Malissa Monaghan, LMHC

Malissa Monaghan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with 25 years of clinical experience supporting people through complex emotional challenges. She works with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships, with particular attention to social anxiety, workplace stress, and women's mental health. She also has experience helping young adults and those managing co-occurring mental health concerns or family-related tensions.

Her work is grounded in a holistic, person-centered philosophy that emphasizes building resilience, improving communication skills, and fostering emotional recovery. Malissa focuses on practical coping strategies and helping people deepen self-understanding so they can identify strengths and move toward more balanced, fulfilling lives. She strives to offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where exploration of experience leads to meaningful change and improved day-to-day functioning.

Approaches and Online Care with Malissa Monaghan

Malissa Monaghan often integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and experiences, offering empathic listening and support to build self-awareness and confidence; it is helpful for stress, relationship concerns, and self-esteem challenges. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical skills to change them - it can be effective for anxiety, depression, and coping with daily stressors. When appropriate, she may also draw on elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense emotions or interpersonal conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Malissa collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts plans as clients progress and as new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow sessions to fit into work, family, and other commitments while maintaining continuity of treatment and supporting steady progress over time.