- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Melissa
Melissa Reighn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, mood concerns, and parenting challenges. She listens first and treats each person as the expert on their life.
Sessions aim to build on strengths and teach skills the client can use between meetings. Melissa centers care on small, realistic steps that fit a busy life.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with trauma, grief, and life transitions. She uses a mix of approaches to match the problem at hand rather than a single fixed method. This helps when symptoms overlap, such as anxiety with trouble sleeping or parenting stress with mood swings.
In sessions Melissa offers clear, straightforward tools drawn from evidence-based approaches. Clients can expect practical exercises, goal-focused conversations, and techniques to reduce distress. The pace is collaborative and paced to what each person can manage.
She also addresses related concerns like ADHD, eating and bipolar symptoms, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and communication problems. Her experience includes supporting people dealing with divorce, domestic violence, addiction, immigration stress, and guilt or shame. Work is offered in English and delivered remotely through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Getting started involves a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling a first meeting to set goals and plan next steps.
What Melissa works with
Everything Melissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melissa helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Eating disorders
- Bipolar disorder
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intellectual disability
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
Approaches Melissa lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapy approaches fit into online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small committed actions toward those values. It is often used when worry, avoidance, or parenting stress get in the way of daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and many mood-related problems. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to build confidence and insight.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what is working and what is not.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people use visual cues and do longer sessions, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, live chat offers a faster real-time option, and text messaging supports shorter updates or ongoing coaching-style contact. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days while keeping care consistent.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, eating issues, and bipolar-related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and strengths-based, focusing on clear, practical steps and skills that clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has 15 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life-transition concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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