Melissa Brunetti

Melissa Brunetti is an LCSW who helps people who feel isolated, anxious, or overwhelmed find steady ground. She focuses on building practical skills that make day-to-day life easier. She uses a patient, strengths-based approach that helps clients notice what already works for them and grow from there.

Melissa has ten years of experience working in special education and private practice. That background shapes how she works with people who face social challenges, mood shifts, and struggles with self-worth. She aims to create sessions that are tailored to each person’s needs and pace.

In the room she helps people boost self-esteem and improve emotional regulation. She also supports clients who face anxiety, depression, panic, paranoia, and bipolar mood concerns. Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to reframe negative thinking and build coping tools.

Her approach is down-to-earth and collaborative. Sessions focus on concrete skills you can use between meetings, along with checking how those skills are working in real life. Melissa emphasizes small, practical steps that add up over time.

People who are autistic or who struggle with loneliness often find a practical, steady style helpful. Melissa aims to help clients navigate social challenges and reduce isolation by strengthening self-understanding and connection skills.

How evidence-based techniques guide online work

Melissa draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with mood and social challenges. One approach focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns to reduce anxiety and low mood, which helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try alternatives. Another common approach emphasizes building concrete coping skills and emotional regulation strategies so clients have tools to manage panic, intense emotions, and stress in day-to-day situations.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa works together with each person to see what fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress and feedback guide the work. The plan can change over time as new challenges or strengths appear.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to arrange. It can also let people connect with a licensed professional from different parts of New York. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions match your daily life and goals.