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Melissa Torres

VA LCSW 0904011528
Credentials
VA LCSW 0904011528
NPI Number
1902119597
Location
Virginia
Languages
English, Spanish
Melissa Torres
6 years experience | Counselor of Color

About Melissa Torres

As a licensed therapist in Virginia, I bring 6 years of dedicated experience supporting individuals through complex emotional landscapes. My practice centers on creating compassionate, culturally responsive spaces for healing, with specialized expertise in addressing depression, anxiety, trauma, and addiction.

I am particularly passionate about working with diverse populations, including women, veterans, first responders, and individuals navigating multicultural experiences. My approach honors each person’s unique journey, focusing on themes of self-love, healing from past wounds, and rebuilding personal strength.

My therapeutic work emphasizes understanding complex emotional challenges like social anxiety, workplace stress, relationship dynamics, and personal growth. I draw from evidence-based practices to help clients develop resilience, process difficult experiences, and cultivate meaningful personal transformation.

As a bilingual therapist fluent in English and Spanish, I strive to provide inclusive, culturally sensitive support that respects individual identities and experiences. My commitment is to walk alongside you with empathy, respect, and genuine care.

Licenses

LCSW
0904011528

Professional experience

  • Addictions
  • Career difficulties
  • Compassion fatigue
  • Coping with life changes
  • Depression
  • Family conflicts
  • Grief
  • Intimacy-related issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Self esteem
  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Trauma and abuse

Additional Focus Areas

  • Abandonment
  • Attachment issues
  • Avoidant personality
  • Caregiver issues and stress
  • Codependency
  • Communication problems
  • Dependent personality
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce and separation
  • Domestic violence
  • Drug and alcohol addiction
  • Family of origin issues
  • Family problems
  • Forgiveness
  • Guilt and shame
  • Infidelity
  • Isolation / loneliness
  • Multicultural concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Panic disorder and panic attacks
  • Post-traumatic stress
  • Prejudice and discrimination
  • Self-love
  • Sexual assault and abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Social anxiety and phobia
  • Women's issues
  • Workplace issues

Clinical Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

15 Reviews

“She is a very well-prepared person, and she puts a lot of effort into helping people with therapy. She is understanding, discreet, and willing to help anyone who needs it. I highly recommend her.”

“Melissa has helped my mental health by listening to my concerns giving me great advice and assisting me in recognizing my potential value and worth. I am a strong resilient woman and she has helped me get through very difficult times. I value her as a therapist.”

“She is wonderful.”

“Melissa has opened the door for me to be able to authentically participate in my own healing, despite difficult feelings which often rise to the surface. Her expertise and genuine interactions serve to validate my experience, challenge my thinking, and create space for developing self-love and self-acceptance.”

“Melissa is helping me live a whole life”

“Melissa is the best counselor I've ever had. She makes me feel heard, respected, valued, accepted, and safe. She is truly a wealth of knowledge and every session I learn something new. I feel so lucky that I matched with Melissa.”

“I highly recommend M Torres. She is incredible at her job, and she broke down walls that I never even known I had put up. She takes time to get to the root issues and helps empower you. I feel like I was a completely different person before I met her, and I’m so thankful for her. 10/10 recommend!!”

“My therapist had made me enjoy therapy unlike my past therapist and she is very kind and her self during our sessions. She has helped me through a lot and I really appreciate her.”

“Words can't express my gratitude for Melissa. She is the perfect mix of personable and professional. She was great at reading me and offering various tools to help navigate my challenges. I can't speak highly enough of her.”

“Melissa is very professional, and helped me when I was in a dark time of my life. She takes the time to hear me and my concerns and gives very helpful guidance to fix whatever I come to her with. 10/10”

“Melissa has been such a great therapist. She's supportive and I feel like she really gets me. Whether it's by text or video appointment I feel like she has given me insight and help. It's been a great experience working with her. She's invested and really cares.”

“I am having a wonderful experience. I have started my online therapy last year because my depression and anxiety got much worse, and Melissa has been really helpful. What I appreciate the most of her is that she uses her expertise in an emphatic way. When you talk to her YOU KNOW she is listening and that she really cares about her patients. I feel grateful to being helped by her during this pandemic.”

“Amazing!!!!”

“Melissa is wonderful. She sees me and respects me but gently pushes me to where I need to go. I highly recommend her.”

“I will forever be grateful to my counselor for the wisdom and guidance she has given to me. I 100% recommend M. Torres as she is very intuitive and great at getting to the root issues. She has helped me break through many barriers that I didn't even know I had. She is by far the best counselor/therapist I have ever had.”

These reviews represent a few of the most recent positive reviews from the therapist's clients on BetterHelp. Some people's experience may be different.
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