Misty Faella, LMHC

Misty Faella is a licensed mental health counselor who uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She presents a warm, interactive style and focuses on helping clients build skills they can use day to day. Misty has 17 years of experience providing care in Rhode Island. Her work often centers on anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and difficult reactions after abuse or neglect. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, anger, addictions, and adjustments after adoption or foster care experiences. Misty pays attention to communication problems, impulsivity, and social anxiety when those issues come up. Misty blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and psychodynamic ideas. She uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. Narrative therapy helps clients reframe the stories they tell about themselves. Sessions focus on concrete skills and honest conversation. Misty listens closely and helps people set small, realistic goals. She tailors each plan to what the person wants and needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Misty aims to make therapy a space for practical problem solving and steady emotional work. She encourages gradual change through repeated practice and gentle challenge. Many clients appreciate having clear tools to manage symptoms and handle daily stresses.

How Misty’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Misty commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT sessions often include practicing new skills between meetings and tracking what works for day-to-day problems.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening, respect, and treating the person as the expert in their life. That approach creates space for people to explore feelings at their own pace. Motivational Interviewing is another part of her toolkit and helps people clarify their reasons for change and boost readiness to take small steps forward.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Misty will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then shape a plan together. That collaborative process helps choose which methods to emphasize and how quickly to move between ideas and exercises.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging lets people fit sessions into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and behavioral rehearsal, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quick check-ins, and messaging helps keep momentum between sessions. These formats provide flexibility so therapy can match scheduling and communication needs.