Melissa Pagarigan
Compassionate help for family and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed in
- Nevada, Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Melissa
Melissa Pagarigan is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on relationship and family concerns among other areas. She offers straightforward support for parents who feel overwhelmed and for people coping with grief, trauma, or changing mood and attention challenges. Her tone is down-to-earth and practical for parents reading on a phone.
Melissa communicates in English and practices from Nevada. She uses common, evidence-based methods to help people notice patterns in thinking and behavior and then try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Melissa describes her work as personal and collaborative - she aims to build a caring relationship and tailor the plan to each person. Sessions often include clear, doable steps that clients can try between meetings. Melissa has worked as a clinician for 10 years and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW.
Her license information includes UT LCSW 12801750-3501 and NV LCSW 6951-C. Over her career she has supported people dealing with trauma, bipolar and ADHD challenges, compassion fatigue, anger, self-esteem struggles, and parenting stress. She offers several session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, interested people can select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches and online support
Melissa often draws from cognitive behavioral work to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small, concrete changes that can ease stress and improve daily routines. This approach is useful for anxiety, mood shifts, and parenting frustrations.She also uses humanistic and strengths-based ideas that focus on building a respectful relationship and identifying what a person already does well. These ways of working help clients feel heard and build practical plans that match their values and priorities.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Melissa works with each person to choose techniques that fit their needs, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way rather than applying one fixed method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility for busy families and people with different schedules. These options make it easier to meet from home, keep continuity between sessions, and use communication styles that feel most comfortable for the person seeking support.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
Next step
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