Melissa Laneaux, LCSW
Texas · 15 years in practice
Melissa Laneaux is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 117413 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1154870582 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Melissa
Melissa Laneaux is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She practices in Texas and focuses on practical support for everyday emotional struggles. Her approach aims to make therapy understandable and usable from the first session.
Melissa builds a calm, predictable space where people can talk through painful memories and current problems. She helps clients develop coping skills for mood swings, anger, and overwhelming feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions often include straightforward strategies to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. She uses approaches like Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how feelings affect relationships and attachment, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts. Client-Centered Therapy guides how she listens and responds, keeping the person’s goals at the center.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation or distress tolerance is needed. Melissa often helps with issues tied to trauma, substance use, body image, and self-harm by combining concrete tools with attention to emotional experience. She also supports people working through loneliness, guilt, shame, and life transitions.
The work is collaborative and paced to what each person can handle. Her sessions aim to leave people with clear next steps: manageable skills, a better understanding of patterns, and ways to notice progress between appointments.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Melissa uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice and name emotions and then see how those feelings shape important relationships. This approach is useful for people who want to better understand attachment patterns and emotional reactions. Client-Centered Therapy guides how she listens and responds, keeping the client's goals central and creating space for people to lead the conversation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss what feels most relevant and adapt techniques to match each person’s needs and preferences. The aim is to try options together and adjust based on what helps the person make steady progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face work on emotions and interactions, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Melissa commonly support?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, mood disorders, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Additional areas include body image, guilt, loneliness, and young adult challenges.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and practical. She blends emotional exploration with hands-on skills so people can use what they learn between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience informs a steady, paced approach to care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas. The license appears as TX LCSW in professional listings.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She does not accept international clients. Therapy is provided to people located within the therapist's permitted region.
What session formats are available for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Those formats allow flexibility for different schedules and check-in styles.
How does the subscription-based cost structure work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability. Exact pricing is shown during the sign-up process.
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