Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Melanie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Connecticut, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Melanie
Melanie Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, and life transitions. She works with adults facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma, mood struggles, and career questions. Melanie practices from a straightforward, compassionate stance and focuses on practical ways to cope now.
She uses person-centered listening to understand what matters most to each person. Melanie blends that with cognitive behavioral strategies to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when people need support with substance use or shifting goals. Melanie’s background includes work in forensic settings, crisis intervention, community services, and geriatric care. She holds a Master of Social Work, MSW, from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health.
Her training and work have included trauma-focused work and family reunification projects. In sessions she aims to build trust and reduce shame so people can talk openly about what’s hard. Conversations are practical and collaborative, with concrete steps to try between meetings.
She draws on multicultural awareness and experience with young adults and women’s issues to tailor care. Melanie is licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina and Connecticut and practices from North Carolina. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Melanie works with
Everything Melanie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Melanie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melanie lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person’s unique needs. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward the goals they name. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is practical and action-focused; it helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors to reduce anger, anxiety, and low mood.Melanie combines these approaches in session and uses motivational interviewing when people are working through substance use or readiness to change. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try different tools, and adjust methods based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone calls can fit a break at work or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or when someone prefers writing over talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep progress moving between in-depth sessions.
Questions people ask about Melanie
What concerns does Melanie help with?
She helps people with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and parenting challenges, career changes, and related mood issues.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct, empathetic, and practical. She listens first, then works with people to set small, doable goals.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 16 years of experience across forensic work, crisis intervention, community services, trauma, mental health, addictions, geriatrics, and adolescent services.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina and Connecticut, and practices from North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.