Melanie Mullins, LMHC, LPC

Melanie Mullins is a licensed mental health counselor with eight years of clinical experience. She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in New York. Melanie aims to offer a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak openly about what they are facing.

She centers the helping relationship as a core part of care. That connection is where she starts. From there she uses practical, evidence-informed methods to address everyday struggles like anxiety and low mood.

Her work often focuses on sorting through life’s stressors and building small, usable strategies. Melanie uses cognitive-behavioral ideas to look at thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. She also draws on acceptance-based methods to help people notice what matters most and act toward it.

Sessions are framed around collaboration. Melanie listens first, then offers tools tailored to the person’s current needs and goals. She emphasizes finding areas where someone can take control and make gradual change.

Clients bring a range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career stress, addictions, sleep and eating struggles, and attention-related challenges. Melanie also addresses issues such as caregiver stress, first responder concerns, and other life transitions.

Her approach is straightforward and direct. She explains techniques clearly and practices alongside clients as they try new coping skills. To start, she asks questions about what matters most and what a manageable next step would look like.

Using practical approaches in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It supports coping with anxiety, depression, and major life shifts by building willingness to act despite discomfort. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, actions, and mood. It offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that maintain problems, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress or new needs emerge.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use tools and worksheets during the session. Because modalities like ACT and CBT translate well to a virtual setting, many therapeutic techniques can be practiced and coached in real time. Ask about scheduling and format options so sessions match your routine and goals.