About Malissa
Malissa Monaghan is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and parenting concerns. She works with issues like grief, sleep problems, anger, career transitions, and challenges related to LGBT identity. Her practice is based in New York and sessions are conducted in English.
She listens first and asks practical questions to understand what feels hardest. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing symptoms that get in the way of daily life.
How Malissa works
Malissa uses straightforward tools people can try between meetings to see real change. Her work blends multiple approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for emotional regulation and handling intense feelings. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the conversation grounded in the client’s priorities and pace. Malissa also draws on psychodynamic ideas to uncover patterns that repeat over time and on solution-focused strategies to set clear, achievable goals.
She tailors methods to each person and adjusts as progress continues. Parents and individuals concerned about family or fatherhood issues will find practical problem-solving and communication coaching. She has additional focus on autism and Asperger syndrome, co-morbidity, social anxiety, workplace issues, and young adult challenges.
Her aim is to help people feel more capable and steady. Sessions emphasize usable skills, clearer decision-making, and small steps toward lasting change.
Malissa lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Malissa works with
The areas below are the ones Malissa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic tools that work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and pace, giving space to talk and be heard while shaping goals together. It helps with feelings of isolation, self-esteem struggles, and times when someone needs a steady listening presence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical steps to test and change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and workplace stress.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It is often used when strong reactions, anger, or difficulty regulating mood make daily life harder.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then recommend a combination of methods. That plan evolves as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer writing. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still accessing licensed professionals and consistent care.
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