- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused work
About Malissa
Malissa Monaghan is a New York LMHC with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with common early-adulthood pressures like stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and career strain, as well as trauma, depression, and sleep difficulties. She also supports people dealing with identity and LGBT concerns and young adult issues.
Her style is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions involve listening, practical skill-building, and reflecting on patterns that get in the way. She uses techniques drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and solution-focused planning to address immediate problems and everyday coping.
Malissa has long experience with social anxiety, workplace problems, and the effects of trauma and loss. She helps people who feel isolated, overwhelmed, or stuck after big life changes. Her approach includes attention to family dynamics, communication breakdowns, and co-occurring mood concerns.
Clients can expect a mix of talking through current challenges and practicing new ways to respond. That might mean trying behavioral experiments, working on emotion regulation skills, or setting concrete short-term goals. The emphasis is on manageable steps that fit into a busy life.
Her work also addresses parenting and fatherhood issues, guilt and shame, and relationships that cause ongoing stress. Those facing bipolar mood patterns, grief, or sleep disruption can get focused support aimed at daily functioning and stability.
Malissa’s background supports people navigating the transition into independent adulthood. She draws from psychodynamic ideas when helpful to track longstanding patterns, while keeping the focus on what changes are useful now.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to reduce anxiety or change unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.
The profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around school or work, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people use audio-only if they prefer not to be on camera. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises and DBT skills practice to a remote setting so clients can work on real-life problems between sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with for young adults?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, career worries, and young adult issues among other concerns such as trauma and sleep problems.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is person-focused and practical, combining listening with skill-building and short-term problem solving to address everyday pressures.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and interpersonal challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices as an LMHC licensed in New York and is based in New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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