Meet Melissa
Hi! I’m Melissa. I am a clinical social worker practicing in New York City focusing on individuals and couples who are looking to build connections with themselves, with others, and with the world around them. I believe therapy provides an opportunity to create space for self-acceptance and foster deeper relationships with those you care most about. In our work together, we will explore life’s challenges, celebrate its joys, and process the experiences in between.
Melissa’s Experience
I am licensed clinical social worker with a Masters degree in Social Work from New York University. Having gained experience in community-based mental health organizations throughout New York City as well as in my own practice, I have clinical expertise in working with individuals, couples, and families facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, career transitions, self esteem, body esteem, illness, sexuality, parenting, infidelity, infertility, divorce, abuse, and financial hardship.
I have continued my training at The Ackerman Institute for the Family. I am also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and certified in I have also completed Levels 1 and 2 of EMDRIA-approved EMDR training through the Personal Transformation Institute
How We’ll Work Together
I am a warm, engaging, and non-judgmental therapist. I practice by focusing on clients’ strengths and will collaborate with you to create an individualized approach to address your unique needs and desires for therapy.
I believe in the power of relationships to be a source for healing, and this will come through in our work together.
My clinical approach focuses on how problems impact our ability to connect with ourselves and with others. I believe that connection is at the core of what makes us human, and when challenges arise, they stand in the way of what is most important in our lives. In our work together, we will use therapy as a way to create connection to reduce life’s challenges. No two people I work with are the same, and as your therapist I will bring my expertise and experience to our work in order to collaborate with you, the expert of your own life. We will create a unique approach that meets your therapeutic needs and sets you on the path to achieving your goals. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Ackerman Relational Model, and Psychodynamic Theory in my clinical approach.
I practice from an Anti-Racist stance, use a Health At Every Size (HAES) perspective and am a LGBTQ+ affirming therapist.
If you are interested in learning more book a consultation here.