- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Nevada, Utah, Washington
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Melissa
Melissa Pagarigan is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping parents manage stress, relationships, and parenting challenges. She offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by grief, trauma, mood swings, attention differences, anger, or low self-esteem. Melissa writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person.
With ten years of experience in clinical practice, Melissa draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She adapts techniques to fit what a person is willing and able to try. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with an emphasis on building skills that people can use between meetings. Melissa pays close attention to each person's strengths and life story.
She blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with humanistic, strengths-based perspectives to make plans that feel realistic. This means naming patterns, trying small shifts, and checking what works in day-to-day life. People who have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional trauma can find careful support here.
Melissa also offers help for compassion fatigue and the complicated emotions that follow loss or long-term stress. She meets people where they are and helps them take manageable next steps. Her work is offered from Nevada and conducted in English.
Melissa encourages anyone considering therapy to take the first step and reach out when they feel ready.
What Melissa works with
Everything Melissa lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Melissa helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Compassion fatigue
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
Evidence-informed approaches delivered online
Melissa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in practical ways. Cognitive-behavioral ideas focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve mood. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and problems with attention or mood regulation.She also uses humanistic and strengths-based methods that emphasize each person's values and resources. These approaches help people build on what already works in their life and develop clearer goals for parenting and relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Melissa collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and daily life. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needed so the process feels practical and personal.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people see one another and work through material in real time. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit during a work break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule.
Questions people ask about Melissa
What concerns does Melissa help with?
She helps people dealing with parenting strain, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, compassion fatigue, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar concerns, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are personal and conversational, using practical strategies and a strengths-based outlook to address everyday problems.
How much experience does she have?
Melissa has ten years of experience as a practicing clinician in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Utah and Nevada and practices from Nevada.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 based on therapist availability.
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