Works with
How Melanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Virginia
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melanie
Melanie Roum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience who uses practical, skills-based approaches to help people manage strong emotions and life stress. She focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, addiction, and anger. Melanie speaks English and practices in Louisiana.
Her sessions are grounded in clear, step-by-step tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness methods to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct and compassionate; the work centers on concrete changes a person can try between sessions. Melanie aims to partner with each person to identify values and realistic goals. She encourages small, doable actions that reduce shame and increase coping.
Motivation-focused techniques are used when people feel stuck or uncertain about change. Her background includes work with stress, trauma and abuse, substance and alcohol issues, and a range of family-of-origin and relationship themes. She helps people navigate major life transitions, blended family dynamics, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and loss.
Practicalities are discussed upfront, including session format and how therapy fits into a busy life. Melanie uses straightforward language and invites questions about methods and pacing. That approach helps people decide which tools feel most useful for their situation.
What Melanie works with
Everything Melanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melanie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Melanie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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 tools and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than getting stuck. It can be useful for anxiety, anger, and adjusting to life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression and worry. Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that help when feelings feel overwhelming.Melanie approaches these methods collaboratively. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try techniques that match those aims. Finding the right mix of skills and strategies is part of the process, and adjustments are made based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for a fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat makes shorter check-ins easy, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Melanie
What concerns does Melanie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions use practical, skills-based techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach emotion management and behavior change.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has 15 years of professional experience helping people navigate emotional and behavioral challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds LCSW licensure and practices in Louisiana with credentials listed as LA LCSW and VA LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary by 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 then schedule based on the therapist's listed availability.