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Melanie Griffin

Calm guidance for stressful parenting times

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Connecticut, North Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Melanie

Melanie Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 16 years of experience to work with concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, parenting, relationship and family issues, anger, self-esteem, and life changes. Melanie writes simply and directly to help people who feel overwhelmed find practical steps forward.

She uses a warm, nonjudgmental style and focuses on meeting each person where they are.

Background and approach

Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-oriented. Melanie helps clients identify patterns, try small changes, and build on strengths they already have. Her training includes a Master of Social Work degree and past work in forensics, crisis intervention, community services, adolescent work, geriatric care, and family reunification.

She has also worked extensively in mental health and addiction settings. That practical experience informs a straightforward approach in sessions. Melanie draws from Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape conversations and tasks between sessions.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Focused Therapy when addressing substance use and traumatic experiences. Her approach is adaptable to each person’s needs and cultural background. People meet with Melanie by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

Sessions follow a subscription-based model that can be canceled at any time. She practices under the NC LCSW license C011127 and previously held the CT LCSW license 007008.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps build self-awareness and confidence. This approach fits many concerns where feeling heard and understood matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It breaks problems into manageable steps, helps test unhelpful thoughts, and encourages small experiments between sessions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melanie will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adapts techniques as progress is made and as priorities shift.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules and for people who prefer remote options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions are simple and accessible, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing communication between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing family, work, or other responsibilities.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Existential Therapy

Takes the larger questions seriously: meaning, choice, mortality, responsibility. Suited to periods when the difficulty is less a symptom than a sense that something has to change.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Melanie address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and family matters, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include aging and geriatric issues, drug and alcohol addiction, mood disorders, multicultural concerns, women’s issues, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and aims to meet people where they are. Conversations are practical and collaborative, with an emphasis on small changes and building strengths.
What is her professional background?
Melanie has 16 years of experience and has worked in forensics, crisis intervention, community services, adolescent services, geriatric care, family reunification, mental health, and addiction settings.
Which credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in North Carolina and holds NC LCSW C011127. She also has a Connecticut LCSW license 007008 on record.
What language options are available?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she use?
Melanie offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Connecticut, North Carolina
Languages
English

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