Melanie Roum, LCSW

Louisiana · 15 years in practice

Melanie Roum is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a systemic lens in her work.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 6413 · expires August 2026
LCSW, Virginia: 0904019485 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1992040141 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Melanie

Melanie Roum is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a systemic lens in her work. She brings 15 years of experience and focuses on practical steps clients can use to manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction. Melanie speaks plainly and aims to support people as they take the first steps toward change.

Melanie centers conversations on what matters most to each person and highlights existing strengths. She often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - and Dialectical Behavior Therapy - DBT - to address thoughts, emotions, and coping skills.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize usable tools rather than abstract theory. She also pays attention to the wider relationships and patterns that affect someone’s life. That systemic perspective looks at how family history, communication habits, and daily routines connect to current struggles like grief, anger, or relationship tension.

Melanie helps people map those patterns and choose small changes that can shift them. Common concerns she helps with include parenting stress, blended family issues, caregiver burnout, chronic illness, and substance use challenges. She also works with attachment and abandonment wounds, eating and food-related issues, and problems tied to family of origin.

Melanie values collaboration and straightforward language. She offers phone, video, chat, and text-based sessions so people can fit support into busy lives. Her practice is based in Louisiana and sessions are provided in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Melanie names

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Online support

How systemic and evidence-based approaches fit online therapy

Systemic work looks at how relationships and routines shape a person’s problems. Online sessions give space to map those patterns and talk through real-life interactions and choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that matter, which can help with depression, anxiety, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It suits worries, mood challenges, and many everyday problems because it emphasizes clear steps and practical exercises. Melanie will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that match their goals, combining methods as needed rather than relying on a single model.

Online formats offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions work well for brief check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send short updates, ask quick questions, or keep momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while maintaining a steady therapeutic plan.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melanie help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and addictions, along with relationship and parenting stress and grief.

How would you describe the therapeutic style?

Melanie uses a practical, strengths-focused approach grounded in Systemic thinking. Sessions blend skill-building with attention to relationship patterns.

What kind of professional experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with concerns such as substance use, mood issues, and trauma.

What are Melanie's credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Louisiana and provides services from that location.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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