Melanie Dente, LPCC, LMHC

Melanie Dente is a licensed counselor practicing in Ohio who brings a focused, skills-based approach to supporting people through difficult experiences. She holds the credentials LPCC and LMHC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and combines formal training in EMDR, CBT, and DBT to tailor treatment to each person’s needs.

With six years of experience, Melanie has an extensive history working with survivors of trauma and those coping with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and relationship or life-transition challenges. She helps clients examine and test the accuracy of thoughts that may be causing distress, teaches emotion-regulation and interpersonal skills, and guides behavioral changes that reduce risky or unsafe patterns.

Therapy with Melanie emphasizes practical strategies and skill-building. She encourages people to identify their professional and personal supports, to expand their repertoire of coping skills, and to “fill their toolbox” so they can better manage symptoms independently. Her work blends trauma-focused methods and mindfulness techniques with structured cognitive and behavioral interventions to address both immediate symptoms and underlying patterns.

Melanie sets clear expectations about the effort required to make lasting changes and offers steady support and constructive challenge along the way. She also honors progress as it happens and helps clients recognize and celebrate their achievements. Melanie welcomes the opportunity to work with individuals ready to engage in this process and pursue meaningful change.