Melanie Mullins, LMHC, LPC

Melanie Mullins is a licensed mental health counselor with eight years of experience. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in New York. Melanie offers a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can say difficult things out loud and feel heard.

She centers the relationship as the starting point for change. In sessions she listens first, then helps identify small, practical steps to reduce anxiety or lift mood. Her style is straightforward and focused on what feels doable in day-to-day life.

Melanie draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people sort through thoughts and routines that feed depression and worry. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to clarify values and build actions that match them. Motivational Interviewing is part of her approach when clients want to change habits or tackle addiction and related concerns.

Clients often bring issues such as stress, grief, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy questions, sleep and eating problems, and life transitions. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, and mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder.

In sessions Melanie works with practical goals - finding areas of control, creating strategies, and practicing new skills between meetings. She aims to encourage, educate, and empower people so that therapy helps them manage today and plan for tomorrow.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps that align with those values. It can help when someone feels stuck by life changes or midlife transitions and wants a clearer sense of purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete tools to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. It is helpful for managing worry, sleep issues, and mood shifts. Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure about change by exploring ambivalence and boosting the motivation to try new habits or reduce addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time so it fits the client's needs and pace.

Confirm current session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or busy days because they remove travel and can shorten the time commitment. Some formats also let people choose audio-only check-ins when a shorter conversation or lower bandwidth is needed. Ask about available session options to find what works best for daily life.