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Dr. Melissa Miller-Munoz, LMHC
Florida
LMHC - Relationships and Grief
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused work
- English and Spanish
About Melissa
Dr. Melissa Miller-Munoz is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT-related issues. She also addresses family and adoption-related stress and other interpersonal challenges.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused methods. In sessions she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behavior connect, and looks for small, practical changes clients can try between meetings. She also draws on approaches that explore meaning and relationship patterns when those issues are central.
Clients can expect conversations that center on current problems and workable steps forward. She listens for recurring patterns in thinking and behavior and helps people test different responses. Sessions include straightforward skills and reflective discussion about what matters most to the client.
Her practice addresses a range of concerns beyond core specialties, including blended family issues, communication problems, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness and pain, commitment and control issues, and forgiveness. She also helps with fatherhood issues and dependent or avoidant personality dynamics.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Prospective clients are asked to use the site matching process to select online therapy options and schedule an initial appointment. The counselor asks people to complete a short questionnaire before booking a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Dr. Miller-Munoz blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered techniques, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy in short, practical ways. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve coping. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, validating the client's experience, and helping people notice their own goals and strengths. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people identify and change interaction cycles that cause pain.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to pick approaches that match their goals and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Sessions are meant to be practical and collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as specific online options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow brief check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time for appointments. If quieter surroundings, a quick phone check-in, or a shorter video meeting would suit a person's routine better, that can be discussed when scheduling. The focus is on making sessions workable within everyday life while using CBT and relational methods to address the issues named above.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She focuses on relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT-related concerns, with additional work on family and adoption-related stress.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, and to test small behavior changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical experience in mental health counseling and conflict resolution work.
What credential and location are listed?
She is an LMHC licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.