Therapist profile
Melissa Avitia, LPC
Texas
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Anxiety
Continue with MelissaKey details
- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Texas / 79014
- NPI1992490346
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
- LocationTexas
About
- Anger management
- Stress and anxiety
- English and Spanish
About Melissa
Melissa Avitia is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and challenges like parenting, sleep or eating disruptions. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Her approach is practical and direct. She listens to what matters most and helps people build clear steps to manage hard feelings. When anger or resentment shows up at work or at home, she helps clients name triggers and practice responses that feel more manageable.
Melissa adapts conversations and plans based on each person’s situation. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, post-traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue, as well as mood concerns such as bipolar disorder and depression. She also supports people dealing with immigration issues, money stress, and relationship communication problems.
Over her eight years she has worked with people coping with self-harm thoughts, sexual assault and abuse, emptiness, and challenges common to young adults. She offers straightforward guidance for improving motivation, self-esteem, and self-love, and for managing parenting strain without judgment.
To begin a working relationship clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. International clients are not currently accepted.
How sessions work
Approaches for managing anger and related concerns online
Melissa works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and coping. Cognitive strategies involve identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life situations to reduce anger and anxiety. Behavioral strategies use step-by-step practice, such as paced breathing, activity scheduling, and role-play to change reactions and improve sleep and daily routines. Trauma-informed approaches are used when past hurt affects current reactions. These methods help people understand how past events shape emotional responses and build safer ways of responding to triggers. Melissa will discuss which approaches make sense for the problems you bring and adjust the plan as you go. Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will help you choose techniques based on your goals, how you respond in early sessions, and your preferences. Together you’ll try methods, review what helps, and shift direction when needed. Confirm session delivery options before booking since formats were not specified in the original biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove commute time so therapy is easier to schedule around work or family commitments.Areas of focus
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, trauma and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focuses on clear steps to manage feelings and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She holds an LPC credential and practices in Texas.
Can I work with her if I speak Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are managed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a 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 anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.