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Melanie Mullins

Compassionate listening, clear steps forward

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Credentials
LMHC, LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Melanie

Melanie Mullins is a licensed mental health counselor with eight years of clinical experience. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices from New York. Melanie aims to provide a nonjudgmental space where people can say difficult things out loud.

She emphasizes listening first and building a steady therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change. Her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, informs much of her work. She helps clients break down stressful thoughts and habits into manageable steps.

Background and approach

Melanie also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small, values-driven actions. Sessions are practical and straightforward. Melanie often works on day-to-day skills for managing anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and stress.

She also supports people facing grief, trauma, caregiving strain, career shifts, and challenges related to attention and impulse control. She uses client-centered listening to make space for a person’s story. Motivational Interviewing and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy are used when someone needs help with difficult emotions, behavior change, or building coping tools.

Melanie explains credentials plainly: LMHC is Licensed Mental Health Counselor and LPC is Licensed Professional Counselor. She holds a New York license and practices with an emphasis on practical strategies and steady support.

Therapeutic approaches for remote care

Melanie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical changes in everyday life. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and stress management.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT - which teaches noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then taking small actions that match personal values. ACT can be useful for chronic worry, grief, and life transitions.

Melanie views finding the right approach as a team effort. She listens to goals and preferences, explains options, and tailors methods together with each person. That collaboration guides whether to emphasize CBT skills, ACT values work, DBT strategies, or motivational techniques.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. These options make it easier to keep therapy going during busy days, travel, or when in-person visits are difficult. The variety of formats supports steady progress while allowing flexibility for how and when someone prefers to connect.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
Melanie works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, addictions, ADHD, sleep and eating concerns, and relationship or family problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative with a focus on listening first. She blends practical skill-building with values work so clients can manage symptoms and move toward what matters to them.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience as a licensed clinician and has trained in evidence-based methods such as CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing.
What credentials and location details are on file?
Melanie holds LMHC and LPC licenses with New York practice location. Specific license numbers are NY LMHC 007220 and CT LPC 3478.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How are fees and payment 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 then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English

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