Hi there, I'm Melissa!
I am a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker residing and practicing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I hold a BA from New York University and an MSW from Fordham University. I utilize a holistic, strengths-based, non-judgmental approach with patients to help them achieve their goals, both inside and outside of treatment.
My focus
My sessions are most helpful to folks contemplating changes in their adult lives. I enjoy helping patients work through relationship and dating issues (LGBTQ+ and poly affirming!), caregiver fatigue, chronic illness, anxiety, depression, grief and day-to-day stressors. I am also well-versed in the effects of trauma on a person's nervous system.
My approach
Our sessions are tailored to you and your specific needs. I pull most often from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy while incorporating skill-building and problem-solving. I also like to incorporate humor into sessions and use it to build rapport with my patients.
Expertise
Specialties
Treatment approaches
Focus populations
Therapy types
- Individual Therapy
Ages served
- Adults
Practice
Accepted insurance providers
- Cigna
- Aetna
- Aetna - Medicare Advantage
- All Savers
- Allegiance