Melanie Tantuco

Melanie's professional focus lies at the intersection of medicine, counseling, and sleep. As a licensed physician in the Philippines with residency training in Internal Medicine, she brings a strong medical perspective to behavioral health and sleep concerns. She is currently completing her Master's in Counseling at Northwestern University and receiving specialized training in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Her training includes evidence based approaches to insomnia and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, or CBT-I. Her broader professional training includes Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, and Life Transitions. Melanie's approach reflects her medical background. She considers how medical conditions, medications, pain, nutrition, stress, mood, behavior, lifestyle, and sleep interact. She works collaboratively with clients to understand the full picture and develop practical strategies that support emotional well-being, healthier sleep, and daily functioning. She speaks English, Tagalog, Chinese Foo-Kien, and elementary Spanish. Areas of focus Insomnia and sleep difficulties Stress, anxiety, and emotional regulation Grief and trauma related sleep disruption Sleep and chronic illness Life transitions Care in English, Tagalog, and Chinese Foo-Kien Melanie is not licensed to practice medicine in the United States. Her work at Rhythm Wellness is limited to behavioral sleep and counseling services within her supervised scope of training, under the clinical supervision of Jessica Meers, PhD, DBSM.