Therapist in Los Angeles, California Lily Meller, Therapist

Lily Meller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California who has been practicing since 2020. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s degree in Child Development from Sarah Lawrence College, and a Master’s degree in Social Work from New York University. After being awarded a two-year postgraduate fellowship at the Reiss-Davis Child Study Center to train in psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents while she worked at the community mental health clinic Vista Del Mar, Lily entered private practice, where she loves working with people of all ages and backgrounds. Lily works to support clients gain greater self-knowledge and self-acceptance in order to lead a life that is more authentic, fulfilling, and joyful. She offers a supportive space to encourage clients to explore the ways in which they interact with the world and how they can use the skills they already have to meet their goals and lessen their symptoms. Lily believes individuals possess the skills to get better and therapy is a supportive space to explore how we interact with our environment based on early experiences, relationships, defense mechanisms, and core beliefs about the self. Having spent five years working with children, adolescents, and their families, and the last three years working with adults and couples, Lily supports a diverse array of clients dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, stress, life transitions, relationship issues, divorce, aging, family dynamics, and the complexities of medical diagnoses. Lily’s approach to therapy is tailored to best serve a client’s unique circumstances and goals and draws from the foundations of psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Motivational Interviewing, play therapy, the strength-based perspective, dream analysis, and mindfulness. Outside of work, Lily loves walking, reading, baking, watching movies, and solving Wordle.