Melissa Fogle , LMFT

Melissa Fogle is a California-licensed LMFT with 21 years of professional experience supporting adults through periods of stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship difficulty. She brings a calm, steady presence to work that centers on helping people recover from painful experiences, process grief and loss, and rebuild motivation and self-esteem after life transitions. Melissa emphasizes building an open therapeutic environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment, and where practical tools and emotional insight come together to foster growth.

Her clinical focus includes anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem challenges, and coping with life changes, along with attention to caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, self-love, and women’s issues. She integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy - a skills-based approach that teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories - to tailor care to each person’s needs.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Melissa is trained to consider relationships and systems while working with individuals. Her practice focuses on compassionate, collaborative work that helps people move toward greater balance, clarity, and self-compassion.

Using DBT and EMDR in online therapeutic care

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication with others. It is often helpful for people struggling with anxiety, overwhelming stress, or repeated patterns that erode relationships and well-being.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-informed approach that helps the brain process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge. It can be a useful option for those coping with past trauma, intrusive memories, or symptoms that interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Melissa collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Treatment decisions are made together so care can adapt as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, by phone, through live chat, or with text-based messaging - allowing therapy to fit into busy schedules and reach people who prefer remote care. Working with licensed professionals in these formats makes it possible to receive consistent, skills-based, and trauma-informed support from a distance.