Melissa Morales
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Accepting clients
Updated 3 days ago
Melissa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California
Hi, my name is Melissa Morales. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Sacramento, California. I have over 20 years of experience providing crisis intervention, counseling, and case management services in the hospital, Emergency Department & outpatient clinic behavioral health setting. I have extensive experience working with individuals, children & families in crisis and who have experienced trauma, loss and grief, and who regularly cope with a large variety of behavioral health needs.
Remote / In-person
Speaks English
Emergency number not available
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Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Abuse
- Academic Concerns
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Image
- Career
- Chronic Illness/Pain
- Cognitive Functioning
- College and School Placement
- Conflict Resolution
- Dependent Personality
- Depression
- Disability
- Divorce
- Drug Use
- Family Caregiving Stress
- Financial Concerns
- Grief and Loss
- Learning Disorder
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Men's Issues
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality
- Panic
- Parenting Concerns
- Peer Difficulties
- Perfectionism
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- 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
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Teens (13-17)
Special groups
- Body positivity
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Coaching
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Aetna – California
- Anthem – California
- Blue Shield of California – California
- Cigna – California
- Coventry – California
- GEHA – California
- Health Net – California
- MHN – California
- MHNet Behavioral Health – California
- Optum – California
- Oscar – California
- Tricare West – California
- United Health Care – California
- In-network insurance
- Out-of-pocket
- Sliding scale
Payment methods
- Credit Card
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
27701, California