New York State
Therapy in Westchester County
Leaving was supposed to be the end of it. Instead you're still running every decision past a voice that isn't in the room anymore, and the people who would have understood are on the other side of it.
Working together from Westchester County
How this actually works
There is no office in Westchester County, and weekly therapy wouldn't happen in one anyway. Sessions are telehealth, with you physically located in New York State when we meet, which Westchester satisfies — that is the only geography that matters here. For this work the practical question is usually privacy rather than distance: an hour where you won't be overheard, which is harder when family lives close by. It's fine to say that out loud and plan the timing around it. Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly.
I don’t have an office there. Weekly therapy is telehealth, and you need to be physically located in New York State at the time of each session.
Why people get in touch
What brings people here
Leaving isn't the same as recovering
You can be years out and still feel the pull to check whether a thought is allowed. High-demand groups tend to teach you to run your own judgment past something outside yourself, and that habit doesn't resign when your membership does. You don't have to have left, or be planning to, for this to be workable. Therapy outcomes are not guaranteed.
Grief nobody sends condolences for
Leaving can cost the community, the calendar, the language for what matters, and sometimes the family. That is a real loss and it rarely gets treated as one, including by you. It's workable material. So is the anger, and so is missing something you also know was harmful.
Not explaining it from scratch
Melanie is especially drawn to working with people recovering from high-demand religions, because recovering from one has been part of her own experience. Religious trauma and cult recovery is one of the seven areas she works in, and it explicitly includes ex-Mormon and ex-LDS experience. Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly, at $235, with a free consultation of 15 to 20 minutes first, by video or phone.
FAQ
Questions from Westchester County
Do you see clients in Westchester in person?
No, there is no office in Westchester. Weekly therapy takes place via telehealth. I am licensed in New York and can only offer psychotherapy services to people who reside in New York State. You also need to be physically located in the state at the time of each session, which Westchester is.
I work in Connecticut two days a week. Does that matter?
Yes. You need to be physically located in New York State at the time of each session, so we schedule around the days you're out of state. Moving a session needs 24 hours' notice; inside that window the full fee applies.
Do I have to talk through everything that happened?
No. Detailed retelling is not required for this work, and for many people it isn't helpful. You set the pace, you can stop when you need to, and nothing gets pushed for the sake of a breakthrough.
Is any of the work in person?
Only ketamine-assisted therapy, and where that happens is something we'd talk through on the consultation. It isn't a first-line treatment and it's offered only alongside ongoing psychotherapy with me. The medical side, including screening and prescribing, is handled by a separate independent licensed medical provider, never by me.
What if this gets heavier than a weekly hour can hold?
If you are in danger right now, call or text 988 or dial 911. This site isn't a crisis service and email is not monitored for emergencies. If what you're carrying needs a different level of care, I'll say so rather than keep you in a weekly hour that can't hold it.
Start with a free consultation
A short conversation to see whether we would be a good fit for working together. Weekly therapy takes place via telehealth. I am licensed in New York and can only offer psychotherapy services to people who reside in New York State.