Dr. Melody Madaris, LCPC

Illinois · 14 years in practice

Dr. Melody Madaris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience.

License and registration

LCPC, Illinois: 180012142 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1609218395 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 14
Languages: English

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About Melody

Dr. Melody Madaris is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 14 years of experience. She focuses on trauma, substance use, mood conditions, and related challenges.

Her style is direct and practical, aiming to help people identify what needs to change and take steady steps toward it. She has led large community programs and currently oversees multiple treatment and support services in Illinois. That administrative work gives her a broad view of how care is delivered and what helps people stay safer and more stable.

Background and approach

She brings that perspective into individual sessions. In the therapy room she listens for concrete patterns and offers clear tools to interrupt them. She uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage difficult emotions and behaviors.

She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, when appropriate, to address distress tied to past events. Dr. Madaris has long worked with people affected by addiction, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, anger, and issues around eating and body image.

She also supports those dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and concerns connected to trauma or military and first responder experiences. Her approach combines practical problem solving with empathy. She helps people set realistic goals, try new coping strategies, and keep going when change feels hard.

Sessions are offered in English and she works with clients in Illinois and internationally via online formats.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melody lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coping with life changes
Grief
Eating disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
First responder issues
HIV / AIDS
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Melody names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Dr. Madaris uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and build a life that matches their values. CBT focuses on spotting and testing thoughts and behaviors that fuel problems, which can reduce symptoms like panic, depression, or problematic substance use. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps despite difficult feelings, which is useful for mood disorders, stress, and chronic worries.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That process is collaborative, with regular check-ins to see what’s helping and what should be adjusted.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat or text messages can support brief updates, skill coaching, or filling gaps between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and can help therapy fit around work, caregiving, or other commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Dr. Madaris address?

She focuses on trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar disorder, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related life and career stresses.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a practical, straightforward style that mixes talk with skills practice and goal setting. Sessions emphasize steps people can try between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical and program leadership roles.

What credentials and location apply to her practice?

She is an LCPC licensed in Illinois and provides services from that state context.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients may be accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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