Melanie Ann Burman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
37 yrs experience
Updated August 20, 2026 How we verify
About
Melanie Burman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Southlake, Texas who has been in private practice in the Grapevine/Southlake area for over 30 years (a 1989 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington). She provides individual therapy for adolescents and adults, couples therapy, and family therapy, and specializes in helping families navigate high-conflict custody and divorce cases. She serves as a court-appointed Parent Facilitator and Parent Reunification therapist for Tarrant, Dallas, and Denton County Family Courts, and is a member of Collaborative Divorce Texas.
Services
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger management
- Autism
- Behavioral issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Divorce
- Domestic abuse
- Eating disorders
- Family conflict
- Infidelity
- Marital/premarital counseling
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Parenting
- Sexual abuse
- Substance use
- Suicidal ideation
- Trauma/PTSD
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Family/Marital Therapy
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
State licenses
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Texas · License #17295 · LCSW
Reputation
2.5 / 5 across 18 reviews Mixed
- Healthgrades Rated 2.9 / 5 14 reviews
- Sharecare Rated 2 / 5 4 reviews
What clients praise
- Described by some clients as kind, compassionate, and a deep listener with good clinical instincts
- Positive experience reported specifically regarding LGBTQ+ affirming care in at least one review
- Smooth appointment scheduling noted by one reviewer
Common critiques
- Complaints of poor clinical judgment and not listening to client concerns
- Dissatisfaction with her conduct/impartiality in custody and family-court-related cases
- Unresponsive office staff and scheduling difficulties
- Rushed appointments
Red flags
- Multiple reviewers, particularly in the context of court-ordered custody/reunification work, allege unprofessional conduct, perceived bias, and dishonesty in court-related matters
- One review alleges an attempt to convince a client they were not gay
- One review alleges billing inconsistencies/unauthorized charges
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 12 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity, credentials (LCSW), practice location, years in practice (37), education, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, session formats, fees, insurance, membership in Collaborative Divorce Texas, and profile photo (psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Practice name, services (individual/reunification therapy, parent facilitation), current and upcoming ([redacted]) addresses, phone number [redacted] (melanieburmanlcsw.com)
- Description of services and over 30 years of clinical experience (melanieburmanlcsw.com)
NPPES registry
- NPI 1659428928, legal name Melanie Ann Burman, credential LCSW, taxonomy Social Worker Clinical (1041C0700X), TX license number 17295, address [redacted], enumeration date 2007-01-05 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
aggregator directory (medicarelist.com)
- Cross-reference of NPI 1659428928 with TX license number 17295 and LCSW credential (medicarelist.com)
Healthgrades directory
- Patient rating 2.9/5 from 14 reviews; positive and negative review themes (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare directory
- Patient rating 2.0/5 from 4 reviews; negative review themes including unprofessional conduct and billing concerns (providers.sharecare.com)
Yelp business listing
- Positive review describing her as kind, compassionate, and a deep listener (yelp.com)
7cups directory
- Practice description and phone number [redacted] (conflicts with [redacted] elsewhere) (7cups.com)
- Professional profile located in Grapevine, Texas (linkedin.com)
Facebook page
- Business page for Melanie Burman, LCSW, Southlake TX (facebook.com)
UniCourt case record
- A Tarrant County Court at Law #1 case titled 'Melanie Burman vs Ex Parte,' filed 2021-10-20, disposed; nature/parties could not be confirmed further because the page could not be fetched (unicourt.com)