Melanie Bagaglio, M.Ed, RI | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(48 reviews)

M.Ed, LMHC Melanie Bagaglio

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Melanie Bagaglio is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: M.Ed, LMHC Years in Practice: 23 State: Rhode Island

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just step the first step. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am a mental health counselor licensed in Massachusetts with over 17 years of experience. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, stress, anxiety, parenting problems, ADHD, and anger management. I also helped many people who have experienced grief and loss, career changes, and eating and sleep disorders.

My counseling style is non-judgmental and supportive. I believe in creating a safe space where one can learn and grow while they are treated with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. My approach is solution focused combining cognitive-behavioral and reality based techniques. I will tailor our sessions and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

Counseling and seeking change is hard work. It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. If you are ready to take that first step up the staircase, I am here to support and empower you.

I look forward to working with you!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Grief Parenting issues Anger management Self esteem Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Eating disorders Sleeping disorders Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Depression
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Please note: It can take up to 24-48 hours to be matched to a therapist.

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She has helped me with anxiety and stress. With gratitude for her. I have hope that my goals are achieved with her help. It has been great having the remote option and she is quick to response to messages. I highly recommend her as a counselor.

Very patient and understanding - Melanie asks thorough questions and does a great job of having a full understanding of my situation. She's also very clear on my goals and works with me to laser focus on the root issues. She's very kind and has great insight! I would highly recommend her!

I feel very blessed and liberated that God used Melanie to help me realize my potential and importance. She took the time to understand and knew pretty quickly what I needed and what to do. I would recommend her to anyone who needs guidance during the hard times. Thanks Melanie!

Melanie has been great. She listens and gives great incite. I especially love that I can be open about my religious thoughts and she respects this and considers it when talking to me. She has made my counseling experience very easy. She has helped me understand a lot about myself and the reasons behind the things I don't understand about my past. I look forward to opening up more and allowing her to help me work through the difficulties of my past. May God continue to bless her with wisdom, love, and discernment so she may continue to bless others as she has blessed me!

Melanie is a great counselor, flexible and supportive. She helped me improve a lot so far in so short time. She is very patient and friendly.

Melanie is great, she is a good active listener and provides great feedback, advice, and tips to navigate stressful or challenging situations. I greatly appreciate her time and energy in listening and conversing with me to help me through difficult times.

I’m very comfortable discussing uncomfortable topics and don’t feel judged

Melanie is a great listener, provides good feedback, and has helped me a lot through many difficult times.

Melanie is a very good listener. She is warm and professional. She understands my issues and supports me exploring them. She also offers concrete matrix for self care. And good support for my insecurities. I feel I have made progress on the issues that I felt I needed help with and will continue to with Melanie's help.

She is very easy to talk to and I enjoy my sessions with her

she is an awesome therapist. Melanie has been able to offer a listening ear, and provide ways of coping and really cares about what I'm going through.

Melanie really helped me get through one of the most stressful times of my career. She is easy to talk to. She gave me tools to utilize combating my anxiety and stress. I highly recommend her for the working mom. She also gave me advice around family issues. She is very knowledgeable and understanding. She is great!

Melanie's very sweet and understanding and makes online appointments as well as chat sessions available!

A very nice and relatable woman who approaches therapy from and interactive rather than observational approach

Over two years she's been supportive as ever. I highly recommend her.

Melanie is the best! Very personable and relatable, and can identify what's bothering you even when you can't. I started using BetterHelp during a very emotional time with significant life transitions, and I felt like I was drowning. Now, with Melanie's weekly goals and easily attainable steps, I'm feeling better than ever and optimistic about life and the community of people around me.

I sought counseling through BetterHelp after a difficult family situation. Melanie was an excellent match and offered insightful guidance and encouragement. During our weekly chat sessions she would "listen" patiently while I typed my updates, and then provide helpful feedback. I have appreciated her counseling immensely.

Melanie is the best!

I like the way Melanie Bagaglio is helping me with the issues I'm dealing with in my life. She is very quick with responding to my messages. I would recommend her to my friends and family.

Working with Melanie has brought great tools, insight, and support into my life at a critical time. I believe BetterHelp matched me with a counselor I could respect and trust. Most of all, Melanie conveys a genuine care with a very upfront approach that I truly appreciate. Thank you so much.

After the first contact, Melanie made me feel comfortable and I started to feel better about my situation. Her quick responses and desire to help me focus on bettering myself are appreciated!

Really enjoyed the service. Nice to have counselors available to you even living in a rural area where there is not always a great deal of counselors. Sometimes I would have to wait a whole month in between counseling sessions. Not with Betterhelp!

Thank you Melanie. You helped reconstruct my crumbling world with practical stepwise guidence.

Super sweet and honest. Let's me vent away and is a great listener.

It was my great pleasure working with Melanie! She was always there for me, and she always remembered all our conversations. I liked how she tried to be creative in addressing my issues, I could feel she thinks about my particular case, and determined to provide the best help possible, not just go "by the book." I really appreciate her help and professionalism!

