Melissa Button, LMHC

Melissa Button is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors, and supports people who struggle with self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and codependency.

Melissa begins by building rapport so she can understand what matters to each person. She asks practical questions about daily life and relationships to help identify the most useful goals. Sessions focus on skills and steps rather than long lectures or unclear theory.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That means sessions include checking patterns of thought and behavior, trying small experiments, and practicing skills for emotion regulation and clearer communication.

Melissa also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques when they fit the work. Mindfulness helps slow automatic reactions, and motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unsure about change. She will discuss which methods seem most helpful and adapt as progress is made.

People who come to her often want concrete changes - better boundaries, fewer impulsive reactions, healthier responses to stress, or clearer choices around substance use. Melissa frames the work as a collaboration where strengths and everyday steps lead the way.

How therapy approaches translate to online sessions