Melanie Fields

Melanie Fields accepts Centivo, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Out of state BlueCard PPO, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, and Prime Health. 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 Texas are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Melanie Fields is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Melanie is licensed to practice in Texas, so clients located in Texas can book sessions. Melanie’s Texas license number is 69455, 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.

Melanie Fields has been practicing therapy for 3 years. Melanie’s education and training include MSW - Social Work, Baylor University. Over that time, Melanie has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, and Students.

Melanie Fields works with BIPOC, Black community, and Students and specializes in Anger Issues, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Life Transitions, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Melanie spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Melanie is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Melanie Fields draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Melanie’s style is authentic, empowering, exploratory, humorous, and solution-oriented. In Melanie’s words: “Therapy with me is a conversation with space for reflection, laughter, tears, and self-discovery—you don’t have to have it all together to begin.”

Melanie Fields (she/her) offers therapy in English. Melanie identifies as Black/African American.

Melanie Fields offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Melanie is licensed in Texas, 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 Melanie Fields is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Melanie 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 Melanie’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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