Melanie is brilliant, no judging, knows how and when to push to gain insight provides good tools and homework which truly has helped me. I've been to three face to face psychologists over the years and none have worked as well as this, a combination of good responses and the ability to articulate how your feeling without judgement. Thank you Melanie.

I like it that Melanie has a lot of life experience and she gives good advice. It's practical and realistic and moreover she is just a fantastic listener and I felt immediately comfortable with her, even though we are not meeting face to face.

Nice and caring, helped me through a rough patch of my life. I'm grateful.

My counselor is good. She checks on me to find out how am doing. She doesn't just leave me out to hang dry. I really appreciate her.

Melanie and I hit it off immediately! She has a realistic, no nonsense approach to life's issues. Her feedback and suggestions help me sort through things without leaving me feeling inadequate or like there is something wrong with me. I feel like a can bring any issue to her, and have shared worries and concerns I have never felt comfortable sharing before. I would recommend her to anyone who is actually serious about making changes and sorting through obstacles life throws at you.

My counseling thus far with Melanie Bagaglio is going very well. Melanie has great insight, and has provided excellent guidance and advice. Melanie has been a great listener and has shown great patience, understanding, and restraint. Counseling online via written messaging only started approximately 4 weeks ago. It is my first time experiencing my own personal counseling. In just this short period of time I am already sharing some of the deepest, darkest details of my daughter's abuse from my ex-husband boyfriend. Melanie has enabled me in just this short period of time to feel comfortable in sharing these details and confident that Melanie can cope with these details and provide good feedback in response.

Melanie has got me through one of my worst years. Providing advice, a good listener and non-judgemental, especially when I felt lost and far away from friends and family. Now I am in a better place thanks to Melanie.

I think BetterHelp is great for people that have anxiety of talking with a therapist in person, or feel as if though their concerns might be discredited by a doctor.

Melanie is very supportive and understanding. She asks questions and is a good listener. I've really benefited from talking with her! Thank you for being there...

Melanie has been a great help at helping me to discern options in my life. She goes straight to point and has made interesting suggestions.

Melanie Bagahlio asks all the right questions, and she leads the conversation so you know where you're going with things and aren't lost. She's great!

I was a mess! I needed to talk to a real human or I was going to have a breakdown. I was paired with Melanie and she thanked me for taking the time to tell my story. How refreshing! No one seems to have time to listen long enough to help share my pain. I was experiencing the largest emotional storm of my life. Melanie took the time to read and respond in a caring way. I completely recommend Melanie and BetterHelp to walk with you through your storms.

Talking to Melanie is like talking to a wise friend who is able to remain neutral. She has helped me to work through a few issues and I appreciate her guidance so, so, so much! I highly recommend her and the Better Help platform. I was skeptical at first but I feel this type venue for counseling is ideal in our ever busier life as well as economical. Again, I highly recommend!

Melanie is a really big help. She's gotten me to open up in the past month than any of my other therapists did in a year.

Melanie is so awesome! I have had the most incredible year, and not in a fun way. Melanie is completely non-judgmental, very positive, and very easy and calming to talk with. She has an amazing sense of humor, and an amazing intuitive sense also. I have told her very private things and have laughed and cried and she's right there with me. She is the best!

Melanie has really been there for me. I trust her and find her soothing!

Very helpful and supportive. Melanie always makes sure to check in with me and follow up with the skills from sessions. I am so thankful for her.

Melanie has been great - I have needed someone who was going to be non judgemental, allow me to type a lot to get things out, has given me an alternative perspective on a situation and has given me some good advice on confidence building.

Melanie was there for me when I needed someone to guide me forward. She gave me the support and tools I needed to feel in control again. I learned to trust in my self-worth and be patient with my journey. My life feels more manageable than it did before, and Melanie definitely helped me get there. Thank you!

She is very supportive, I love working with her.

Melanie was very helpful to me at a time in my life when I was in a panic state, desperate, and didn't know where to turn or what to do. I was able to vent to her and just by doing this, and knowing that someone CARED about me and what Iâ€ˆwas experiencing was a great gift. Melanie was very attentive and addressed my current state ( as it shifted daily, sometimes in a dramatic way even) in a calm, nonjudgemental way. Working with Melanie allowed me to see that â€ˆI can feel " safe" in the world. With her help, I was able to take a step back, examine some of my options for the challenges I was having, and also give myself a break by doing some self care. Melanie listened to me and very quickly ascertained the kind of person I am and what would give me the greatest benefit. By working with her, I was able to get a glimmer of hope once again, and that gift is priceless.

Melanie has been very attentive and helpful to me during a challenging time in my life. She has created a safe and secure relationship with me so that I feel I can share anything I need to with her. She has a gift of deep listening across the miles and encourages me on. With Melanie, I know I can get practical advice to apply daily. She also helps me think through situations and work on seeing myself more clearly. I highly recommend her. By JLL

Melanie has been a great resource. She is on point and has great suggestions. I know at any time I can just vent a bit and admit things I may not admit in person. I get no judgement and only support and suggestions. She holds me accountable and is helping me with insecurities and domestic abuse recovery.

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