Melanie Roum

Melanie Roum, LCSW, practices in Louisiana and brings 15 years of professional experience to her clinical work. She focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, self esteem, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes. Her practice also addresses related areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress.

She frames therapy around the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that strengths already present can be mobilized to meet difficult challenges. She draws on a mix of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness-based work, Motivational Interviewing, and psychodynamic perspectives to tailor care to an individual’s needs.

Roum has said she finds spiritual resources meaningful for some people and is willing to incorporate that dimension when it aligns with a client’s goals. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and attention to the patterns that shape relationships and coping, offering guided support for someone ready to make changes.