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Dr. Melissa Bandy

DMFT, LMFT, LPC, RPT

$150 per 50-minute session
$225 per 80-minute session

$150 per 50-minute session
$225 per 80-minute session

Children (5+), Teens, Adults, Couples, Families

Round Rock

Specialties

Play Therapy (5 y/o and up)
Trauma(s) Processing and Integration
Anxiety & Depression
Neurodivergent Individuals & Families (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, OCD, Sensory Processing)
Attachment & Relationship Challenges
Couples & Relationship Concerns
Parenting Support
Emotional & Behavioral Concerns
Family Conflict
Military Families
Life Transitions
Grief & Loss
Nervous System Regulation & Co-Regulation
Neurodiversity-Affirming Care for All Ages and Neurotypes

I'm glad you're here.

As a parent, spouse, and therapist, I deeply appreciate how life's challenges, transitions, and relationships shape our experiences and influence the systems we are part of. Guided by compassion, grace, and a deep respect for every individual's inherent, God-given worth, I blend these personal experiences with advanced clinical and academic training to create a warm, collaborative, and nonjudgmental space. My goal is to help my clients move beyond survival patterns, strengthen relationships, and experience lasting, meaningful healing.

I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, and the effects of chronic stress. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and grounded in the belief that every person deserves to be understood within the context of their unique experiences rather than reduced to a diagnosis or label.

Education and Training

Doctor of Marital and Family Therapy (DMFT), Loma Linda University
MA Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
MAT Early Childhood Education, Georgia Southern University Armstrong Campus
BS Psychology, Troy University

Registered Play Therapist (RPT)
Certified Synergetic Play Therapist (SPT)
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner (BSP)
EMDR Trained
AutPlay Therapy Trained (Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy)
Gottman Method Trained
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) Trained

Center for Relational Care

Locations

North Austin

11615 Angus Rd, Suite 218, Austin, TX 78759

 

Cedar Park

507 Denali Pass Dr #302, Cedar Park, TX 78613

Round Rock

3000 Joe Dimaggio Blvd, Unit 30, Round Rock, TX 78665

 

South Austin

2312 Western Trails Blvd, Suite B204, Austin, TX 78745

4220 Monterey Oaks Blvd, Austin, TX 78749

Contact

info@relationalcare.org

512-492-6200

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