Melvyn Heyes, LCSW-C, LCSW

Melvyn Heyes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C) with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, career concerns, depression, and addictions. He speaks English and works with adults who notice life feels harder than it used to and who want practical ways to change that.

He sees people who are generally stable and successful but feel stuck in repeating patterns. Common problems include job dissatisfaction, communication breakdowns that can lead to separation, and overlapping life stresses he calls a polycrisis. He listens and helps identify specific problems to address first.

His style is practical and problem-focused. He helps clients design clear steps to reduce symptoms and to change long-standing patterns that grew from past hurts or difficult experiences. Sessions often focus on building different ways of thinking, behaving, and responding to situations.

He uses a mix of methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness-based work. Those approaches are used to structure concrete exercises, homework, and skills practice between meetings.

Melvyn balances validating people’s feelings with an emphasis on taking action to resolve problems. Work with him is collaborative: he pays attention to what is happening now and helps plan responses that aim to restore enjoyment, confidence, and a clearer sense of order in daily life.

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