Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Depression
How Melinna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melinna
Melinna Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, anger, relationship concerns, and changes in their lives. Melinna speaks English and Spanish and uses a straightforward, compassionate style in sessions.
She draws on several approaches to match each person's needs, leaning toward a client-centered stance that meets people where they are. Melinna blends practical skills with attention to values so clients learn ways to manage intense feelings and improve daily functioning.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at clear, workable steps rather than long theory lessons. Her background includes work in both outpatient and residential settings, and she has led individual and group work for concerns such as depression, eating and body image issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood shifts, and grief. That range informs how she tailors strategies to each person's situation.
She also supports people dealing with identity and intimacy-related questions. In the therapy room, Melinna uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and coping skills. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people connect with personal values while making behavior changes.
The aim is steady progress and clearer choices. Outside of sessions she enjoys music, reading, cooking, and time with family and pets. Prospective clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
What Melinna works with
Everything Melinna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melinna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melinna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Therapy approaches and online care
Melinna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger because it teaches concrete skills for shifting responses and routines.She also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are often helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication repeatedly breaks down.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, trying techniques and adjusting based on what helps most. Clients are encouraged to share feedback so care can shift as their needs change.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video lets people work face-to-face when bandwidth and a quiet spot are available, phone calls can be easier when less bandwidth or hands-free conversation is needed, and chat or messaging can serve for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family life.
Questions people ask about Melinna
What kinds of concerns does Melinna help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, eating and body image issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on skills training and values-based work while meeting people where they are in the moment.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of experience and has worked in outpatient and residential settings and led both individual and group work.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds a California LMFT license and practices in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are provided to those within the region she practices.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.