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Melania Palor

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

8 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In California
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Melania

As a therapist, I take pride in creating a space where clients can explore, heal, and process their thoughts and feelings in a safe, welcoming, and encouraging environment. At my core, I am a relational therapist who will bring in a Strength-Based approach and incorporate mindfulness into sessions as well. It is important for me to meet my clients where they are, and collaborate with them so they get the most out of their time in therapy. With well over a decade’s worth of experience, and meeting clients at various moments in their lives, I find myself being more of a guide in the therapeutic process than anything else. I do incorporate the various training I have received in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy over the years to help bolster and empower my clients to create adaptive skills that allow them to be their most authentic selves.

It is important for me to meet my clients where they are, and collaborate with them so they get the most out of their time in therapy.

Communication Style

  • Authentic
  • Empowering
  • Humorous
  • Open-minded
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

  • Immigrants
  • Blended families
  • Students

Approach

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational
  • Strengths-Based

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for California residents

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Session Details

Practices in

Additional

Interests

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Melania Palor, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor License #4761 (exp August 2027)

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Melania Palor accepts Anthem Blue Cross of CA, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Aetna, Prime Health, Blue Shield of California, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, and Health Net. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in California are estimated at $205-250 per session.

Melania Palor is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). Melania is licensed to practice in California, so clients located in California can book sessions. Melania’s California license number is 4761, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Melania Palor has been practicing therapy for 8 years. Melania’s education and training include MS - Mental Health Counseling, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Over that time, Melania has worked closely with Immigrants, Blended families, and Students.

Melania Palor works with Immigrants, Blended families, and Students and specializes in Animal Loss, Anxiety, Body Image, Burnout, Eating Disorders, Grief, Life Transitions, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Melania spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Melania is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Melania Palor draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Relational, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Melania’s style is authentic, empowering, humorous, open-minded, and warm. In Melania’s words: “It is important for me to meet my clients where they are, and collaborate with them so they get the most out of their time in therapy.”

Melania Palor (she/her) offers therapy in English and Armenian. Melania identifies as Middle Eastern and White.

Melania Palor offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Melania is licensed in California, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Melania Palor is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Melania will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Melania’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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