Therapist profile
Melanie Martinez, LPC
Colorado
Licensed counselor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Colorado / LPC.0012428
- NPI
- 1245585439
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Colorado
About
- LPC Colorado
- CBT and DBT skills
- Mindfulness practices
About Melanie
Melanie Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 10 years of experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, and codependency concerns. Melanie focuses on helping people notice what isn’t working and practice small changes that make daily life easier.
She uses clear, practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help slow racing thoughts and improve focus. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered for intense emotions and relationship conflicts.
In sessions she listens without judgment and encourages direct conversations about patterns like people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, and staying emotionally entangled in another person’s problems. Sessions aim to trade vague worry for specific, doable steps you can try between meetings. Melanie also addresses related concerns such as grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, and addiction challenges.
Her approach mixes talking, skills practice, and short homework tasks to reinforce what was discussed. She frames progress as learning new ways to act when old habits pull people back into the same problems. Melanie also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and commit to actions that align with them.
People meet her expecting straightforward guidance and practical tools rather than long explanations. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule an initial session to see if the fit feels right.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Melanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes. CBT focuses on the link between thinking and acting, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns like people-pleasing.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing exercises. These practices help slow down racing thoughts and improve focus during stressful moments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are introduced for managing intense emotions and improving communication in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will review your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as you learn what helps most.
Because the profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Ask about video or phone possibilities when you complete the site’s matching steps. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so you can use a lunch break or an evening slot more easily.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to codependency patterns?
She helps people who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, losing themselves in relationships, and living around someone else’s moods or drinking.
How does she approach therapy day to day?
Sessions combine talking with skills practice and short homework tasks. The goal is to translate conversations into specific actions between sessions.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
She has 10 years of professional experience supporting adults with anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, and related problems.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Colorado and practices there.
Can non-U.S. clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are fees handled and what does cost look like?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific pricing depends on your chosen plan.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.