- CBT and DBT skills
- Practical behavior steps
- Communication practice
About Malissa
Malissa Monaghan is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in New York with 25 years of experience. She helps people handle problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and anger. She also supports those facing career pressures, grief, bipolar mood challenges, and LGBT-related issues.
Her approach is straightforward and person-focused. Sessions tend to begin with what feels most pressing and practical. She listens to current struggles and looks for small changes that can reduce repeated upset and frustration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and solution-focused steps are used to identify unhelpful patterns and try different responses.
Malissa also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and distress-tolerance techniques. Psychodynamic ideas can surface here too, helping people spot long-standing patterns that feed anger and resentment. The overall aim is to add tools people can use between sessions to prevent explosive moments and ease ongoing tension.
With long experience working with co-occurring concerns and communication problems, she pays attention to how mood, sleep, and social isolation interact with anger. Sessions include practical skill-building, role practice for hard conversations, and short plans for handling setbacks. Progress is tracked in simple, clear ways so people can see what helps.
Sessions are offered in English. People who want to begin are asked to follow the service's matching process and schedule an initial session after completing a short questionnaire.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can find their own solutions; it helps when someone needs a calm, steady place to sort through emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep anger and anxiety cycling and uses experiments and homework to change those patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for regulating emotion, managing crises, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first, adjust techniques as progress is tracked, and combine short-term problem solving with skills practice when needed.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule, and reduce travel time. It also supports trying therapy tools at home between sessions and using role practice with real-life examples. Ask about current session options and how they can be scheduled to fit everyday life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues can she help with?
She works with people who lose their temper with loved ones, struggle with workplace frustration, feel growing resentment, or live with someone elses anger. Other concerns listed include stress, anxiety, trauma, and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She combines skill teaching with short behavior experiments and attention to longer-term patterns that keep problems going.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a practicing clinician in New York working with mood, trauma, and interpersonal difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.