Melissa Geraci
Compassionate, skill-focused therapy for complex challenges
LCSW Arizona
- Experience
- 8 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Languages
- English
About Melissa
Melissa Geraci, LCSW, provides focused, compassionate care for people coping with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. With eight years of clinical experience in Arizona, she emphasizes practical, skills-based work to help clients manage symptoms and regain a sense of control.
Background and approach
Her approach blends structured interventions with attention to each person's strengths and circumstances, aiming to reduce suffering and support longer-term recovery. Geraci integrates several therapeutic methods, including cognitive behavioral techniques and trauma-informed strategies, to address issues such as communication problems, mood disorders, personality-related difficulties, isolation, and substance-related concerns.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process in which evidence-informed tools are tailored to the individual's needs, helping clients build coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and process painful experiences. Her practice values empathy, respect, and steady professional support as clients work toward clearer goals and more sustainable patterns of well-being.
Online therapy approaches and practical access
Melissa integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her online practice, using each method to target different needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related patterns. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process and make sense of traumatic experiences while building coping strategies to manage symptoms and reduce reactivity.Determining the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is done collaboratively. The therapist and client work together to review goals, symptoms, and personal preferences to choose whether CBT, trauma-focused methods, or a combination will best support progress over time.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, the online format provides flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options allow consistent access to a licensed professional from varied locations within Arizona and can make it easier to maintain continuity of care while life circumstances change.
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Experience
8+ years
Licensed
Arizona
Languages
English