Melinda Labbe, LMHC, LPC
Narrative-focused counselor with practical support
Details
| Name | Melinda Labbe |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC, LPC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida, Oklahoma |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 20 |
About Melinda
Melinda Labbe is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor with two decades of clinical and coaching experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions. Her tone is direct and respectful, aimed at helping people feel understood and steady.
She uses a narrative-informed approach to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. That work often pairs with attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections shape current patterns.
Background and approach
Sessions also draw on client-centered listening and cognitive-behavioral strategies when it helps to change thoughts and behaviors. Melinda has worked with people who have experienced trauma, grief, addictions, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those navigating parenting stress, intimacy and sexual concerns, blended family issues, and adoption or foster care matters.
Her background includes helping people with career shifts, ADHD, and coping after large-scale or personal disasters. Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to tailor conversations and practical steps to each person's needs, focusing on clear goals and doable skills.
Melinda avoids labels that stigmatize and centers respect and sensitivity in every session. Based in Florida, she holds FL LMHC and OK LPC credentials. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, using a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Melinda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Melinda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Melinda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Melinda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approach-Led Online Therapy for Everyday Challenges
Melinda often draws on Narrative Therapy to help people rewrite unhelpful personal stories. That approach helps when old beliefs or repeating patterns feel stuck and get in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work, looking at how early connection styles affect current relationships and emotional responses to stress.She treats choosing an approach as a team effort. The therapist listens to your goals and tries different tools alongside you. Over time the method can shift to what fits your needs and preferences, with clear steps and regular check-ins about progress.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper relational work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging support frequent, brief contacts for skill practice or quick support between longer sessions.
These formats let licensed professionals work with practical skills, story work, and emotion regulation in ways that fit busy lives and different comfort levels. The aim is accessible, practical therapy that adapts to each person’s routine.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and grief, parenting strain, career changes, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her practice blends narrative therapy with attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools, and dialectical skills as useful. The focus is on reshaping personal stories and building practical coping skills.
What is her background and experience?
She brings 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and life coach, working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, relationship conflict, and career issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She holds FL LMHC and OK LPC credentials and practices from Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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