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Melissa Telsey

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

ADD/ADHD and Anxiety

Great to meet you!

I am a licensed clinical social worker and received my education at University of Central Florida. My area of expertise is working with kids and adults with life challenges, Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I provide compassionate, professional care in helping clients overcome life’s difficulties to become the best version of themselves. My style of therapy is to start where the client and identifying present and past challenges. I utilize the following therapeutic approaches:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Solution Focused Therapy

Interpersonal Therapy

Dialectic Behavioral Skills

Supportive Therapy

Existential Therapy

Therapeutic play

Inner Child Therapy

Behavioral Modification

Coaching

Strength-Based Therapy

What you can expect from our first session

I believe in the transformative work that comes from clients feeling empowered and confident.


Melissa's style is

Solution-oriented
Empowering
Warm

Insurance carriers Melissa accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
United Healthcare

More about Melissa

MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Central Florida
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Florida)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Infants / Toddlers, Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Depression, OCD, Family Issues, Stress, and Relationship Issues
Modalities: Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Strength-Based, Multi-Systemic (MST), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Gestalt, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Relational, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Brief Dynamic, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Behavior Modification, and Attachment Based

Location

1761 West Hillsboro Boulevard Ste 202
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442