Dr. Melissa Coffey
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
94 Pleasant Street, Arlington, MA 02476
Let's Connect (339) 500-7899
Melissa Coffey, PsyD, is a pre-licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children and adolescents. Melissa has a plethora of experience in the school setting as well as the clinical setting. Her background includes trauma informed care, family systems, psychoeducational assessment, as well as LGBTQIA+ youth. Her research includes implementing positive psychology into complex systems to increase the level of wellbeing in the work environment.
Melissa also has experience building needs based care for individuals or groups in an effort for clients to collectively support one another. She is intentional with including trauma informed care into each aspect of sessions.
Melissa is taking on new clients ages 5-young adults. Her specialties include, trauma, grief, divorce, family systems, lifespan changes, education difficulties, anxiety, and depression.
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Finances
Insurance
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
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Dr. Melissa Coffey
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Alexandra Vlahakes (Massachusetts / 11312) Melissa Coffey
- Attended Rivier University, PsyD
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Single Mother
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Single Mother
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Brighter Life Therapy
94 Pleasant Street
Arlington, MA 02476
(339) 500-7899Email me
Nearby Areas
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Dr. Melissa Coffey
Pre-Licensed Professional, PsyD