Melissa Lombardi-Parada , LCSW

Melissa Lombardi-Parada is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of professional experience. She offers a calm, supportive therapeutic presence where individuals and families can examine current struggles and life transitions while building practical coping skills.

Working with a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques, she adapts her approach to match each person’s unique needs and goals. Her practice focuses on issues such as adoption and foster care challenges, anxiety and depression, grief and loss, separation and divorce, parent-child relationship concerns, experiences of abuse, and work with oncology-affected families.

Melissa emphasizes collaboration and respect, helping clients identify priorities and develop strategies that fit their circumstances. By combining clinical experience with an individualized approach, she supports clients through difficult changes and complex emotions. She looks forward to working with clients who seek thoughtful, experienced guidance during times of transition and loss.

Evidence-Based Support and Online Care for Families and Loss

Melissa uses evidence-informed, skills-focused interventions that help people manage anxiety and low mood by teaching practical coping strategies and problem-solving tools. These approaches help clients reduce overwhelming thoughts and develop routines that support daily functioning and emotional balance.

She also provides grief-focused supportive therapy that helps individuals process loss, navigate complex feelings, and find ways to honor important relationships while adjusting to change. For parent-child concerns and adoption or foster care situations, Melissa works on relationship-focused strategies to improve communication, strengthen attachment, and address behavioral or relational patterns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Melissa partners with each person to identify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adapt techniques so they align with the client’s needs and preferences. She adjusts pace and focus as progress is made.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from home, balance therapy with family or work commitments, and maintain continuity of care during life transitions.