Melinda Andre, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Georgia

About Melinda

Melinda Andre is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than two decades of experience supporting families and individuals. She focuses on practical help for parenting, family conflict, stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. Melinda works to create a straight‑forward space where parents can talk about problems and make realistic plans for change.

She draws on approaches like client-centered care, cognitive behavioral therapy, emotionally-focused techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work.

Background and approach

Sessions typically aim to identify immediate steps and build skills that parents can use at home. The style is respectful and direct, with an emphasis on clear goals and steady progress. Melinda has a long history working with reunification efforts, addiction, domestic violence, anger management, and parenting problems.

She also has experience with adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and related family of origin concerns. That background informs how she helps families facing complex patterns. In sessions she uses practical exercises and conversation to address communication problems, codependency, control issues, and commitment worries.

She helps parents manage child behavior, special needs, and co-occurring conditions such as ADHD. The work balances short-term problem solving with longer-term change. Melinda is licensed in Georgia as LCSW and also holds CSW status.

She offers services in English and is available to work with international clients. Her approach aims to empower parents to act with confidence and steady steps toward healthier family life.

Therapy approaches that work online for families

Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the parent or family. It helps build trust and shapes goals based on each person’s needs. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change reactions and manage anxiety, stress, or anger. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify feelings and repair important relationships by improving emotional connection and communication.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the family about goals and try methods that fit those needs. Together they adjust tools and strategies to match what works in daily life and parenting routines.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy schedules. These options let parents work on communication skills, short-term problem solving, and step-by-step behavior plans without extra travel. The flexibility supports ongoing work when family life is unpredictable.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family concerns are addressed?

She works with parenting challenges, family conflict, reunification, addiction, domestic violence, and related issues like attachment and blended family problems.

What is her general therapy style?

She keeps sessions practical and goal focused, offering a respectful and direct style that emphasizes clear steps and honest conversation.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 22 years of experience working with families and individuals in crisis and on issues such as addiction, anger management, and parenting.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Georgia, credentialed as LCSW and CSW with licence GA LCSW CSW004216.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 22 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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