Melissa Rodriguez
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC)
Bilingual counseling services: where trauma healing, art and science coexist.
I am looking forward to meeting you. I have over 15 years of experience working in education and clinical mental health settings. Besides applying evidenced based modalities in my practice, I am passionate about integrating art (music, literature, cinema) and spirituality as part of the therapeutic process. As a therapist, I have extensive counseling experience with the Hispanic/Latinx/Indigenous, refugees, and LGBTQI+ communities and their families.
Practice hours (EST)
Accepts new patients after hospitalization for
- Severe depression
- Self-harming behavior
- Eating disorders
- Severe emotional stress or trauma
Adjusts scheduling to accommodate new clients after their hospitalization.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Anxiety
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Depression
- Eating Concerns
- Grief and Loss
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Racial/Cultural Oppression or Trauma
- Trauma
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Body positivity
- Immigrants
- People in the foster care system
- People of color
- People seeking asylum
- People who identify as queer
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$145 — $170per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – North Carolina
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – North Carolina
- Out-of-pocket
- Documentation provided for patient filling
- Out-of-network insurance
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Online
Credentials
Licenses
LCMHC
North Carolina Board for Licensed Professional Counselors
15366, North Carolina