Diane Melendez, LPC

Pronouns - She/her/hers

Location - Aurora

Diane works as a supervisor ensuring that LPC candidates and counseling students offer high quallity counseling services.

Insurances Accepted

(CO Access) Medicaid, (CCHA) Medicaid, (CHP+) Medicaid

Current Practice

Diane works as a supervisor ensuring that LPC candidates and counseling students offer high quallity counseling services.  She also offers psychotherapy for adults coping with a work related psychological injury through Worker Compensation insurance. She is  bi-cultural (Latina-American) and bilingual  (English-Spanish).

Client Focus

  • Group Therapy

Treatment Approach

  • Domestic Violence
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief/Loss
  • Life Transitions
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma/PTSD

Modalities

  • DBT
  • EFT
  • EMDR
  • Mindfulness-based
  • Motivational Interviewing

Past Work Experience

  • Private practice since 2024- working with adults and teens suffering from trauma, anxiety, and/or depression
  • Worked in MHP from 2009- 2014 as a therapist for children, adults and families suffering from all sort of conditions
  • Worked as an assessment specialist conducting first evaluations and referring clients to the appropriate services.

Education & Licensure

  • MA Contemplative Psychotherapy LPC 0011436
  • BS Industrial Biotechnology
  • Researcher at the Institute of Neurobiology 2002-2006