Melissa Caparitia

Melissa Caparitia is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and issues related to addiction and trauma. She focuses on women's issues among other concerns and aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly. Melissa meets clients where they are and moves at a pace that feels manageable.

She uses a client-centered stance that emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration. That means sessions often begin with listening and understanding a person's goals before shaping a plan together. Melissa also draws on cognitive behavioral approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build practical skills for coping.

Her background includes a master's degree in mental health counseling from Mercy College and a focus on substance use concerns during her training. She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and has worked with a range of life challenges over several years of practice. Melissa describes counseling as a partnership where small changes add up over time.

In sessions she offers direct conversations, goal-setting, and strategies for managing difficult feelings or behavior. She also supports people exploring life purpose, parenting transitions, postpartum challenges, and recovery from abuse or dissociation. The approach is pragmatic and tailored to each person's needs.

If someone is considering therapy, she encourages taking a first step by describing goals and asking questions. Sessions are paced to fit what the client can handle, with an emphasis on building skills and strengthening self-compassion.

How Melissa’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship. The therapist listens closely, offers empathy, and tailors sessions to each person's needs and pace. This helps when someone needs acceptance and steady support during hard moments.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions include practical exercises and steps to change patterns that keep stress or anxiety active. CBT is useful for mood, anxiety, and many day-to-day difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying options, checking in, and shifting focus when needed so the therapy stays useful.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as they are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. For some people, remote sessions let them keep consistent appointments around work, caregiving, or school obligations. Ask about scheduling and the format options during the initial steps so sessions match daily life.