Melissa Reighn, LMHC

New York · 15 years in practice

Melissa Reighn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 15 years of experience.

License and registration

LMHC, New York: 006721 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1659134088 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

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About Melissa

Melissa Reighn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, and parenting strain. Melissa centers sessions on each person's strengths and goals.

She aims to create a space where people feel understood and gain tools to cope. Her approach blends several methods to match what a person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports people in clarifying values and taking action that matters to them. Melissa also uses EMDR for trauma-focused work when appropriate. Sessions are straightforward and goal-minded.

Conversations focus on real-life problems like managing anxiety, navigating grief, or handling the stress of caregiving. Melissa works collaboratively to build skills that fit daily life and relationships. She brings 15 years of clinical experience to each appointment, drawing on a range of techniques rather than a single method.

That lets her tailor work to what is most useful for the person in front of her. Practical strategies and clear next steps are common outcomes of sessions. Melissa offers services in English and practices in New York.

She supports people dealing with issues such as ADHD, eating concerns, bipolar mood patterns, and chronic illness. Her style is supportive, direct, and focused on helping people make meaningful changes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
ADHD
Eating disorders
Bipolar disorder
Aging and geriatric issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Intellectual disability
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Sexual assault and abuse
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues

Approaches Melissa names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Melissa uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address symptoms and past trauma. CBT helps people identify patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to anxiety or low mood and then practice new responses. EMDR is used as a trauma-focused method to help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and related reactions.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then try strategies together to see what fits best.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging for flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction matters. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Text and chat options make it easier to fit brief updates or care between appointments. These formats make scheduling easier and help people keep continuity of care when life is busy.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melissa address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, self-esteem, ADHD, eating issues, and bipolar mood concerns. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness, addiction, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on practical skills, short-term goals, and building on each person's strengths.

What is her professional background?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a variety of mental health and life stressors. That experience informs a flexible, problem-solving approach.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential (LMHC) and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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