About Melvin
Melvin DuBard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience. He helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, career worries, relationship and family concerns, and trauma. He also supports those facing grief, sleep problems, anger, and questions about intimacy or sexuality.
Melvin uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. He focuses on what a person wants to change and helps create steps to get there. Conversations are guided by respect and an emphasis on each person’s goals.
Background and approach
He trained in counselor education and has experience as an educator and career development facilitator. That background informs his work when clients are navigating job changes, midlife shifts, or questions about life purpose. He blends problem-solving with attention to personal values.
In session he looks for patterns of thought and behavior that keep people stuck. Then he and the client try different ways to respond, from short-term solutions to deeper reflection. The goal is for clients to learn skills they can use outside sessions.
Melvin offers sessions that fit different needs. Some people prefer brief, focused coaching-style meetings. Others want longer work on trauma, relationships, or improving self-esteem.
He tailors the pace and tools to match what each person needs. He works from South Carolina and communicates in English. International clients are accepted, and sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a time that suits them.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and values and lets the therapist follow the client's lead to build trust and clarity; it works well for people who want a respectful space to sort through feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at specific thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and quick strategies to move toward clearer goals and is useful when someone wants focused change in a shorter time frame.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their concerns, goals, and preferences and then choose or blend methods that fit. That means sessions can shift over time if needs change, moving from short-term solutions to deeper work when helpful.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people read facial cues and use visual tools, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or a check-in fits a lunch break, and live chat or text messaging can support brief updates or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules and communication styles, while still allowing licensed professionals to guide progress and help people meet their goals.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina, Oregon
- Languages
- English