About Mercedelli
Mercedelli Graciano helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family struggles, and issues around self-esteem. She also supports those facing trauma, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, career decisions, and compassion fatigue. Mercedelli offers services in English and Spanish and uses a warm, straightforward style to make starting therapy less intimidating.
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York with four years of clinical experience.
How Mercedelli works
Her work blends practical tools and conversational guidance. Sessions focus on building emotional skills, increasing motivation, and developing healthier habits day to day. Mercedelli draws from approaches that include acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, existential reflection, and relationship-focused methods.
She adjusts methods to match what a person needs rather than using a single fixed model. That means sessions may include mindfulness exercises, values work, or concrete skill practice depending on goals. Her style aims to be compassionate and collaborative.
Mercedelli talks things through in simple terms and helps people set small, doable steps toward change. She emphasizes understanding where feelings come from and creating realistic plans for moving forward. She also writes about emotional awareness and self-care, encouraging connection and community as part of healing.
People who want a clear, practical, and empathetic guide for life transitions or recurring difficulties may find her approach helpful.
Mercedelli lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Mercedelli works with
The areas below are the ones Mercedelli selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Online approaches that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It often focuses on mindfulness and practical actions to reduce avoidance and build a more meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is focused on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change behavior and mood. It tends to be goal-oriented and useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. The Gottman Method emphasizes practical skills for improving communication and managing conflict in close relationships, using clear exercises and feedback.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mercedelli will listen to your concerns, talk through options, and collaborate on a plan that fits your goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so the methods match what is actually helping you make progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises that need visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, on-the-go support or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and busy schedules while keeping progress steady.
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