About Melisa
Melisa Maling helps people managing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, communication problems, and workplace stress. Melisa is a Colorado licensed clinical social worker who brings 33 years of experience to her work.
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She listens first and adapts her approach to each person's needs. Conversations are tailored so people can move at a pace that feels manageable.
How Melisa works
Melisa mixes practical techniques with steady support. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors.
Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past hurts get in the way of daily life. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find inner reasons to change. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set small, achievable goals and track progress.
Together these approaches aim to reduce overwhelm and build clearer steps forward. Melisa emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. She works with each person to shape a plan that fits their situation and goals.
Taking a first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that process.
Melisa lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Melisa works with
The areas below are the ones Melisa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 33 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How Melisa’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on what matters most to the client. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to build understanding and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and tests practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past events affect current feelings and reactions and uses step-by-step work to reduce their hold on daily life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From that conversation she will suggest which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what works best for the individual.
Online therapy makes these methods flexible and accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a session needs to fit a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging offer ongoing check-ins, short reflections, and a way to work through smaller steps between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while working with a licensed professional.
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