Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
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Parsippany, NJ 07054
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Melissa South is a compassionate, affirming, and caring counselor dedicated to helping children, teens, couples & families grow and thrive. Melissa specializes in treating a wide range of issues affecting youth and families including: coping skills for stress & anxiety, school challenges, bullying, behavioral issues, mood regulation, trauma--including youth sexual trauma, adoption & foster care, parenting, and more. Additionally, she is an experienced, competent, & inspiring Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) for LACs seeking outside clinical supervision to develop their professional identity & grow clinical skills.
Melissa strives to reduce stigma, increase access to services, & contribute to the future generation of counselors. She is thrilled to be the Owner of a collaborative group private practice, South Collective Counseling. Melissa's authenticity, compassion, & calm energy combined with, her wealth of knowledge & experience is what clients find most inspiring.
Melissa welcomes anyone seeking help to reach out! She understands the courage it takes & offers free 15-min phone consultations for new clients to ask questions & get a sense of her approach. Melissa truly enjoys working with LACs as well & loves watching new clinicians develop their own style, and learn to trust their instincts & abilities in the process.
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Insurance
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Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Jersey / 37PC00450800 Melissa D. South
- In Practice for 15 Years
- Certificate from National Board for Certified Counselors 305718 / 2012
- Certificate from Center for Credentialing and Education ACS2461 / 2016
- Attended William Paterson University, Graduated 2008
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Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Sexual Abuse
- Trauma and PTSD
- Child
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Adoption & Foster Care Related Issues
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Body Positivity
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
- Youth With Sexual Behavior Problems
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Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
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Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS
Groups
South Collective Counseling, LLC
South Collective Counseling, LLC is a group of compassionate therapists who all have diverse expertise and areas of focus. They all bring experience working with different populations, from children, teens, families, adults, and couples, in the areas of trauma, relationship issues, depression, anxiety, adoption related concerns, marital problems, family dysfunction and behavior problems in youth. All the clinicians at SCC believe in working collaboratively as a team and working with our clients to meet the client's goals. We have clinicians that can offer therapy services in Spanish and ASL.
Expertise
Anxiety
Grief
Trauma and PTSD
Types of Therapy
Trauma Focused
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$160-$200
Group Meets
Every Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 A.M. - 7 P.M.
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Location
Nearby Areas
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Melissa D. South
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS