Dr. Melody Madaris, LCPC

Licensed in Illinois · 14 years in practice

Dr. Melody Madaris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 14 years of practice experience.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180012142 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1609218395 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Melody

Dr. Melody Madaris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 14 years of practice experience. She focuses on helping people manage addictions, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.

Her work emphasizes practical steps people can take to change what is getting in the way of daily life and relationships. She spent much of her career supporting people struggling with substance abuse and bipolar disorder. That background informs how she approaches co-occurring issues and relapse prevention.

Background and approach

Her experience includes oversight of programs for residential treatment, outpatient co-occurring care, and a 24-hour mobile crisis program. In her clinical role she also manages an employee assistance program, a mental health awareness initiative, and substance abuse prevention efforts. That administrative experience contributes to a broad view of community resources and how to match interventions to needs.

She draws on several therapeutic styles to tailor sessions to each person. In sessions she helps people identify targets for change and then break steps down into achievable actions. She emphasizes developing skills to cope with grief, anger, panic, and compulsive behaviors.

She also supports people working on body image, eating concerns, and process addictions such as gambling or pornography. Dr. Madaris offers counseling in English and works with international clients.

She practices from Illinois and brings a direct, practical approach to problem solving. The focus is on clear goals, steady progress, and useful tools that people can use between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Grief
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
First responder issues
HIV / AIDS
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Melody names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for coping with depression, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. It often helps with mood disorders, panic, and process addictions. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental connection where the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they will try methods that match the person's needs and adjust as progress is made.

Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video lets people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good choice when a camera is not ideal or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and written records of strategies to refer back to between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, anger, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style mixes practical, goal-focused work with client-centered listening. She uses techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, and existential approaches to fit each person's needs.

What experience does she bring?

She has 14 years of experience and has worked extensively with people facing substance abuse and bipolar disorder, plus program leadership in co-occurring care.

Where is she licensed and located?

She holds an Illinois LCPC credential and practices in Illinois.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How is cost handled?

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

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