Melanie Roum, LCSW

Melanie Roum is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 15 years of experience. She centers therapy on each person’s strengths and practical steps they can take. Melanie emphasizes respect for a client's story and encourages small changes that add up over time.

She commonly helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and the emotional effects of trauma and abuse. Relationship and family issues are part of her focus, along with parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment patterns, blended family issues, and family of origin dynamics.

Melanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build practical skills. She also uses mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing to support change. Sessions tend to emphasize clear strategies, emotion regulation skills, and values-based decisions.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She aims to help people identify steps they can try between meetings and notice what does or does not work. Melanie may also incorporate spiritual perspectives when clients want that guidance, using the Bible as one resource for meaning and growth.

People who want practical tools and a strengths-based guide may find her style helpful. To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session based on therapist availability.

Approach-driven online care that focuses on skills and values

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values, which can reduce avoidance and increase meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete ways to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage strong feelings and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose practices that match a person’s goals and daily life. Techniques may be tried and adjusted over time so the plan fits the client’s needs and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people practice skills and homework between meetings in the places they live their daily lives. Licensed professionals and therapists aim to match method and format so therapy is practical and usable.