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- Stress and anxiety
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- CBT and DBT methods
About Melissa
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 15 years' experience. Melissa Button helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She focuses on practical skills and clear goals rather than theory. Melissa uses client-centered methods and several evidence-based approaches to help people cope better day to day.
She begins by building rapport and learning what matters most to each client. Sessions start with short, focused conversations about current problems and what the person wants to change. From there she and the client identify small, measurable steps to reduce distress and improve functioning. Melissa draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas as tools to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotions.
In practice she helps people whose lives are affected by chronic stress, workplace strain, caregiver burden, or ongoing health problems. She also supports people facing codependency, addiction to drugs or alcohol, social anxiety, and the emotional fallout of traumatic brain injury. Sessions include skill teaching, behavioral experiments, problem solving, and motivational work aimed at creating forward motion.
Melissa frames clients as the experts on their own lives and works collaboratively to test what helps. She pays attention to guilt, shame, forgiveness, and the practical impacts of money problems and isolation. Her approach is direct and focused on usable strategies rather than long explanations.
People considering therapy with her should expect short-term goal setting and a mix of talk and skills practice. Prospective clients in New York who speak English can follow the listed intake steps to begin the referral and scheduling process.
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How clinical approaches shape online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration. The therapist focuses on what matters most to the client and shapes sessions around those priorities, which helps when deciding practical goals for stress, mood, or relationship struggles.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with exercises and experiments. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and some addiction-related patterns because it breaks problems into concrete parts that can be worked on between visits.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills. These techniques help when emotions feel overwhelming or when patterns of impulsive behavior cause harm.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Melissa will work with the client to match methods to the person's goals, preferences, and pace. She typically combines listening with skills practice and motivational techniques, and adjusts methods as progress is tracked.
The biography does not list specific online session formats. Before booking, confirm which formats are currently offered. Many people find remote work easier to fit into a busy day, allows shorter check-ins when needed, and reduces travel time. Online sessions can make it simpler to continue regular skills practice and follow-up work between appointments.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue, plus related issues such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, workplace problems, and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on rapport, practical skills, and clear goals. Techniques include CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and psychodynamic ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on stress, mood concerns, addiction, and related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.