Melanie Gerber , LMHC

Melanie Gerber is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on creating a supportive, affirming space for people facing anxiety, stress, addictions, and LGBTQ concerns. Melanie aims to help clients find practical ways to cope and move forward.

Her style is warm and client-centered. She listens first, then offers tools drawn from cognitive and acceptance-based approaches. Sessions often include goal-focused work and skills practice that fit a person's daily life.

Melanie works with a wide range of concerns, including mood disorders, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related issues. She also helps people managing ADHD, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and substance use challenges. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, codependency, and family of origin struggles.

In therapy she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with attachment-informed and client-centered practices. That mix is used to build emotional awareness, reduce unhelpful patterns, and try new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings.

People come to her for help with life changes such as divorce, parenting strain, career shifts, or identity exploration. Melanie supports practical problem solving alongside emotional processing, so clients leave sessions with steps they can use between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then take action toward what matters. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing concrete skills to change them, which is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and intimacy problems, helping people build safer ways of relating and repair connection.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and daily routines, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays relevant and practical.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when it’s easier not to be on camera. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs frequent, shorter touchpoints between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel schedules.