Hello!
My name is Dair Melendez-Drier (you can call me Di), and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor. My counseling style is warm and compassionate, creating a safe space in which we can work together to discover new strategies and solutions to the issues you are working on. I enjoy working with a variety of patients of all ages, male and female, with a wide variety of presenting concerns, from coping with addiction, depression, anxiety, grief or sexuality.
I incorporate the client-centered, goal-oriented Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Rogerian therapy and other modalities, and adjust my techniques to suit each individual client’s needs.
My goal is to give you the best care possible, to help you become your best self. Life is often overwhelming, with many unexpected “curveballs”, and staying present and mindful can be a challenge. By working together, we can use your strengths and resources to shift negative patterns of thought and behavior, to improve your emotional well-being, help you to better manage life’s stresses, and make new choices that seemed impossible before we began working together.
Taking the next step in this journey takes courage and honesty. I admire your moving forward into Life!
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
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