- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Meridith
Meridith Crocco is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, parenting stress, relationship strain, and major life changes. Parents who feel overwhelmed by behavior issues or family tensions can find practical support and clear next steps.
She also assists people coping with grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and questions about identity and intimacy. Meridith takes a calm and compassionate approach. Sessions focus on building awareness of patterns, learning new ways to respond, and trying concrete skills between meetings.
Background and approach
She blends talk, guided exercises, and practical tools so people can see what works in daily life. The goal is steady progress you can measure, not quick fixes. Her background as an NY LMHC means she brings a decade of hands-on experience to each session.
That experience includes work around attachment, adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She draws on mind-body techniques and behavior-based strategies to address both mood and relationship concerns. Meridith often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful habits and handle strong emotions.
She also uses Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas when relationship patterns and closeness are the focus. All work is tailored to the person in front of her, with steps set at a comfortable pace. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical homework, and an emphasis on improving everyday functioning.
Sessions aim to increase emotional awareness, reduce distressing symptoms, and support healthier family interactions over time.
What Meridith works with
Everything Meridith lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Meridith helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Meridith lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support for parenting and stress
Meridith commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and it supports building a values-driven life when stress or parenting demands feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behavior patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and managing strong emotions.She also draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas when relationship dynamics are central. Those approaches look at how early bonds and present interactions shape feelings and closeness, which can help with parenting challenges and improving how family members relate to one another. Finding the best approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will talk with each person about goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people keep momentum between appointments or share updates without a full session. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life and to keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Meridith
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting and family tensions, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related issues such as attachment or adoption concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm, compassionate, and practical. She focuses on awareness, skills practice, and small measurable steps toward change.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has ten years of clinical experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor working with a variety of mood, behavioral, and relational challenges.
Where is she located and what is her credential?
She is based in New York and holds the NY LMHC credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.
How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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