Melinda Perry, LCSW
Colorado · 30 years in practice
Melinda Perry is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Colorado with 30 years of experience.
License and registration
- LCSW, Colorado
- 0366 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1346977139 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Melinda
Melinda Perry is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Colorado with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and struggles with self-esteem. Melinda aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift painful emotional patterns. She also draws on client-centered approaches that prioritize the person’s own goals and perspective. Sessions are shaped around what each person brings to the room.
Background and approach
Melinda often supports people facing relationship and family concerns, parenting strains, and issues tied to addiction or trauma and abuse. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, anger, codependency, attachment difficulties, and challenges related to adoption or blended families. Her background includes long experience helping people process loss and forgiveness.
In session she aims to listen carefully and meet people where they are. She offers practical options and skills people can try between sessions. The pace and content are adjusted to fit each person’s needs and life situation.
Starting therapy can feel hard, and she acknowledges that step. Melinda tailors conversations and treatment plans to the individual so the work stays focused and useful. She supports people as they learn new ways to cope and relate.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melinda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Melinda names
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Online support
How Emotion-Focused and Client-Centered Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions, then change unhelpful patterns that keep those feelings stuck. It is useful when emotions drive repeated arguments, withdrawal, or feelings of disconnection. Client-centered therapy puts the person’s experience at the center of sessions, with the therapist following the person’s lead and offering empathy and support to build insight and confidence.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss what tends to help, and collaborate on a plan that fits your goals and preferences. Decisions about pacing, techniques, and homework are shared so the process feels practical and respectful.
Online therapy makes these approaches more flexible. Video calls let you meet face to face when a deeper conversation is needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, tracking progress, or getting support between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on emotional change and personal goals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Melinda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, anger, ADHD, and related topics like attachment and abandonment.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered methods. Sessions focus on emotions, personal goals, and practical skills the person can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Melinda has 30 years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker in Colorado.
What credential and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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