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Melinna Perez, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Eating
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Melinna

Melinna Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with a decade of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She draws on training in marriage and family therapy to support people facing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image concerns, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and a variety of relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Her background includes work in both individual and group formats across outpatient and residential settings, and she brings experience with communication problems, attachment and abandonment concerns, and care around gender and sexual identity topics.

Her style emphasizes a collaborative, person-centered stance that meets clients where they are while integrating practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Sessions are shaped around each client's goals, with attention to coping skills, crisis management, and growth-oriented strategies.

Melinna offers services in English and Spanish and provides a range of remote session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help clients clarify personal values and develop psychological flexibility; it supports work on living meaningfully despite difficult thoughts or feelings and can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, offering practical skills for mood, anxiety, eating-related concerns, and many day-to-day challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides specific strategies for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, useful when strong emotions or relationship difficulties are a primary concern.

Finding the right approach often happens collaboratively in early sessions. The therapist works with clients to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adapts techniques from these approaches to match individual needs and life circumstances rather than prescribing a single method from the start.

Online therapy with this clinician can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other responsibilities. Remote formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and practice skills between sessions, while allowing the therapist to integrate structured tools from ACT, CBT, and DBT into conversations and exercises that fit each client's routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and body-image issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, intimacy-related challenges, and a range of family and communication problems.
What is the typical therapeutic style and approach?
The clinician favors a person-centered stance while drawing on CBT, DBT, EFT, and ACT to tailor interventions to each client's needs and goals.
How much clinical experience informs the work?
She has 10 years of experience across individual and group settings, including outpatient and residential work with diverse presenting concerns.
Where is the therapist licensed and practicing?
Melinna practices in California and is licensed as an LMFT with the credential CA LMFT 123816.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Services are offered in both English and Spanish, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for appointments?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyEating disordersDepression

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English, Spanish

What Melinna can help with

Melinna Perez works with clients on stress and anxiety, eating disorders, and depression.

Melinna works with children, teens, adults, and couples.

How Melinna approaches therapy

Melinna's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and training

Melinna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 10 years of clinical experience.