Melanie Gerber, LMHC
New York · 15 years in practice
Melanie Gerber is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 15 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, New York
- 006584 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1457630956 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Melanie
Melanie Gerber is a licensed mental health counselor in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She focuses on giving people a steady, respectful space to talk through stress, anxiety, addiction issues, and the challenges that come with identity and life change. Melanie aims to help people find clearer ways to cope and make decisions when things feel overwhelming.
She uses a client-centered approach that listens to each person’s story before suggesting steps forward.
Background and approach
Sessions often include practical strategies for day-to-day coping alongside deeper work on patterns that keep repeating. Melanie draws on tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-focused work to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build actions that match their values. Attachment concerns, abandonment wounds, and relationship strain are frequent topics in her work.
She also supports those facing grief, trauma, mood shifts, and challenges with substance use. Melanie pays attention to how family of origin and blended family dynamics affect current relationships and choices. Her style is collaborative and calm.
She helps clients name what matters most to them, set realistic goals, and practice new skills between sessions. Many people come to her wanting both immediate relief and longer-term change. Therapy sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Conversations are in English and structured around each client’s needs and schedule.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Melanie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Melanie names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approach and online session options
Jungian Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are both part of Melanie's toolkit. Jungian Therapy pays attention to symbols, dreams, and life themes to help people uncover deeper meaning in their experiences and work through identity and personal transformation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed actions while learning to allow difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fighting them.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Melanie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address, then suggest ways to combine approaches that fit. She works with clients to set small goals, try practices between sessions, and reassess what helps over time.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls work well for focused conversations and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for ongoing support, brief check-ins, or step-by-step skill practice between appointments. These formats help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Melanie help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, identity and LGBT-related issues, and a range of related topics such as body image and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, combining practical coping strategies with deeper exploration of patterns like attachment and abandonment. Sessions balance talk, skill practice, and values-based planning.
How much experience does she have?
Melanie has 15 years of experience working with individuals on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC - practicing in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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