Melanie Vollono, LMFT (she/her)
Clinical Director
Melanie Vollono is a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in CT and NY, and received her Master's education from Iona College. Melanie has experience working for a broad range of community-based mental health services and is trained in DBT, FBT (The Maudsley method,) and SPACE (supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions.)
Melanie specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, OCD, anxiety, specific phobias, and school refusal/avoidance. Her approach is systemic, solution-focused, and strengths based.
Prior to joining the Positive Directions Team, Melanie spent 5 years as a clinical coordinator for a non-profit organization, and has extensive experience in residential and partial hospitalization eating disorder treatment.
In her spare time, Melanie enjoys baking, reading romance novels, and snuggling with her dog, Tater Tot.
Melanie can be contacted via e-mail at mvollono@positivedirections.org. Or by phone at 203-227-7644 ext 851.
