Maria Mellano

Maria Mellano is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker based Boston, MA, though since Covid all sessions are conducted remotely. She is also a certified practitioner of Psychodrama, an embodied expressive arts therapy. She specializes in topics related to holistic wellness, as well as self-worth issues, eating disorders, effective and soul-aligned self-care, and developing healthy, sustainable relationships - with oneself as well as with others.

Much of Maria’s work is informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Attachment, Psychodynamics, Spirituality, as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She utilizes these approaches to help clients identify patterns that are problematic, self-defeating and undermining success, and work toward meaningful, successful and lasting change. Maria also incorporates elements of life coaching in her practice to help clients attain tangible progress in their everyday lives.

Maria works with clients who have a history of disordered eating and trauma and who are committed to being on the path to recovery. For these clients, Maria takes a multidisciplinary approach: she works with a treatment team, often collaborating with a nutritionist and the client’s primary care provider to create the conditions for a holistic recovery.

As a certified practitioner of psychodrama, Maria can implement this experiential approach in sessions as well. This approach may be particularly helpful for clients who are struggling to reach a breakthrough with traditional talk therapy.

She looks forward to welcoming you into her practice and helping you bloom a life you love.