Melanie Falls, MSW, LISW-S,
About Melanie Falls (She/Her)
Melanie Falls is an LISW-S and LICDC-CS who has been practicing since 1995. She graduated from KSU’s Honors College and Case Western Reserve University with a Master’s in Social Science Administration. Her track was clinical with a focus on working with Adolescents, Adults and Families.
Melanie believes in starting with where the individual client is and understanding what has influenced them including the family and systems in which they exist. She believes in using an eclectic approach individualized to each client. She is trained in Mind Body techniques, Meditation, Trauma Informed Care, CBT, DBT, Couple and Family Therapy and Chemical Dependency treatment approaches. Her main areas of focus include depression, anxiety, trauma, women’s issues, LGBTQIA populations, couples and families.
In her spare time Melanie volunteers for the Human Rights Campaign working with marginalized populations. She is passionate about books, travel, health/wellness and fashion. She spends her spare time with her partner, four children and eight grandchildren
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Family Therapy: Ages 15-75+
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Family Therapy
Improve communication and resolve conflicts within family dynamics with a clinician's guidance.
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Emotional abuse
- LGBTQ+
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Ability status
- Alcohol use
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mid-life transitions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders & related conditions
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
- Trauma & PTSD
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- LGBTQ+
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
- Ability status
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Mid-life transitions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders & related conditions
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- LGBTQ+
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Ability status
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Ethnic identity & mental health
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gender affirming care evaluations
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Immigration/cultural status
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Mid-life transitions
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders & related conditions
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Race, culture & mental health
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Stress related to discrimination & social injustice
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy Types
- ACT Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- Clinical Evaluations for Gender Affirming Care
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
- IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Narrative Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
- Social Skills Training
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Sports Psychology & Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Caresource
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medicare
- Molina Healthcare
- Northwell Direct
- Ohio Health Choice
- OhioHealthy
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Paramount
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
Languages
- English
Education
- Case Western Reserve University
Get Directions
440-869-0660
440-838-4114
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Frequently Asked
Questions About
Melanie Falls
Please call us at 440-869-0660 to schedule an appointment with Melanie Falls.
Melanie Falls generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 440-869-0660 to find out Melanie Falls's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Melanie Falls:
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Buckeye Health Plan
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Caresource
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Magellan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medical Mutual of Ohio (MMO)
- Medicare
- Molina Healthcare
- Northwell Direct
- Ohio Health Choice
- OhioHealthy
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Paramount
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 440-869-0660 to see how we can help.
Melanie Falls is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Melanie Falls works at the following locations:
Yes, Melanie Falls does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Melanie Falls is currently offering in-office visits at the following locations:
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