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Yvette Melendez, LCSW

  • Experience40 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesPsychodynamic Therapy
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About Yvette

Yvette Melendez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who brings four decades of professional experience to her therapeutic work.

Background and approach

She focuses on a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, grief and loss, self-esteem and motivation, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and ADHD. Her practice also addresses parenting, family matters, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, career transitions, and coping with major life changes.

Yvette draws on psychodynamic therapy to explore how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and behaviors. She aims to create an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can voice difficult thoughts and emotions and build insight that supports lasting change.

With extensive practice in areas such as adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, immigration issues, and post-traumatic responses, she combines depth-oriented listening with practical support to help clients move forward. Clients seeking a seasoned clinician will find a practitioner who values collaboration and courage in the therapeutic process.

Yvette’s LCSW credential reflects longstanding clinical training and practice in New York, and she offers multiple remote session formats to accommodate varied needs and schedules.

Psychodynamic Work and Remote Access

Psychodynamic Therapy is central to this clinician’s approach and involves exploring how early relationships and unconscious patterns shape current feelings and behaviors; it can be helpful for concerns such as trauma, relationship patterns, persistent mood issues, and difficulties with self-esteem. The method emphasizes reflection, insight, and the therapeutic relationship as tools for change.

In practice, the therapist blends careful listening with attention to recurring themes in a client’s life, aiming to make automatic reactions more understandable and manageable. This collaborative process helps clients clarify goals and choose practical steps while also addressing deeper emotional material. The therapist will work with each person to determine whether psychodynamic methods are the best fit and will adjust the approach based on individual needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to enhance flexibility and accessibility. These formats allow ongoing therapeutic contact for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic constraints, and they make it easier to maintain continuity of care while experimenting with different communication styles to find what works best.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Yvette works with many issues including trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is the therapist's usual therapeutic style?
The practice emphasizes psychodynamic therapy, which explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence present thoughts and behaviors while fostering insight and emotional awareness.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician has 40 years of professional experience working with a broad array of mental health and life concerns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in New York with license number NY LCSW 056483.
Which languages are available for sessions and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English, and the therapist is not accepting international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options for communication.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Trauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesImmigration issuesInfidelityJealousyMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Psychodynamic Therapy

Experience

40+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English