Melissa Childers-White, LPC

Melissa Childers-White is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas who focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to help clients notice unhelpful thinking, build coping skills, and take small steps toward feeling better. Melissa emphasizes empathy and nonjudgmental support while helping clients make a plan that fits their goals.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with minors in Psychology and Spanish from Vanderbilt University and studied abroad in Spain and Denmark. Melissa completed a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Trinity University in San Antonio, and her graduate internship included work in medical, sex, and cancer counseling.

Melissa blends tools from different approaches and tailors sessions to each person. She uses techniques such as Socratic questioning and elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients clarify their thinking and try alternative viewpoints. Mindfulness and meditation are part of her toolbox for stress reduction and emotional awareness.

Her background includes a nontraditional career path that expanded her problem-solving and communication skills, and time running an art studio that informs a creative approach to therapy. She also has experience volunteering and collaborating with community groups, which contributes to her perspective on life changes and resilience.

Melissa often supports people with concerns related to relationships, intimacy, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and medical or end-of-life issues. She encourages clients to engage actively in the work and to move at a pace they choose.

How CBT and Mindfulness Work Online

The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing out new ways of thinking. It helps with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and adjustment to life changes by creating practical steps and experiments to try between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase emotional awareness. These techniques can help people respond more calmly to difficult feelings and build steadier routines for coping.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they will review what helps, adjust techniques, and set manageable action steps so progress happens at a comfortable pace.

The therapist's original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm which online formats are offered before booking. Many people find online sessions useful because they can fit appointments into a workday, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when needed. Online work also makes it possible to practice mindfulness and CBT homework in the moments when daily life brings up real issues, then bring those experiences into the next session.