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Melissa Cantu

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate*

Melissa is passionate about helping people find healing, strengthen their relationships, and move forward with hope. Melissa works with children, teens, adults, and couples, creating a warm and compassionate environment where clients feel heard, understood, and supported.

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Melissa specializes in trauma and relational issues, helping clients understand how their experiences shape their thoughts, emotions, and connections with others. Her collaborative, client-centered approach incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and other evidence-based interventions tailored to each client’s needs. She helps clients recognize unhelpful thought patterns, develop practical coping skills, and build healthier ways of responding to life’s challenges.

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Melissa also has a heart for supporting parents as they navigate the joys and challenges of raising children. As a wife, mother, and ministry leader, she understands the demands of marriage, parenting, family life, and caring for others. She helps parents strengthen communication, develop effective parenting strategies, and foster meaningful connections with their children. She especially enjoys supporting women and those serving in ministry or other helping roles.

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As a Christian counselor, Melissa believes faith and professional counseling work together to support the whole person.  Melissa's therapeutic approach is always rooted in biblical principles but is happy to help anyone regardless of their own beliefs and values.  Her desire is to help clients process painful experiences, grow in confidence, and develop tools for lasting change in their lives and relationships.

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​Melissa works in our Clear Lake office, in addition to offering telehealth services across Texas, on the following days:
Tuesday - Saturday 9AM – 6PM. 

 

 

*Melissa is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPC-Associate) supervised by: Gabriela Chapa Herrera, LPC-S.

 

Education and Training:
  • ​Master of Arts in Counseling - Our Lady of the Lake University

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  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Nelson University

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  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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  • Child Centered Play Therapy and Play-Based Therapeutic Techniques

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  • Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

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