Melanie Griffin, LCSW

Melanie Griffin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 16 years of experience supporting adults and families through a range of life challenges. She holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Southern Connecticut State University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Melanie maintains licensure in North Carolina - NC LCSW C011127 - and in Connecticut - CT LCSW 007008, and she has worked extensively across settings that include forensics, community services, crisis intervention, trauma treatment, mental health and addictions, geriatrics, adolescent services, and family reunification.

Her clinical practice emphasizes meeting clients where they are, an approach that foregrounds empathy, respect, and collaboration. She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and create a therapeutic relationship that supports growth, and she integrates cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Melanie has particular experience addressing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, substance use concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, relationship difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, and coping with life changes, along with focused work on aging and geriatric issues, multicultural concerns, women's health, and young adult challenges.

Melanie frames therapy as a collaborative process, attentive to each personâs goals and lived experience. Her background across diverse populations informs a flexible, strengths-based approach aimed at practical coping strategies and meaningful change.