Melanie Roum , LCSW

Melanie Roum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana with 15 years of professional experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She centers her work on the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and brings a strengths-based, empowering approach to therapy that helps clients take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life. Melanie works with concerns such as stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use and addiction, depression, bipolar disorder, relationship and family difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem issues, and coping with major life changes.

Her practice also addresses related areas including abandonment and attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, communication problems, recovery from domestic violence, and eating or food-related concerns. She blends evidence-based methods - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing - to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. As an LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker trained in assessment and psychotherapy, she helps clients clarify values, build coping skills, and develop sustainable strategies for change. When faith is meaningful to a client, Melanie is open to incorporating spiritual resources such as scripture into the therapeutic process. She provides services in English to adults across various life stages.