they build on those strengths.
Her sessions are straightforward and goal-focused. Melanie uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and change patterns that cause distress.
Background and approach
She also incorporates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps, plus Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills for emotion regulation and coping. Clients often come for issues such as relationship strain, family concerns, grief, parenting stress, anger, and low self-esteem.
She also addresses complex topics like attachment and abandonment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and substance use concerns. Melanie works with people facing life transitions and co-occurring problems. Her style is supportive and direct.
She listens, offers clear strategies, and practices skills in session that people can use between meetings. Melanie can discuss how faith or personal beliefs fit into the work when that is important to the person. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on therapist availability.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps even when feelings are difficult. It focuses on clarifying priorities and taking action toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, offering clear strategies to reframe thinking and build new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and sharpening interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean combining techniques from ACT, CBT, and DBT and adjusting as progress is made.
Online formats here include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible ways to send updates, ask quick questions, or practice skills between meetings. These options make scheduling easier and let people access care from different locations and routines.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Virginia
- Languages
- English
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