Mary Beth Mellin, LMSW

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” (Lao Tzu). When you are thinking about starting therapy (whether it’s for the first time or not), taking that first, single step can be very intimidating. When you decide you are ready, I would be honored to walk this part of your journey with you. As your therapist, my role is to create an environment that is open, accepting and non-judgmental. My goal is to support you; encourage you; and to understand you and your point of view, while, at the same time, challenging you when needed and offering you ways to expand your perspective as you move toward seeing yourself, your options, and the life you want to lead more clearly and more fully. 

I respect that this is your journey and the choices are always yours to make.  I draw from a number of therapeutic modalities and most strongly from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I have over 35 years of experience in the Social Work field, with more than 20 years as a therapist. I have found that developing and expanding on skills such as Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Self-Compassion have been extremely helpful to the people I have worked with. 

I see people experiencing anxiety and all anxiety related disorders, including Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD; Mood Disorders; Grief and Loss; Relationship problems; difficulty with Interpersonal Skills; and Adjustment to life changes. I work with people from middle school age on up.  If you entrust me with your child or teen, I will partner with you in developing a plan together with your child/teen. My perspective is to honor you as their parent while building and maintaining a therapeutic alliance with your child/teen that supports positive growth and change. I will talk with you at the start about what this entails and about what it looks like during the course of therapy. 

I would welcome the opportunity to accompany you on your journey.