Dr. Melanie Love
Licensed Clinical Psychologist in New York State and Florida
Virtual therapy for adults who are ready to finally feel good enough.
We'll break the cycle of being your own toughest critic and feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, and unfulfilled.
It's time to discover your true self and learn to build relationships where you feel seen.
You can have a life of connection and ease. Reach out today to get started.
Does This Sound Like You?
Everyone sees you as successful and on-top-of-it. Inside, you’re terrified of failing, disappointing people, or being seen as not good enough. It's impossible to relax. You take on more and more but struggle to feel accomplished or fulfilled. You may not even know what you actually want.
From a young age, you’ve pushed down your needs and hidden your true self in order to take care of others. You’ve always been the strong one. But you’ve become lonely and overwhelmed. It’s hard to know how you feel and even harder to trust that someone will care.
In therapy, I will help you understand and accept your true experience. We'll get to the root of patterns that impact your self-esteem and reshape these so you feel more whole. You'll learn how to communicate about your feelings, needs, goals, and all the parts of yourself that have been hidden for so long.
With me, you’ll feel seen and valued exactly as you are and discover how to share your genuine self with others, leading to more enriching relationships in all parts of your life.
I'm glad you're here.
Here's how therapy with me will help:
As co-author of “Secrets and Lies In Therapy” (APA, 2019), I’m an expert in helping you feel ready to talk about what matters. If you’ve had to hide parts of yourself or felt misunderstood and criticized before, you will feel relief with me. When we shine a compassionate light on your experiences, your critical voice will quiet down and it will feel easier to be authentic.
Together, we'll develop a deeper understanding of what is at the root of unhappiness and distress. We'll identify patterns in relationships or ways of coping that feel stuck and develop compassion for ways you've protected yourself. Together, we'll design practical experiments that help you build confidence in how you relate with others and how you treat yourself. We'll create new roadmaps for well-being so you can feel more fulfilled, connected, and whole. I can also help you craft a customized toolbox to deal with life’s stressors, drawing from my experience with mindfulness, behavioral, and body-based approaches.
Our sessions will help you gain self-acceptance, feel empowered to express yourself more fully, and experience greater ease finally being your true self in relationships.
You’ve been figuring it out alone long enough. I look forward to connecting with you.
We’ll collaborate to create the space you need to feel comfortable and understood. I believe that transformative change happens in a therapy relationship where you can be both unconditionally accepted and challenged to grow and try new things.
Like any relationship, therapy works best when it is the right fit.
To help you feel confident about starting the process, I offer a free 15 minute phone or Zoom consultation. We'll discuss your needs and goals and I'll answer any questions you have.
I know it takes strength to reach out, so I'll respond within a day when you contact me.