- Years in practice
- 9
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Melba
Melba (Fran) Roberts is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on grief, loss, and life changes while also addressing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. Fran listens with warmth and directness so people can speak honestly about what is hurting them.
She spent much of her career at Pikes Peak Hospice working as a grief counselor. That background shaped her calm approach to end-of-life issues, caregiver stress, and the complicated emotions that surround serious illness.
Background and approach
She draws on that experience when helping people facing cancer, hospice care, or caregiver burnout. Fran blends several practical approaches to match each person's needs. She uses client-centered methods to build trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to look at unhelpful thought patterns, and acceptance-based tools to work with painful feelings.
Sessions are shaped around what each person wants to address, whether that is communication problems, guilt and shame, or rebuilding self-esteem. Parents who are worn down by daily demands can find simple, usable strategies for stress and relationship strain. She helps people set small goals, practice clearer communication, and find ways to care for themselves while meeting responsibilities.
Work with parenting topics is offered as support for individuals managing those pressures. Her style is empathetic, straightforward, and paced to the client. Fran encourages honest talk, practical steps, and steady progress toward feeling more able to cope with life’s hard moments.
What Melba works with
Everything Melba lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melba helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Approaches Melba lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online grief and parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that match personal values; it can help when painful emotions keep people from living the life they want. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and understood; it helps build trust and allows people to set their own pace for healing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This collaborative stance makes it easier to focus on parenting stress, caregiver burdens, or grief in ways that fit daily life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations, while phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats increase flexibility and make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Melba
What kinds of concerns does Fran address?
She works with grief and loss, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is warm and direct, focusing on listening, practical steps, and pacing sessions to each person's needs.
What is her background and experience?
Fran has nine years of experience and spent significant time as a grief counselor at Pikes Peak Hospice, working with end-of-life and caregiver issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported and are international clients taken?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Fran?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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