Melinda Labbe

Melinda Labbe is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of clinical experience. She aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can talk about stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. Her style is interactive and compassionate, and she avoids stigmatizing labels.

Melinda uses practical talk therapy methods to help people make changes that matter day to day. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping. She also uses Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns.

She has worked with people facing depression, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, career stress, LGBT concerns, and more. Over twenty years she has supported clients through communication problems, intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. She also addresses areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care, body image, and codependency.

Sessions focus on clear goals, practical skills, and honest conversation. Melinda pairs short-term strategies like behavior changes with deeper work on attachment and relationship patterns. She frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at relief and better functioning.

Melinda practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. If someone is ready to begin, she asks that they use the Start Therapy button and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections. Online work can help identify these patterns and try new ways of relating in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors, and it offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT online often uses short skill-building homework to practice between sessions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name emotions to build stronger bonds and clearer communication; online sessions can use the same process to increase emotional awareness and responsiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melinda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Over early sessions she will suggest pathways and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time or allowing appointments during a lunch break. Online work can also simplify doing homework or skills practice between meetings, and it supports continuity when life changes make in-person visits harder.