Melissa Caparitia

Melissa Caparitia is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, anger, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She works with concerns related to parenting, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and women's health. Melissa approaches each person with patience and practical support. Melissa keeps sessions focused on what the client needs right now. She uses everyday language and listens first, then helps people set small, doable goals. Her style centers on respect, empathy, and working at the clients pace so change feels realistic and manageable. Her background includes a masters in Mental Health Counseling from Mercy College earned in 2016 and a substance abuse counseling certification noted in her training history. She has three years of professional experience and holds licensing in New York (LMHC) and Connecticut (LPC). These credentials inform her clinical work and how she plans treatment. Therapy draws on methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and a client-centered approach. Melissa combines these methods to help people with coping skills, behavior changes, motivation for recovery, and clearer values-based choices. People who choose Melissa can expect a steady, encouraging presence and help making practical changes. She tailors conversations and plans to each persons situation and goals, and she offers support while respecting the pace someone needs to change.

How Melissa uses therapy methods online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can focus on values and meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger. Motivational Interviewing helps someone find their own reasons to change and builds momentum for decisions like reducing substance use or making other life adjustments.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between other commitments. It also allows continuity of care when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing to online settings so the work focuses on practical skills and steady progress rather than on paperwork or rigid protocol.