800-832-7814
Melissa Children Verified Provider
Clinical Social Worker/therapist
Medical Insurance Accepted
In-Person
Online
About Me
Melissa Children is a Clinical Social Worker/therapist, providing both online and in-person sessions. Services include therapy for children (0 – 10), teen & preteen (11 – 18), and adults (18+).
Melissa has experience working with Bisexual People, Gay People, Lesbians, Nonbinary People, Queer People, Racial Justice Advocates, Single Mothers, and Transgender People. Sessions are available in French.
Melissa is in-network with insurance providers including 1199SEIU, Aetna, and Anthem.
Get in touch to see how therapy can fit your goals and schedule.
Payment Options
Cost
- Individual Session: $25
Insurance Options
- 1199SEIU
- Aetna
- Anthem
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Cigna
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Medicare
- Meritain
- Optum
- Oscar
- Oxford
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Adults (18+), Children (0 – 10), Teen & Preteen (11 – 18)
Modalities
Families, Groups, Individuals
Languages Spoken
French
Populations
Bisexual People, Gay People, Lesbians, Nonbinary People, Queer People, Racial Justice Advocates, Single Mothers, Transgender People
Ethnicity
African American, Hispanic and Latino
Specialties
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Child
- Computer & Internet Addiction
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Learning Disabilities
- Life Transitions
- Medication Management
- Obsessive Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Testing and Evaluation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Options
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Couples Counseling
- Creative Art Therapy
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Faith Based
- Family Therapy
- Gottman Couples Therapy
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Positive Psychology
- Psychological Assessment
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Locations
Main Location
26 Journal Square Plaza
suite 505
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306