Family Service Association of Bucks County
Melissa Appel, LCSW, serves as an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook School of Social Welfare and operates Melissa Appel LCSW, PLLC, providing mental health therapy since 2022. With extensive experience as a therapist at the Family Service Association of Bucks County since 2018 and previously as a Primary Therapist at Bridge Back to Life Center, Inc., Melissa employs evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness. Additional roles include Communications and Development Specialist at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, where significant contributions to program development and marketing were made, as well as various positions at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Bellevue Hospital Center, focusing on substance abuse and behavioral health. Melissa's educational background includes a Master of Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and certifications in yoga instruction and addiction recovery.
Family Service Association of Bucks County
Family Service Association approaches drug and alcohol treatment holistically. As a result, they also provide a variety of services tailored to meet client individual needs, all in a highly confidential manner. They recognize that they are a part of their team, so they work with your support systems that are family members, school counselors,physicians to provide the best possible treatment. Early childhood service that assists families with children ages six and under with parenting, child health and development, and child abuse prevention.