- Collaborative goal setting
- CBT-based work
- Adoption and foster care focus
About Melissa
Melissa DiSilvestro is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with 12 years of experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Melissa works with clients on practical goals and makes plans together. She emphasizes a collaborative process where the client’s strengths guide progress.
Her background includes work in hospitals, schools, and outpatient primary care settings. That variety shapes a down-to-earth approach to common problems like grief, parenting strain, workplace stress, and compassion fatigue. Melissa also supports people dealing with trauma, relationship concerns, and challenges related to adoption and foster care.
Sessions focus on clear steps you can try between meetings. Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy methods to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. She frames sessions as problem-solving conversations rather than lectures, and she helps clients break larger goals into manageable tasks.
Clients can expect partnership rather than directives. Melissa believes each person knows their life best and brings strengths to the work. She offers steady support while helping people practice skills that fit daily life.
Her practical aim is to make change feel possible. Whether the need is coping after loss, managing ADHD-related stress, or handling postpartum mood changes, she works with people to set realistic, measurable steps toward improvement.
How Melissa Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Melissa uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT breaks problems into small parts so you can try practical changes between sessions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what fits your needs and preferences. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques feel useful and realistic for daily life.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in during transitions like postpartum adjustment or workplace stress. It can also allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when that helps maintain momentum. Licensed professionals, including this therapist, work to tailor session pacing and homework so therapy fits into everyday routines rather than adding more pressure.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Melissa commonly address?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues. Adoption and foster care matters are listed among her focus areas.
What is her approach during sessions?
Melissa works collaboratively to set goals and create individualized plans. Sessions aim for practical steps clients can try between meetings.
What kind of professional background does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience and has worked in hospitals, schools, and outpatient primary care. That mix informs a pragmatic style.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the SC LISW-CP credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.