Melissa Moreno, LCSW-R Therapy & Treatment Services PC

Somatic Healing · DBT · IFS

Your body kept the score.
Now let it rest.

Trauma-informed therapy that treats the nervous system, not just the narrative. Twenty years of clinical practice, backed by eighteen years of executive leadership in New York State residential treatment. Telehealth across six states.

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NY · AZ · CO · FL · MD · NM Telehealth & in-person 20+ years clinical experience 18+ years NYS OCFS

Breathe with it — in four, hold four, out six

The premise

Trauma is not only psychological

It affects the brain, nervous system, body, emotions, relationships, and daily functioning. Insight alone can stall because unresolved trauma is also stored in the nervous system. This practice treats both at once.

Body

Somatic work

Breathwork, grounding, body awareness, and intentional movement that integrate healing into the nervous system itself.

Skills

DBT

Stabilization and behavioral change — mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Self

IFS

Internal healing and Self-leadership — transforming the protective survival patterns that trauma created.

Melissa Moreno, LCSW-R
Melissa Moreno LCSW-R · Licensed in NY, AZ, CO, FL, MD, NM
Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC) Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)

Who you'll work with

Bridging body and mind

With over 20 years of clinical experience, Melissa offers a trauma-informed, holistic approach that integrates Somatic Healing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Internal Family Systems through the Four Pillars Trauma Recovery Framework™, her original trademarked clinical model — available by telehealth and in person.

Lasting healing begins by reconnecting mind, body, and spirit. Her somatic work helps clients tune into the body's natural intelligence; DBT supplies the regulation skills; IFS opens compassionate access to the parts that have been carrying the weight.

Through this model, clients learn to

  • Regulate emotions and calm the nervous system
  • Release tension and trauma stored in the body
  • Heal internal conflicts and reconnect with the authentic self
  • Build lasting self-awareness, self-compassion, and resilience

Transform your life through mind–body awareness, evidence-based care, and compassionate support — from home, or through guided in-person healing as needed.

More about the practice

Integrated Somatic Release Therapy

For pain that hasn't responded to anything else

A collaborative program for chronic pain rooted in unresolved trauma — combining medical massage, somatic therapy, shockwave and cold laser treatment, physical therapy, and energy healing with clinical psychotherapy.

The premise

Trauma lives in the body, not only the story

Traditional psychotherapy often focuses on thoughts and memories. ISRT recognizes that unresolved trauma is also stored within the nervous system and the body.

Healing therefore requires both psychological treatment and physiological regulation — run together, not in sequence.

The outcome

Beyond symptom management

  • Restore regulation, resilience, and connection
  • Widen the window of tolerance
  • Discharge chronic patterns of tension
  • Regulate emotionally, physiologically, and behaviorally

Rather than simply reducing symptoms, ISRT restores regulation, resilience, connection, and wholeness.

How somatic release works

Ways to work together

Services

Clinical therapy, coaching, and assessment — matched to where you actually are.

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Personal Coaching

Identify what matters and build the plan to get there. Create a life worth living.

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Substance Abuse Assessment

OASAS-standardized evaluation used in New York State for substance use disorders.

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Relationship Coaching

For individuals and couples working on communication, connection, and repair.

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Health & Wellness

A customized plan built around self-care strategies you'll actually keep.

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Mindfulness & Meditation

Techniques to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and improve overall well-being.

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Group Coaching

Work alongside others moving in the same direction. Community as leverage.

All services in detail

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The first conversation is just a conversation

Tell us what's going on and what you've already tried. We'll tell you honestly whether this practice is the right fit.

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