Dr. Melissa Risso
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, CSE, CST (she, her)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Concern
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC80126 Dr. Melissa Risso
- In Practice for 11 Years
- Degree/Diploma from Santa Clara University Master's in Counseling Psychology / 2010
- Degree/Diploma from UCLA BA in Sociology & Psychology / 2009
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), Human Sexuality/Ph.D., Graduated 2021
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Sex Therapy
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Abuse
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Consensual nonmonogamy practices
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Exploring Self-Fulfillment/Identity
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Stress
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
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- Attachment-based
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative
- Positive Psychology
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Women's Sexual Health Group
This group is for women of all ages and sexualities who would like to explore sex and/or sexual concerns. Topics include communication around sexuality, anxiety related to intimacy, self-pleasure, mindfulness with sexuality, and more! This 6 week long group will provide a safe, confidential space to explore and gain support around these topics. Group meetings will be held on Tuesday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM. For more information, please contact Melissa Risso, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, at (650) 295-0919 or RissoCounseling@gmail.com
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Risso Counseling
120 N El Camino Real
San Mateo, CA 94401
Enhancing Your Sexual Relationship
This online group is for couples with low/no sexual desire or frequency, and/or desire discrepancy (in which one partner is more interested in sex than the other) who are interested in enhancing their sexual relationship and ready to embark on a journey to enhance their sexual experiences and relationships. Beginning Tuesday, February 9, 2021, to Tuesday, March 30, 2021; group meetings held Tuesdays from 5-7 PM PST via HIPPA compliant Zoom. Must be a California resident to participate. The initial assessment will help you to determine whether these groups are right for you.
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San Mateo, CA 94401
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