Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (202) 688-5784
Available in-person
1000 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314
A patient wrote this to me: "You are someone who knows the song in my heart, and could sing it back to me when I had forgotten the words." In my over 27 years of psychotherapy practice, I have learned several things: one is, in meeting with patients, to clear my mind (at least to try hard!) of all the theories and clinical orientations I have absorbed and to allow my emotions, mind, body, and considerable life experience to be present in our interactions. [Please note that I do NOT accept CareFirst BlueCHOICE, just PPO and Federal.]
The era of the silent therapist is gone. Our lives tend to become immeasurably complicated, leaving us feeling overwhelmed, stuck, lost to our authentic selves, our sense of play and humor. My role is to work with you to help free you of old relationship patterns that have become destructive.
My practice is more and more based on the neuroscience that informs the understanding of our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. By taking certain small steps we can rewire our brains to decrease anxiety and depression, thus finally allowing for more freedom and creativity.
(Returned Peace Corps volunteer and former artist.)
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Melanie B Ness LICSW now - (202) 688-5784
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, CheckInsurance
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- None
- Out of Network
Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (202) 688-5784
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Virginia / 0904002109 Melanie B Ness
- In Practice for 37 years
- Attended Catholic University, Graduated 1990
- Certificate from Washington School of Psychiatry none / 2001
- Certificate from Washington School of Psychiatry none / 1992
Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Melanie B Ness
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (202) 688-5784
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- lack of sense of humor
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Thinking Disorders
Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (202) 688-5784
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
I also speak
French ,
Used to be fluent in French.
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black and African American
I also speak
French ,
Used to be fluent in French.
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Neuroscience based orientations
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (202) 688-5784
Location
Additional Location
Melanie B. Ness, LICSW, LCSW
1000 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 688-5784Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
Melanie B Ness LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW
Take the first step to help. Call now - (202) 688-5784