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- Stress and anxiety
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- CBT and DBT ideas
About Melissa
Melissa Johnson is a Connecticut LCSW with four years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship and family concerns. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and life changes. Melissa also focuses on communication problems, impulsivity, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
She keeps sessions direct and human. Conversations combine listening with practical ideas. Melissa pays attention to how thoughts, emotions, and actions tie together and how relationships shape everyday patterns.
Her approach blends cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas to build skills for mood and behavior regulation. She uses these methods to increase emotional awareness, reduce unhelpful thinking patterns, and teach coping strategies that can be used outside sessions.
Melissa also emphasizes the relationship in therapy. She aims to be transparent and collaborative, matching pace to what feels manageable. Sessions include moments of challenge as well as support, with attention to what’s happening between the person and the therapist.
People come to her when they feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She invites honest conversation without pressure to have everything figured out. Practical tools, clearer understanding of patterns, and steadier coping are typical focuses in her work.
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How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Melissa draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. That approach uses straightforward exercises and between-session practice to reduce anxiety and depressive thinking.She also uses techniques from dialectical behavior theory to teach skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These skills help when emotions feel overwhelming or impulsive behavior is a concern.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current challenges and then try strategies that fit the person’s needs. They adjust pacing and techniques as progress and feedback guide the work.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats can also use less bandwidth or avoid a camera when that helps someone stay focused.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses direct conversation plus practical skills. Sessions mix listening with concrete tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience as a practicing clinician.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Connecticut LCSW and practices from Connecticut.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.