Melissa is a therapist who is dedicated to building trusting relationships with her clients. She obtained her MSW from Simmons University and holds her LMSW in Connecticut. She developed her clinical skills providing individual and family therapy to children, adolescents adults through her experience working in an in home therapy program and a mental health outpatient clinic. Through this experience, Melissa has worked with clients throughout their lifespan who sought help for various mental health and substance use challenges.
Melissa uses a client centered and solution focused approach to treatment. She was previous trained in Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) and Motivational Interviewing. Melissa specializes in working with individual and families dealing with substance use, anxiety, trauma, depression and various other issues.
In Melissa’s free time, she loves to be immersed in nature and soaking up the sun. Traveling is one of her greatest passions, exploring new places allows her to experience different perspectives and see the world from unique viewpoints.