About Melynda
Melynda Farnham is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She offers straightforward support for everyday struggles and bigger life changes. Her tone is warm and practical, aimed at people who may feel nervous about starting therapy.
With 13 years of experience, she has worked with clients around ADHD, autism and parenting challenges. She also supports people dealing with trauma, sexual assault, grief, and concerns related to LGBT identity.
Background and approach
Her background includes helping those coping with addiction, depression, bipolar concerns, anger, and low self-esteem. In sessions she focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. Conversations tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented, with attention to what a person wants to change or understand.
She uses a mix of approaches to match what a client needs in the moment. Melynda blends practical skills with reflective work. That can mean building new coping habits, practicing mindfulness, or exploring values and life meaning.
She also uses coaching-style questions when people want clear steps and accountability. People who reach out typically want calm, structure, and clearer next steps. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process simple and respectful.
Many clients find that short-term skills plus steady conversations lead to useful changes over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when anxiety or difficult thoughts show up. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress without making things worse.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean trying a skills-focused plan at first and adding deeper reflection later if it helps.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit real life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be quicker and use less bandwidth, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule care around work, school, or caregiving demands while keeping focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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