Melisa Mitchell, LCSW, CFSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker | Certified Financial Social Worker

Specialties:

Self-Esteem, Body Image/Body Positivity, Adjustments/Transitions, Pregnancy/Post-partum concerns, Anger Management, Grief &Loss, Perfectionism/People Pleasing, Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, Multiculturalism, racial and gender/sexual identity, racial stress and trauma, financial stress, complex trauma, relational challenges, interpersonal and family conflict.   LGBTQIA + community, and helping those experiencing domestic and intimate partner violence.

Clients Melisa works with:

Adolescents (14 and up), young adults, adults, couples and older adults as well.

Techniques Melisa uses in her work:

Eclectic, DBT,  CBT, Mindfulness, NARRATIVE, Strengths based/Person-Centered approach

Melisa brings a warm and inviting presence in the therapeutic work with her clients.  She also brings humor into the work and a dedicated intentionality into her sessions.

Melisa's Background

Melisa holds a Masters in Social Work degree from West Chester University and Post-Graduate Certificate in Trauma Studies at Widener University. Melisa has prior therapeutic experiences in a variety of Community Mental Health settings including local non-profit agencies, higher education, crisis center, residential treatment, domestic violence shelter and outpatient clinic offices. She holds a position as a Staff Therapist and Clinical Case Manager at Drexel University’s Counseling Center.

She strives to take the stigma out of being in therapy and to create a space for clients to work on getting closer to their authentic selves.  Melisa empowers clients to look internally and understand how their thoughts and actions impact their lives in all ways, socially, in relationship with other, with self-care and in mending their own relationship to self.

Melisa is a member of the National Association of Social Workers. She is also a member of the Financial Social Work Collaborative whose objective is to provide a welcoming space for advancement and professional growth of the financial social work profession. The Financial Social Work collaborative also aims to empower and promote financial wellness and stability for individuals, families and communities through resources, support, connection, and education.

Melisa spends her time outside of seeing clients with loved ones, her two cats and her new puppy. Her other interests include baking, video-gaming, reading, shopping and trying something new.