Melissa Annechino, LMHC

New York · 11 years in practice

Melissa Annechino is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who centers her practice on helping people navigate life changes and build stronger self-esteem.

License and registration

LMHC, New York: 009614 · expires September 2027
NPI: 1609264977 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Melissa

Melissa Annechino is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who centers her practice on helping people navigate life changes and build stronger self-esteem. She offers straightforward, compassionate support for workplace strain, compassion fatigue, and questions about life purpose. Her approach is practical and person-focused, with attention to everyday pressures parents and professionals face.

Melissa favors a mix of therapy styles rather than a single method. She draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness practices to calm the body and mind.

Background and approach

This blend helps people break repeating patterns and cope with seasonal mood shifts such as SAD. She brings 11 years of clinical experience to sessions and has worked across many helping roles. Melissa writes that she listens without judgment and pays attention to the whole person - emotional, mental, and sometimes spiritual concerns.

She aims to create a space where clients can slow down and reflect on what matters most to them. Her work often focuses on issues like guilt and shame, self-love, and workplace difficulties. Melissa also supports people dealing with career transitions and the weariness that comes from caring roles.

She uses clear, practical steps so clients can try new ways of thinking and acting between sessions. Conversations with her are direct but warm. Melissa encourages clients to notice strengths as well as struggles.

She helps translate insights into manageable next steps toward more satisfying days.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Melissa names

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Online support

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and responsibility in their lives. Online sessions can use conversation and reflection to clarify values and identify small steps toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, using practical exercises and homework that translate well to video or phone sessions. Jungian ideas and narrative work invite clients to notice recurring themes and personal stories, which can be explored through discussion, writing, and imagery exercises during any remote session.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Melissa partners with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and personality. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques based on how someone responds, making the process collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper dialogue, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or a quieter setting is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum while balancing work and life responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Melissa commonly help with?

She supports people with self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue, as well as related issues like guilt and shame, life purpose, seasonal affective disorder, self-love, women's issues, and workplace concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style blends existential ideas about meaning with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools, plus narrative and Jungian influences to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves.

What is her background and experience?

She has 11 years of professional clinical experience working in helping roles and uses that background to listen without judgment and guide practical change.

Where is Melissa licensed and based?

Melissa holds a New York licensed mental health counselor credential (LMHC) and practices from New York.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She works with clients using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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