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About Malissa
New York LMHC with 25 years of experience, Malissa Monaghan focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and related concerns. She helps people facing depression, low self-esteem, grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, and workplace pressures. Sessions also cover bipolar mood issues, sleeping problems, anger, and identity concerns including LGBT matters.
Her work combines practical skills and reflective conversation. She uses client-centered methods to listen and prioritize the person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers clear tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
Malissa also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and behavior. Solution-focused techniques are used when a person wants concrete steps and short-term goals. She mixes approaches to match what a person describes in sessions rather than following a single method.
People who come for help can expect straightforward discussions about current problems and small, usable strategies to try between meetings. Sessions can include skill practice, problem-solving, and reviewing how changes are going. Over time the work may shift between learning new skills and looking more deeply at personal patterns.
She works in English and practices in New York as an LMHC. International clients are not accepted. The therapist uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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How her approaches fit with online work
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration. The therapist focuses on what the person brings to each session and follows their priorities, which can work well in regular remote meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides concrete strategies for changing thoughts and behaviors, useful for stress, anxiety, sleep, and mood symptoms and for practical homework between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that a person can practice and review with the therapist in subsequent sessions.Deciding which approach to use is part of the early work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, test out methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process aims to match skills and discussions to the client's needs rather than sticking to one method.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also allows the person to practice skills in real life and bring questions back to the next meeting. Licensed professionals can use these advantages to keep therapy practical and focused on progress.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, and relationship and family concerns among others.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical methods like CBT and DBT and periodic psychodynamic reflection.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; cost varies with location.
How do I get started?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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