Melba (Fran) Roberts, LPC - Therapist in Colorado

About Melba

Melba (Fran) Roberts is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on grief, life changes, and challenges that strain daily life. She speaks plainly and offers a steady presence for people facing loss and stress.

Fran spent much of her career working with hospice and grief-related care. That background shaped how she listens and what she pays attention to in sessions. She uses practical methods so conversations lead to clearer choices and calmer thinking.

Background and approach

Her work blends Client-Centered Therapy with tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches. In practice that means the room centers on what matters to the client while also trying out new ways to respond to painful thoughts and feelings. Sessions move at a pace that feels manageable for the person in front of her.

Fran also brings experience addressing relationship strain, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue among caregivers. She helps people name what feels wrong, find small steps forward, and rebuild a sense of balance. Her tone is respectful, direct, and gently encouraging.

Therapy with Fran typically involves talking through current worries, sorting values and goals, and practicing skills between sessions. She offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Therapeutic approaches that work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small committed steps toward those values. It helps when thoughts or feelings are overwhelming and getting in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits. It suits stress, anxiety, and mood challenges that respond to skill practice and structured work. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person's experience, offering validation and space to explore emotions at their own pace. This approach supports people who need a calm, nonjudgmental place to process loss or relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Fran will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking how they feel, and adjusting the plan together so therapy stays relevant and doable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to stay connected during transitions or caregiving schedules. The range of formats also lets people choose more or less verbal work depending on what feels safest and most helpful.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Fran address?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting and family concerns, intimacy-related issues, and caregiver strain including compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She centers sessions on the client's priorities using a compassionate, direct approach. Conversations are practical and paced to match what each person can handle.

What is Fran's professional background?

She has nine years of experience, including time working in hospice grief counseling and training in grief and life-limiting illness care.

What credentials and location are listed for Fran?

She is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor, credential CO LPC LPC0004603, and practices from Colorado.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with Fran?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are costs and getting started handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Colorado
Languages: English

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