Melissa Ray

About me

Hi, I’m Melissa!

I’m so glad you’re here. Starting therapy isn’t always easy, and it takes a lot of courage to take that first step. I’m really proud of you for showing up for yourself.

Helping kids and teens has always been my passion. I believe you’re the expert of your own story—and that you already have a lot of strengths, even if it doesn’t always feel that way. My job is to help you notice those strengths, build on them, and figure out new ways to handle the challenges life throws at you.

I’ve been working with teens and families for over 10 years in schools, hospitals, community programs, and residential care. I also have personal experience with foster care and adoption, so I really understand some of the unique challenges that come with family changes.

In our sessions, you can expect a safe, judgment-free space where you can be yourself. I use different approaches like CBT, DBT, and Trauma-Focused CBT, but what matters most is making sure therapy feels helpful and supportive for you.

Whether you’re feeling anxious, down, overwhelmed, or just trying to figure things out, I’m here to listen and to walk alongside you. You don’t have to go through it alone.

Looking forward to meeting you,
Melissa

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Specialties

• Stress, Anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self esteem
• Depression

Also experienced in:
Addictions , LGBT , Family conflicts , Grief , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes , Coaching , Compassion fatigue , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Aging and geriatric issues , Antisocial personality , Attachment issues , Autism and Asperger Syndrome , Avoidant personality , BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture , Blended family issues , Body image , Cancer , Caregiver issues and stress , Chronic pain, illness, and disability , Co-morbidity , Codependency , Commitment issues , Communication problems , Control issues , Coping with natural or human-caused disaster , Dependent personality , Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) , Dissociation , Divorce and separation , Domestic violence , Drug and alcohol addiction , Eating and food-related issues , Emptiness , Family of origin issues , Family problems , Fatherhood issues , Fertility issues , First responder issues , Forgiveness , Gender dysphoria , Guilt and shame , Hearing impaired , HIV / AIDS , Hoarding , Hospice and end-of-life counseling , Immigration issues , Impulsivity , Infidelity , Intellectual disability , Isolation / loneliness , Jealousy , Life purpose , Men's issues , Midlife crisis , Veteran and Armed Forces Issues , Money and financial issues , Mood disorders , Multicultural concerns , Narcissism , Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD , Panic disorder and panic attacks , Paranoia , Personality disorders , Phobias , Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships , Postpartum depression , Post-traumatic stress , Pregnancy and childbirth , Prejudice and discrimination , Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling) , Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) , Self-harm , Self-love , Sex addiction , Sexual assault and abuse , Sexual dysfunction , Sexuality , Smoking / vaping cessation , Social anxiety and phobia , Somatization , Traumatic brain injury , Trichotillomania , Visually impaired , Women's issues , Workplace issues , Young adult issues Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Systemic Therapy

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Services offered

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  Video

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Licensing

PA LCSW CW021317

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Reviews

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