Therapist profile
Melanie Reyes, LMFT
California
LMFT - Relationships and Codependency
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- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 92642
- NPI
- 1316288954
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English, Tagalog
- Location
- California
About
- Codependency support
- Trauma processing
- Mindfulness skills
About Melanie
Melanie Reyes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, sleep problems, parenting strain, self-esteem issues, and codependency. She offers sessions in English and Tagalog.
Melanie takes a practical, person-focused approach in sessions. Conversations are direct and grounded. She listens for the patterns that keep someone putting others first and helps name those behaviors. Sessions include skill-building, reflection, and moment-to-moment coping strategies that clients can use between meetings.
Her work draws on several approaches that shape how she meets people in the room. Client-Centered Therapy guides the emphasis on the person’s experience. Mindfulness techniques are used to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without judgment. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, may be part of work when past traumatic memories are a barrier to feeling steady.
Melanie also uses motivational interviewing when someone is unsure about change, and psychodynamic ideas to look at recurring relationship patterns. Practical goals often include clearer boundaries, steadier mood, better sleep, and clearer priorities when caregiving or parenting feels overwhelming. She asks direct questions and assigns doable tools to practice between sessions.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Payment varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s present experience. Online sessions using this approach emphasize listening, reflecting what feels most important, and helping the client name goals and next steps. EMDR, which works with distressing memories, uses guided attention and processing to reduce the hold of past trauma and can be adapted to remote work when appropriate. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to notice thoughts and body sensations; these skills are easy to practice between sessions and lend themselves well to remote check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss what seems to fit best and adjust based on the client’s needs, goals, and comfort. This is a collaborative process where tools and methods are tested and revised together.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. They also let people use practices learned in session during ordinary daily moments. Ask about available session types when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule your first appointment.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Tagalog
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes. She helps people recognize people-pleasing patterns and practices setting clearer boundaries.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She works in a direct, person-focused way using conversation, practical skills, and reflection to change repeating patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working with trauma, relationship concerns, mood issues, and caregiving stress.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Tagalog.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.