Experience
More than three decades of clinical psychology experience.
A career spanning academic medicine, veteran care, transplant consultation, private practice, assessment, psychotherapy, and supervision.
Clinical leadership and practice
Melanie M. Biggs, Ph.D., LLC
2020 – Present
Managing Director, owner, and licensed clinical psychologist specializing in CBT.
Live More Simply, Inc.
2019 – 2020
Evidence-based psychotherapy for adults with anxiety, depression, and medical conditions.
BSW Heart & Lung Transplant Teams
2017 – 2019
Behavioral health consultation for patients before and after transplant.
Dallas VA Medical Center
2010 – 2017
Assessment, psychotherapy, testing, and clinical supervision.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
1988 – 2010
Clinical work in the Department of Psychiatry’s Mood Disorders Unit.
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Professional background
Clinical experience across therapy, assessment, medicine, and training
Dr. Biggs’s career brings together direct patient care, diagnostic assessment, academic medicine, clinical research, supervision, veteran care, transplant consultation, and private practice.
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Academic medicine
At UT Southwestern, Dr. Biggs served in the Department of Psychiatry and later as an Associate Professor, contributing to clinical care, research, diagnostic training, and outcome measurement.
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Complex medical settings
Her experience includes the Dallas VA Medical Center and behavioral health consultation for heart and lung transplant patients before and after transplantation.
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Teaching & supervision
Dr. Biggs has supervised doctoral psychology students and psychiatry residents in CBT, problem-solving, psychodynamic psychotherapy, assessment, and case formulation.
What to expect
Experience that informs individualized treatment
Work across hospitals, academic programs, specialty medical teams, and private practice has provided Dr. Biggs with a broad perspective on how emotional health, physical health, relationships, and life circumstances interact.
This background is especially relevant for adults experiencing depression or anxiety alongside chronic illness, pain, caregiving responsibilities, professional demands, aging, or major transitions.
- More than 30 years in clinical psychology
- Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, UT Southwestern, 1993
- Texas psychologist license #25053
- Private practice, consultation, and supervision
Frequently asked questions
Questions about professional experience
Does Dr. Biggs have hospital experience?
Yes. Her background includes UT Southwestern Medical Center, the Dallas VA Medical Center, and heart and lung transplant teams.
Has Dr. Biggs trained other clinicians?
Yes. She has supervised psychology trainees and psychiatry residents and has trained staff and faculty in diagnostic evaluation and outcome measures.
Does this experience affect treatment?
It supports careful assessment, clear case formulation, collaboration with other professionals when appropriate, and treatment tailored to complex circumstances.
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