Therapist profile
Melba (Fran) Roberts, LPC
Colorado LPC - Grief and Family concerns
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- Grief and loss
- Parenting stress
- Caregiver support
About Melba
Melba (Fran) Roberts is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on grief, dying, and life-limiting illness, and also helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and changes in life circumstances.
She draws on a Master of Arts in Counseling and Human Services from the University of Colorado and nearly a decade of work at Pikes Peak Hospice. That background shaped her day-to-day work with loss, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.
Sessions with Fran are grounded in a client-centered approach. She listens to what matters most and follows the pace set by the person in front of her. Practical methods from cognitive-behavioral perspectives and acceptance-based practices are used when helpful.
Fran also incorporates emotionally-focused and psychodynamic ideas, along with Jungian perspectives, to help people name their feelings and the patterns behind them. She uses tools that address communication problems, guilt, shame, and intimacy-related issues.
Her practice includes support for adults dealing with cancer, caregiving burdens, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and the complicated emotions that follow loss. Sessions aim to help people process grief, rebuild self-esteem, and find ways to cope with day-to-day life.
Fran asks people to move at a pace they can manage. She helps adults talk through forgiveness, self-love, isolation, and parenting stress. The focus is on clear conversation, practical skills, and steady support through difficult changes.
How sessions work
How Fran's approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them. It can help when someone is coping with grief, anxiety, or major life changes by clarifying values and small steps toward them.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's pace. This approach helps adults speak about loss, parenting stress, or relationship difficulties while feeling heard and respected.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and teaches practical skills for managing mood and stress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping techniques.
Fran will work with each person to find which approach or mix of approaches fits best. She treats this as a collaborative process, deciding together what techniques match the client's goals and preferences.
If you want to meet online, confirm the current session formats before booking. The practical benefit of online sessions is that they can fit around work, caregiving, and family life. Sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or choose a quieter time of day that works with your schedule.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, depression, family and parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered approach, combined with ACT and CBT methods when useful, to follow the client's pace and focus on practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience and spent time at Pikes Peak Hospice working as a grief counselor.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Colorado LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor based in Colorado.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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