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Melody Libby

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Melody Libby, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Codependency and Relationships

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Where Melody stands

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 18454
NPI
1366557282
Experience
22 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

About

  • CBT techniques
  • DBT skills
  • Mindfulness practice

About Melody

Melody Libby is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 22 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, parenting strain, and related challenges such as codependency. Melody focuses on helping people who repeatedly put others first and then feel worn out by it.

Her sessions are straightforward. She listens so clients can say what matters most, then helps them notice patterns that keep them stuck. Practical skills and mindful awareness are tools she often brings into conversations, along with clear behavioral steps when people want change.

Melody mixes client-centered ways of working with structured techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That combination is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and problems with setting limits. She also uses elements of existential thinking to help people examine values and life choices.

Clients looking for help with intimacy issues, sleep problems, career stress, or compassion fatigue will find a focus on real-world coping. Melody sometimes pairs coaching-style questions with therapy to move toward specific goals. She pays attention to how past losses or attachment wounds shape current reactions.

Her background supports longer-term work and shorter goal-focused plans. People who want to understand why they keep putting others first, build firmer boundaries, or manage mood and stress may find practical, steady help in sessions with her.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy in her work means sessions focus on what the person brings each week, with the therapist listening and reflecting so goals become clearer. This helps when someone wants to understand why they keep putting others first and which changes feel important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, useful for anxiety, low mood, and sleep problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and boundary setting when relationships feel overwhelming.

Finding which approach fits is part of the process. Melody will work with each person to decide whether skills work, values-focused reflection, or a mix suits their needs and goals. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

The practical benefits of working online include fitting sessions into a busy week, shorter check-ins when time is limited, and easier attendance when travel is difficult. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can help people practice boundary-setting and skills in everyday settings and then talk through what happened in the next session.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, and related concerns including codependency.

What is her therapy style like?

Her approach combines client-centered listening with practical skills from CBT and DBT, plus mindfulness and existential reflection to help people change patterns and clarify values.

How much experience does she have?

She has 22 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not specify which formats are offered.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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.

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