Melissa Reighn , LMHC

Melissa Reighn is a licensed mental health counselor with 15 years of clinical experience in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns. Her approach is practical and straightforward. She believes people bring strengths to therapy and that courage matters when starting this work.

Melissa listens first and helps clients name immediate goals. She uses clear techniques to reduce anxious thinking and build coping skills. Sessions are aimed at making small, measurable changes that add up over time.

When trauma or painful memories are part of the picture she works with approaches that address the body and the mind. She also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, attention differences such as ADHD, eating concerns, and bipolar mood patterns. Melissa helps people sort through difficult life changes and loss with calm guidance.

Her style is collaborative and respectful. She asks questions, offers tools, and adjusts the plan based on what each person finds useful. Meetings are paced to match how quickly someone wants to move forward.

Melissa draws on a mix of therapies to fit the issue at hand. She explains options in plain language and helps people pick techniques that fit their situation. The goal is practical relief and clearer choices for everyday life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life changes where someone wants clearer direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and shifting behavior with concrete exercises to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, works with how the brain processes distressing memories and can help when trauma or abuse has led to strong emotional reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels most helpful, try techniques, and adjust based on how someone responds. That collaborative process guides which methods are used and how quickly the plan changes.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people work face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text messaging can make brief check-ins or ongoing support easier to fit into a busy day. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to attend.