Breslin, Melissa, MA, MSW, LCSW, ACT
Specialty: |
● I am accepting new patients. |
Primary Location:Phone number:908-277-8900 |
Online Access:●I am not accepting e-mail or online appointment requests. |
BA: |
Psychology, Rutgers University Douglass College, New Brunswick, NJ |
MSW: |
Social Work, Kean University, Union, NJ |
MA: |
Special Education, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ |
Advanced Training: |
Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, Philadelphia, PA ; Certificate Program in Clinical Practice with Adolescents, NYU School of Social Work, New York, NY |
Certification: |
Teacher of the Handicapped |
Board Certification: |
Academy of Cognitive Therapy |
Melissa Breslin, MA, MSW, LCSW, ACT, has expertise in individual and family therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. She focuses on behavioral problems, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, adjustment disorder, anger management, stress management, family conflicts, and grief.
Mrs. Breslin has been a special education teacher and behavior specialist for the Developmental Learning Center in New Providence, New Jersey. She also ran the child and Family Counseling Services at Union County Psychiatric Clinic Behavioral Healthcare in Plainfield, New Jersey. To her credit, Mrs. Breslin is a recipient of the Governor's Teacher of the Year Award. She is a member of the Academy of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy.
A therapist with a natural gift for mentoring, Mrs. Breslin believes that "...it is important to empathize with clients at all times." She notes that her practice philosophy is based on "...helping patients overcome obstacles so that they can achieve their personal goals."
I specialize in:
ADHD, Adolescent phobia, Adult anger management, Adult anxiety, Adult depression, Adult panic disorder, Adult relationship issues, Adult stress management, Adult tic disorder, Anxiety - 18 yrs and younger, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Behavioral disorders - 18 years and younger, Childhood behavioral problems, Depression - 18 years and younger, Obsessive compulsive disorder - OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / OCD in adolescents, Pediatric / child and adolescent adjustment disorder, Pediatric / child and adolescent anger management, Pediatric / child and adolescent anxiety, Pediatric / child and adolescent depression, Pediatric / child and adolescent OCD, Pediatric / child and adolescent panic disorder, Pediatric / child and adolescent relationship issues, Pediatric / child and adolescent stress management, Pediatric / child and adolescent tic disorder
