Melissa Hagan (she/her)

PhD
Accepting Clients

I’m a PhD psychologist, and I blend evidence-based (CBT, DBT, ACT) approaches with insight-oriented therapy online or in-person.

Psychologist in Burlingame, CA

About My Clients

Maybe early adversity or recent loss has left you unmoored or questioning, or maybe there is just too much mental noise and that internal critic seems harsher than ever. Or perhaps you push through every workday while inside there’s a heaviness that coffee, podcasts, and "willpower" can't shift. If you’re exhausted, detached, or secretly wondering “Is it always going to feel like this?” you’re not alone. And it can get better.

My Background and Approach

Blending CBT, ACT, compassion‑focused, relational and insight-oriented therapies, I help individuals manage the consequences of chronic stress, trauma, loss, and grief, and I assess and support individuals with a neurodiverse brain style navigating a neurotypical world.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As a queer woman balancing multiple roles—clinician, professor, researcher—I know how easy it is to neglect yourself and I'm committed to shaping a therapeutic space where action can meet insight. Whether you are navigating perfectionism, past trauma, recent loss or systemic bias, I stay curious and repair-oriented; if I stumble on a name or value, I own it and adjust. I believe therapy transforms lives, from everyday relief to profound change, by helping us revise the stories and strategies that once kept us safe but now hold us back.

I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 19 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $275 - 450/session

Info

Email Melissa
533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400
Burlingame, CA 94010

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