LPC
Melakee Nicholson, LPC
- Experience10 years
- LocationTexas
- Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
- Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Melakee
Melakee Nicholson is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas who blends relational and evidence-based approaches to help people navigate stress, loss, and transitions. She draws on Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and acceptance-based methods to support clients grappling with anxiety, depression, trauma, and complex life changes.
Background and approach
Nicholson’s training in marriage and family therapy and professional counseling informs a collaborative, strengths-focused practice that centers each person’s experience rather than labeling them by their struggles.
With a decade of clinical work, she brings experience addressing a wide range of concerns including relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting and blended family dynamics, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and caregiver stress. Her background also includes attention to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, chronic illness and pain, and compassion fatigue.
Nicholson aims to equip clients with practical tools and insight while offering steady support and encouragement as they pursue their goals. Clients can expect a therapist who values clear communication and shared decision-making, using training in CBT, ACT, attachment-based frameworks, and client-centered practice to tailor treatment.
Her academic training includes master’s degrees in professional counseling and in human services - marriage and family therapy, plus a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy and biology.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Melakee Nicholson uses Internal Family Systems to explore the different parts of a person’s inner world, helping clients learn to relate to those parts with curiosity rather than judgment; this can be useful for addressing trauma responses, self-criticism, and persistent patterns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying values and building willingness to experience difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action. Additionally, attachment-based work is used to examine relational patterns and safety in connections, which can help with intimacy, communication, and relationship-related concerns.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust strategies over time so the work feels relevant and doable. Clients are invited to offer feedback and to shape the direction of their care rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which support scheduling flexibility and make it easier to maintain consistency during busy or transitional periods. These formats allow licensed professionals to use structured exercises, reflective conversation, and in-session skill practice while accommodating different comfort levels and communication styles.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English