Welcome! Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. My name is Melissa Bonventre I am a New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing for 5 years. In just that short amount of time I have worked in a variety of settings. I have experience working with children, adolescents, families and couples. I have the most experience working with anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anger management, family conflict, relationship conflicts, and complex trauma/abuse. I also have experience working with depression and intellectual/developmental disabilities.
As a clinical social worker, I know the relationship between client and therapist is the most important aspect of treatment. I provide a safe, trusting, supportive and nonjudgmental environment where together we can explore and work on reaching your goals. My goal with each client is to empower them through understanding their goals and helping them to achieve them. When we understand what we are able to achieve we are able to use our strengths to start making the necessary changes to improve our lives.
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me!
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Anger management