Melanie Collazo is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Clinical Supervisor dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based mental health care to adolescents, adults, and families. With over five years of clinical experience, she has worked across outpatient mental health, community behavioral health, substance use treatment, and clinical leadership settings. Melanie is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where individuals feel empowered to build resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and achieve lasting emotional wellness.

Known for her collaborative and patient-centered approach, Melanie specializes in helping individuals navigate depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, substance use disorders, grief, emotional regulation, anger management, domestic violence, relapse prevention, and life transitions. She develops individualized treatment plans tailored to each client's unique needs while utilizing evidence-based therapeutic interventions that promote long-term recovery and overall well-being.

In addition to providing direct clinical care, Melanie has extensive experience in clinical supervision, staff development, intake and diagnostic assessments, and behavioral health leadership. Throughout her career, she has served as an outpatient therapist, intake assessor, lead therapist, supervising clinician, and billing clinician, providing guidance and mentorship to licensed and registered therapists while supporting high standards of clinical excellence. She collaborates closely with patients, families, healthcare providers, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, comprehensive care that promotes meaningful and lasting outcomes.

Years of Experience

Melanie has more than five years of experience providing behavioral health services in outpatient and community mental health settings. Her clinical background includes individual, family, and group counseling, comprehensive intake and diagnostic assessments, crisis intervention, substance use treatment, grief counseling, and clinical supervision. She has extensive experience working with adults, adolescents, and individuals facing co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, while also leading clinical teams and mentoring behavioral health professionals.

Education, Certifications & Licenses

• Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling — Carlos Albizu University
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology — Florida International University
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) — Florida
• Clinical Supervisor
• Fluent in English and Spanish

Specialties

Individual, family and group counseling; depression, anxiety disorders, trauma-related disorders, substance use disorders, grief, emotional regulation, anger management and life transitions; intake and diagnostic assessment; clinical supervision.

Melanie is committed to delivering culturally responsive, evidence-based mental health care that empowers individuals and families to overcome challenges, strengthen emotional well-being, and achieve meaningful, lasting change through compassionate, collaborative, and patient-centered treatment.