- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Rhode Island
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Misty
Misty Faella is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Rhode Island with 17 years of experience. She takes a warm, interactive approach and centers sessions on each person's goals and strengths. Parents reading this will find straightforward support for everyday struggles and more complex issues alike.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma. Parenting concerns, ADHD, anger, addictions, and coping with life changes are also common topics she addresses.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with children and adults connected to foster care and adoption, and with adults who have experienced substance use treatment. In sessions she listens first and then helps people map small, practical steps forward. Conversations pair problem-solving tools with deeper reflection about patterns and relationships.
She avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and compassion. Misty mixes cognitive-behavioral strategies with client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to match what a person needs that day. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and narrative techniques to reframe difficult stories.
Treatment plans are adapted to each person's situation rather than following a fixed script. She aims to empower parents and caregivers to manage stress, set boundaries, and improve communication. Her style is collaborative and straightforward, helping people build skills they can use between sessions.
If someone is ready to try something different, she offers steady guidance through that first step.
What Misty works with
Everything Misty lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Misty helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Misty lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Misty often uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy online. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and listening closely to each person's experience, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, stress, and anger.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. She will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean combining approaches and adjusting tactics over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill practice, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when written reflection helps. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy days and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Misty
What concerns does she help with?
Misty works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, addictions, grief, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on ADHD, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, emphasizing respect and a nonjudgmental tone. Sessions blend practical skill building with reflective conversation to fit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in clinical settings with children, adolescents, and adults. That experience includes work with people connected to foster care and with adults in substance use treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Rhode Island as an RI LMHC. Therapy is provided from that location.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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