Melinda Del Rio Quinones-Miranda , LCSW

Melinda Del Rio Quinones-Miranda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with six years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. She works with individuals facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, substance use concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions, bringing a compassionate, individualized approach to each person she meets.

Melinda has specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based method for processing traumatic memories that can reduce the hold of past events on present functioning. She is also a certified drug and alcohol counselor who uses a harm-reduction approach to meet people where they are and offer practical strategies for change. Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques, along with somatic practices and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, to address thought patterns, behaviors, and bodily responses that contribute to distress.

Her educational background includes a Master of Social Work focused on trauma and interpersonal violence, and a Bachelor of Science with a double major in Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychology. Melinda's career spans work in the criminal justice system, re-entry programs, recovery homes, youth and family homeless shelters, a day treatment center for adolescents, treatment court, the psychiatric security review board, and outpatient settings serving clients as young as 11 through the lifespan. She prioritizes a client-centered, feedback-informed process that honors strengths and supports collaborative goal-setting.