Works with
- Anger
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Yvette works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Yvette
Yvette Melendez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who helps people facing anger, trauma, anxiety, and major life changes. She draws on four decades of experience to support people working through grief, relationship strain, sleep and eating concerns, and challenges with focus or motivation.
Her approach is steady and straightforward, aimed at helping people feel understood and more able to cope day to day. In sessions she creates a calm space where feelings and thoughts can be talked through without judgment.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them name what is happening. Conversations are practical and reflective, with attention to how past experiences shape present behavior. Her work often focuses on deeper emotional themes that affect mood, intimacy, and self-worth.
She uses Psychodynamic Therapy to gently uncover recurring relationship patterns and early influences that show up in adult life. That approach is useful for issues like grief, trauma, recurrent anxiety, obsessive behaviors, and persistent mood changes. Over her career she has supported people dealing with caregiving stress, adoption and foster care concerns, immigration-related challenges, first responder issues, and the fallout from disasters.
She pays close attention to cultural and life-stage factors that shape each person's story. Yvette offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works with people to find the format that fits their routine and goals, and she frames therapy as a collaborative process.
What Yvette works with
Everything Yvette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Yvette's practice.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Young adult issues
Approaches Yvette lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Psychodynamic work and online therapy options
Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences and early relationships shape current feelings and behavior. It helps people who keep repeating unwanted patterns, struggle with low self-esteem, or carry difficult grief and trauma into daily life. Sessions aim to make those patterns clearer so people can make different choices.Yvette approaches this work in collaboration with each person. She will listen to goals and preferences, then tailor the way she uses psychodynamic ideas to fit what the client needs. Deciding on an approach is a team effort that can change as progress is made.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for in-depth conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for flexible, on-the-go support and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Yvette
What concerns does she address?
She supports people facing anger, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, and stress. Other areas include parenting challenges, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and conversational. She listens for underlying patterns and helps people name emotions and behaviors that repeat over time.
How long has she been practicing?
She brings 40 years of clinical experience to her work and has supported people through a wide range of life transitions and losses.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through 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 schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.