Melissa Torres, LCSW
Licensed in Virginia · 6 years in practice
Melissa Torres is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia with six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904011528 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1902119597 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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About Melissa
Melissa Torres is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia with six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and depression. She also supports concerns around relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue. Melissa speaks English and Spanish and aims to make sessions clear and practical for busy people.
Her style is direct and compassionate. She listens first and helps people name what feels hardest. Then she works with each person to build small, doable steps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on usable skills and clearer thinking rather than long lectures. Melissa draws on a mix of proven approaches. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values.
She uses cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and dialectical strategies are added when people need emotional regulation and stress tolerance. In practice she encourages short-term goals alongside deeper work.
People learn coping steps for immediate relief and ways to prevent old patterns from returning. Therapy can include talking, skill practice, and homework that fits into everyday life. Melissa brings attention to cultural background and life context when planning care.
Her aim is to help people feel steadier, clearer about choices, and more able to handle life transitions. She offers video, phone, chat, and messaging formats to fit different schedules.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melissa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Melissa names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approaches and practical online therapy options
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take small, value-driven steps even when feelings are uncomfortable. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems in place; it often helps with depression, anxiety, and addictions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional awareness, which can help with trauma responses and stress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa will discuss goals, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Together they decide which methods fit the person's needs and daily life, and progress is reviewed regularly.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work face to face without commuting. Phone sessions can be a good shorter option or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, caregiving schedule, or shifting routines while using the therapist's chosen approaches.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Melissa address?
She supports stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, career changes, and compassion fatigue, among other related areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is compassionate and practical. Sessions focus on listening, clear steps, and skills people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with the listed concerns and drawing from several therapeutic approaches.
What credentials and region are listed?
Melissa holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
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