- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed approach
- Collaborative process
About Melissa
Melissa Geraci is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Arizona who helps people facing depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, and addiction. She offers a steady, compassionate presence for people trying to make sense of difficult emotions. Her manner is collaborative and straightforward, aimed at helping clients feel heard and understood.
Melissa focuses on practical skills and personal insight. She helps people improve communication, manage mood symptoms, and reduce isolation. When trauma or past abuse is part of the story, she blends trauma-focused techniques with longer-term work on personality and mood issues.
Her sessions emphasize clear goals and simple tools that people can use between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Melissa also integrates Jungian concepts when it helps clients explore deeper patterns and meaning.
Over eight years of practice, she has supported people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, disruptive mood presentations such as DMDD, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. The work typically moves at the client's pace and balances symptom relief with building lasting coping skills.
People who come to Melissa can expect respectful listening, practical strategies, and a focus on strengths. She asks questions, offers possible approaches, and collaborates on a plan that matches each person's needs.
Melissa focuses on practical skills and personal insight. She helps people improve communication, manage mood symptoms, and reduce isolation. When trauma or past abuse is part of the story, she blends trauma-focused techniques with longer-term work on personality and mood issues.
Her sessions emphasize clear goals and simple tools that people can use between meetings. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Melissa also integrates Jungian concepts when it helps clients explore deeper patterns and meaning.
Over eight years of practice, she has supported people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction, disruptive mood presentations such as DMDD, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. The work typically moves at the client's pace and balances symptom relief with building lasting coping skills.
People who come to Melissa can expect respectful listening, practical strategies, and a focus on strengths. She asks questions, offers possible approaches, and collaborates on a plan that matches each person's needs.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.