About Zahira Melendez, LMFT

This is your time. Healing begins here, right now.

Zahira Melendez, trauma-informed EMDR therapist in Austin, places a hand on her chest in a calm, grounding gesture, symbolizing safety, connection, and emotional healing. Specializing in EMDR Intensives in Texas and Florida.

I offer therapy for adults in person in Austin and virtually across Texas and Florida. I create a space where healing feels possible and progress feels within reach.

It’s not about what’s wrong with you; it’s about what happened to you.

- Dr. Sandra Bloom

What you’ve been experiencing makes sense when we understand your story. Healing starts when we start listening to what our body and emotions have been saying all along.

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How I work

I don’t believe you’re broken. I believe you can heal and EMDR is one powerful tool that can help.

My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and direct. I use EMDR and integrative methods to help you access what’s stuck and shift it at the root. You don’t need to relive every detail to heal, just enough to move through it with the right support. Together, we’ll work to help you feel more like you again.

Zahira Melendez, EMDR therapist in Austin, sits calmly on a therapy couch, creating a safe and welcoming space for adults navigating trauma, anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or performance stress. EMDR Intensives offered in Texas and Florida.

Therapy with me is …

Intentional and Goal-Oriented

I’m here to work with you to identify what’s not working, create a path to relief, and move toward it with intention. We’ll navigate the process together with your needs at the center and my guidance every step of the way. I’m fully invested in helping you reach your goals.

Efficient, Not Endless

Healing doesn’t always have to take years. With the right support and the right timing, real change can happen faster than you think. EMDR intensives are designed to get to the heart of what’s keeping you stuck so you can finally breathe, feel, and move forward.

A Space to Be Fully You

You don’t have to keep it together here. This is where the mask comes off, the pressure lifts, and you get to be honest about what’s really going on. No shame, no judgment, just space to unravel, explore, and make sense of it all.

  • EMDR Basic Training & EMDR 2.0

  • Brainspotting

  • Advanced Flash Technique

  • Attachment-Focused EMDR

  • Easy Ego State Interventions

  • EMDR Protocol for Recent Critical Incidents and Ongoing Trauma Stress (EMDR-PRECI)

  • Acute Stress Syndrome Stabilization (ASSYST) 

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas (License #203134)

  • TLHT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida (Registration #TPMF1532)

My Training & Licensure

Ready to Begin?

Your healing matters. You matter!

Let’s connect and discuss the next steps. Schedule your free consultation today!

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