Laura Melendez

Laura Melendez is an LCSW who brings more than a decade of clinical experience to work with adults navigating trauma, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. She focuses on supporting survivors of domestic violence, coercive control, childhood and narcissistic abuse, sexual assault, and related forms of relational harm. Her practice also addresses anxiety, depression, grief, and the complexities of identity and multicultural stressors.

She uses a trauma-informed and culturally responsive framework that centers the individual's own strengths and wisdom. Laura integrates methods such as EMDR, cognitive behavioral strategies, narrative approaches, mindfulness, and relational techniques to help people process painful memories, rethink the stories they tell themselves, and strengthen boundaries within current relationships.

Laura offers a collaborative style of care that emphasizes respect, empathy, and practical skills tailored to each person's goals. She works in both English and Spanish and attends to issues like attachment patterns, codependency, communication struggles, family of origin concerns, immigration-related stress, and women's and young adult issues. Her goal is to help individuals reclaim a clearer sense of agency and to support stepwise changes toward healthier functioning.