Melanie Castellari
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
Accepting clients
Updated 30+ days ago
Melanie is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California
I have an eclectic approach to therapy, working with my clients within the time and space that they are in while providing guidance and empathetic listening. I enjoy working with individuals and couples who need to reduce their angst and increase their enjoyment of life, themselves, and one another.
Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
Cisgender WomanChristianityLGBTQIA+ ally
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Athletic Performance
- Avoidant Personality
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Eating Concerns
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Gambling Concerns
- Gender Identity
- Grief and Loss
- Histrionic Personality
- Immigration/Acculturation
- Insomnia
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Narcissistic Personality
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Paranoid Personality
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- Personality Disorders
- Phobia
- Physical Assault
- Physical Stress
- Polyamorous relationship
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Relationship(s) with Friends/Roommates
- Relationship(s) with Parents/Children/Family
- Relationship(s) with Partner/Husband/Wife
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Harm
- Sex Addiction/Pornography Concerns
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Concerns
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Concerns
- Social Anxiety
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Children (under 10)
- Preteens (10-12)
- Teens (13-17)
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
- Seniors (65 or older)
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Couples Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Adlerian
- Coaching
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Biofeedback
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Training
- Eclectic Approaches
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Experiential Psychotherapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Schema Focused Therapy
- Somatic Psychotherapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Relational Psychotherapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – California
- Anthem – California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – California
- Blue Shield of California – California
- Cigna – California
- Coventry – California
- GEHA – California
- Health Net – California
- MHN – California
- Optum – California
- Oscar – California
- United Health Care – California
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
- In-network insurance
Payment methods
- Credit Card
Credentials
Licenses
LMFT
96660, California