Melanie Reyes, LMFT

How Melanie’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on what the client brings to sessions. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients find their own solutions. This approach suits people wanting a supportive space to sort through feelings and make decisions.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, helps people process painful memories that keep causing distress. In this work clients notice sensations and thoughts while guided through structured bilaterally-stimulating techniques to reduce the memory’s intensity. EMDR is often used for trauma, abuse, and vivid upsetting memories.

Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention practices to reduce worry and improve emotional regulation. Short breathing or grounding exercises are used to help with anxiety, sleep problems, and stress management.

Melanie treats finding the right approach as a shared process. She will talk with clients about their goals and try methods that fit those goals. Adjustments happen as needed so the work stays relevant to each person’s life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it practical to fit therapy into a busy schedule and continue work between sessions.