Melanie Dente helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, anger, and work-related problems.
01About Melanie
Melanie Dente helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, anger, and work-related problems. She also supports those coping with major life changes, burnout or compassion fatigue, bipolar mood concerns, and effects of abuse or disaster. Melanie is based in Ohio and holds LPCC and LMHC credentials.
She uses clear, goal-focused methods in sessions. Melanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to turn overwhelming feelings into manageable steps. She asks clients to notice thoughts and test whether they match reality. Melanie teaches practical skills to build a personal toolbox.
Those skills include emotion regulation, grounding and coping techniques, and communication strategies. She encourages people to identify helpful supports in their life and to avoid unsafe behaviors. Therapy with Melanie is active and collaborative.
She sets challenges to help clients try new ways of coping between sessions. Progress is measured in small, concrete changes and in how well clients use their new skills. She balances challenge with encouragement.
Melanie prompts people to recognize and celebrate successes as they occur. The work can be difficult, but she stays focused on helping each person reach the goals they set.
02Credentials
- LPCC (Ohio)
- License E.1700259-SUPV · expires July 2027
- LMHC (Washington)
- License 61268551 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1740601996 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Workplace issues
Methods Melanie names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Melanie names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. Online CBT sessions typically include structured conversations, homework, and worksheets to change thinking patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety and panic.EMDR is an approach that helps process traumatic memories by combining focused memory work with guided bilateral stimulation. In an online setting this work is paced carefully and paired with grounding and coping strategies to manage strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then adapt methods such as CBT or EMDR to fit what feels most helpful. Clients and the therapist make adjustments together as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face work and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging helps when clients want ongoing written contact. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people access therapy from different places and routines.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, work issues, relationship strain, bipolar and other mood concerns listed in her specialties.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses CBT, DBT, EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-focused approaches to teach concrete coping skills and to address distressing memories or patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working with people who have experienced trauma and related mental health concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials and practices in Ohio as noted in her profile.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She works with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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