- Person-centered approach
- Bilingual English Spanish
- 10 years experience
About Melinna
Melinna Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of clinical experience. She guides people through stress, anxiety, depression, eating and body image concerns, relationship struggles, and self esteem challenges. Melinna speaks English and Spanish and frames therapy as a collaborative, respectful process.
She trained at the University of Southern California, earning a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and also holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and English from Mount St. Mary’s University. Over a decade she has worked in both outpatient and residential settings and has led individual and group therapy sessions.
Her style centers on meeting people where they are. Melinna draws heavily on person-centered methods and blends elements from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and identifying values that guide change.
In sessions she aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can name feelings, try new behaviors, and practice coping tools. She also helps people navigate grief, trauma, intimacy issues, bipolar mood concerns, and transitions such as separation or adoption-related questions.
Outside of clinical work she enjoys music, sports, reading, cooking, meditating, and beach time with family and pets. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
She trained at the University of Southern California, earning a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and also holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and English from Mount St. Mary’s University. Over a decade she has worked in both outpatient and residential settings and has led individual and group therapy sessions.
Her style centers on meeting people where they are. Melinna draws heavily on person-centered methods and blends elements from cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally focused techniques. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and identifying values that guide change.
In sessions she aims to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can name feelings, try new behaviors, and practice coping tools. She also helps people navigate grief, trauma, intimacy issues, bipolar mood concerns, and transitions such as separation or adoption-related questions.
Outside of clinical work she enjoys music, sports, reading, cooking, meditating, and beach time with family and pets. To begin, prospective clients use the site’s continue button on this profile and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.