Hi there! My name is Melissa. I am a licensed counselor in New Mexico with over 6 years of experience working primarily as a Multisystemic Therapist. In doing Multisystemic Therapy, I worked with teens and their families performing the highest level of outpatient therapy and was the lead clinician in outpatient settings. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, domestic violence, and behavioral problems including physical and verbal aggression, substance use, runaway problems, attachment problems, self harm, and oppositional behavior.
My counseling style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I believe each client is the expert in their own life and I seek to assist clients in finding the best solutions for their concerns. I am straight forward and believe change can be scary and difficult and I am here to confront the issues contributing to the difficulties you are facing. My approach primarily combines cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, solution focused, and behavioral modification counseling. I believe each client and each situation is unique and therefore I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
I am so proud of you for taking this step to enrich and empower yourself to meet your goals in life. I genuinely hope I can help you along this path to success and I believe you can accomplish anything you set your mind to doing.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Co-morbidity, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Family Problems, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Gottman Method, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
NM LCSW C-10188
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Melissa helped me with anxiety, the pandemic, and help with career change. I can't thank her enough for her help navigating the pandemic and my fears around COVID. As well as giving me some of the best advice to keep me healthy and mentally stable through this extremely difficult time. I went to her right before the pandemic hit and I couldnt have started seeing her at a more perfect time. She walked me through the whole thing! I looked forward to her calls every week. Having Melissa as a counselor was one of the best decisions I have made for my mental health. I highly reccomend Melissa for your counseling needs!
Written on Mar 15, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 1 year on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
She responds promptly and will be great help
Written on Feb 16, 2021 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, self esteem, and anger management
Melissa is so understanding and helpful, providing new ways to understand mental processes and thoughts and steer them in better directions.
Written on Sep 09, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 6 months
Melissa has been extremely helpful to me. I hope that she feels like I've been a good patient, but she has been completely wonderful for me over these past months.
Written on Jul 18, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Very caring and understanding. Her tone and mannerisms in which she speaks really help me to be able to express myself.
Written on Apr 26, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Melissa understands and focuses on areas that you may need help in a methodological way. In addition, the tools she has given me are relevant and speak to the success that I have achieved.
Written on Apr 18, 2020 after therapy with Melissa for 2 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and anger management