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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma response
About Melissa
LCSW in New York with 10 years of experience, Melissa Coyle helps parents and caregivers who are managing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma, and school-related concerns. She speaks English and works with people who want practical support for everyday family and child issues.
Melissa focuses on concrete steps you can try between sessions. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address behaviors, emotional reactions, and communication problems. Sessions often cover parenting strategies, ways to reduce anxiety, and approaches to manage impulsivity and attention differences.
Her background includes a decade of clinical social work experience supporting children, teenagers, and the adults who care for them. Much of her work has involved responses to trauma, helping people understand how past events influence current behavior. She also assists families with attachment concerns and problems in parent-child communication.
In a typical session Melissa talks through specific situations and helps set small, achievable goals. She helps identify patterns that make daily life harder and suggests practical changes to try at home or school. Expect clear feedback, hands-on suggestions, and check-ins on what worked between meetings.
People come to her for short-term problem solving and longer-term work on post-traumatic stress and ADHD-related challenges. Her approach centers on observable skills and step-by-step plans rather than abstract talk. To start, she asks about current concerns and what would feel most useful to address first.
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Therapeutic approaches and remote sessions
Melissa uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One approach targets behavior and routines to reduce impulsivity and manage ADHD-related challenges, helping parents and children set consistent expectations and small workable steps. Another approach focuses on trauma response and post-traumatic stress by helping people recognize how past events affect current reactions and by practicing strategies to reduce distress in specific situations.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melissa collaborates with each person or caregiver to decide which techniques best match their goals and daily life. She reviews what has helped before, what hasn’t, and adjusts plans as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let caregivers join from different locations when school meetings or work hours make in-person visits difficult. Therapists and licensed professionals often use these arrangements to keep therapy practical and consistent with everyday routines.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and school-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical skills, behavior change, and communication strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of clinical social work experience working with children, teenagers, and caregivers.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use 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.