How Dean works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCMHC
- Licensed in
- New Hampshire, Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Dean
Dean Melrose is a licensed mental health counselor with 30 years of practice in New Hampshire. He brings steady, practical support to people facing strong emotions and life shifts. His work often centers on anger, anxiety, depression, and addiction concerns.
Clients meet a direct, compassionate clinician who focuses on real-world changes rather than jargon. Dean uses approaches that break problems into manageable steps. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors.
Background and approach
He also uses Client-Centered methods to build trust and encourage honest discussion. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change. Sessions are straightforward and collaborative.
Dean listens first, then offers practical strategies and small experiments to try between meetings. He emphasizes skills people can use right away to reduce stress, manage anger, or cope with grief. People often come for help with career pressure, relationship strain, or feeling isolated.
He also supports those facing chronic pain, first responder stress, gender or identity concerns, and issues around intimacy. The approach is adaptable to each person’s needs and goals. Over time Dean helps people build clearer routines, healthier reactions, and better communication.
He encourages realistic steps and checks progress frequently. The focus remains on what works in everyday life rather than overnight fixes.
What Dean works with
Everything Dean lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Dean's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Dean lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects concerns, and helps people clarify what matters most. This approach suits issues that need emotional support and a space to talk things through.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice patterns of thinking that increase stress or anger. It breaks problems into small parts and tests new behaviors to see what helps. CBT works well for anxiety, depression, anger management, and habits people want to change.
Motivational Interviewing is a short, goal-focused method that helps when someone feels unsure about change. It uses open questions and gentle reflection to build internal motivation for next steps. This approach is useful for addictions, lifestyle shifts, and decisions about care.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and past attempts, then suggest options to try together. That plan is reviewed and adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online therapy makes these methods easier to access. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions fit quieter or low-bandwidth situations, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief coaching. These formats let people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or mobility limits while keeping therapy consistent and practical.
Questions people ask about Dean
What concerns does Dean commonly address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related life changes.
What is his general therapy style?
Sessions are direct and collaborative. He listens closely, then offers hands-on strategies and brief experiments to try between visits.
How much experience does he have?
Dean has 30 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He holds MA LMHC and NH LCMHC credentials and practices in New Hampshire.
Can I work with him if I speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
He does not work with international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.