- Workplace wellbeing
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma informed care
About Melissa
Melissa Brierley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 10 years of experience. She focuses on workplace wellbeing, stress, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, and career concerns. She frames the client as the expert in their own story and offers steady support while people make changes.
Her style is straightforward and practical. She helps people name what feels most urgent, find manageable steps, and build on strengths they already have. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk through tough moments, sort priorities, and practice new ways of coping.
Melissa uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for managing intense emotions and improving emotion regulation.
When trauma shows up, she brings trauma-focused ideas into the work to reduce reactivity and increase safety in daily life. Psychodynamic perspectives are used to look at long-standing patterns that affect relationships and work life.
Many people seek her out for work-related stress and life transitions. She supports those dealing with communication struggles, body image concerns, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, post-traumatic stress, and women's issues. Her approach aims to help clients move toward clearer goals and more sustainable routines.
How Melissa’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
Melissa often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT focuses on practical steps and homework that can be reviewed between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve work performance.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when communication at work or home leads to repeated conflicts.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals and preferences. Together they decide whether CBT, DBT, trauma-focused ideas, or psychodynamic exploration will best support recovery and change.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is offering care. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use audio only when bandwidth is limited or choose a session time that fits around work commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation and post-traumatic stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She uses clear steps to identify problems, test new coping strategies, and build on strengths.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience as a clinician in New York.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.