About Melissa
Melissa Encarnacion King is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, low mood, and struggles with self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and family concerns and issues that affect daily motivation and confidence.
Melissa creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through what feels overwhelming. She encourages honest conversation about thoughts and feelings and works with each person at their own pace.
Background and approach
The first visit is framed as a step forward rather than a test. In sessions she listens for patterns that make daily life harder, such as control issues, social anxiety, or feelings of isolation. She helps people notice how those patterns show up in relationships and in self-talk.
Then she and the client pick practical, manageable steps to try between meetings. Melissa pays attention to attachment concerns and communication problems that often lie beneath recurring conflicts. She supports people who want to build self-love, handle mood swings, or improve how they connect with others.
Progress is tracked in small, measurable ways so people can see change over time. People meet with Melissa by talking through goals, trying new skills in session, and practicing them outside therapy. She aims to make therapy understandable and usable for everyday life.
Taking that first step is acknowledged as brave, and she meets each person where they are ready to begin.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Melissa uses evidence-based techniques that help people change unhelpful patterns and feel better in daily life. One common approach focuses on recognizing unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach helps people improve how they relate to others by looking at attachment patterns and practicing new communication skills in session. These methods aim to make symptoms more manageable and interactions more satisfying.Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss different methods, and try what feels most useful. Together you will adjust the plan based on what helps and what fits your goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you work face-to-face from wherever you are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or being on camera is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, day-to-day coaching, and follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep practicing skills when life gets busy.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English