Melissa Lombardi-Parada, LCSW

Licensed in Pennsylvania · 20 years in practice

Melissa Lombardi-Parada is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW016837 · expires February 2027
LCSW, New Jersey: 44SC05396500 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1164811287 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Melissa

Melissa Lombardi-Parada is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, parenting demands, depression, or major life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aiming to make conversations clear and useful for everyday life.

She invites clients to talk about current struggles and practical needs. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now and finding steps that can be tried between meetings.

Background and approach

Melissa adapts her style to each person rather than following a single method. Her background includes longstanding work across different care settings, including support related to adoption and foster care, separation and divorce, parent-child relational issues, abuse, and oncology. This range informs how she notices common stressors and loss in people’s lives.

In sessions she combines listening with hands-on tools people can use right away. That might mean trying new ways to manage anxiety, practicing routines to lift low mood, or learning communication moves for parenting stress. The focus stays on what the client wants to change.

Melissa works with people in Pennsylvania and offers services in English. She uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, adapting to what fits each client’s schedule and needs. To begin, a simple matching step and scheduling set the process in motion.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Approaches and what online therapy looks like

Melissa uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and coping. One common approach involves teaching specific skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing work, behavioral experiments, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations; these tools help reduce day-to-day overwhelm and avoidance. Another approach centers on building routines and behavioral activation to address depression, using small, achievable actions to lift mood and restore energy levels.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize and when to try something new.

Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows longer conversational sessions with visual cues, while phone work can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use the format that best meets each person's needs.

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Questions people ask

What issues can Melissa help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, depression, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and direct, with a focus on clear conversation and practical steps that can be tried between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working in a variety of care settings and with issues such as adoption and foster care, grief, and oncology-related concerns.

Which credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with licensure in Pennsylvania and practices from Pennsylvania.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.

How does pricing 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?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

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