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Melissa Mauchley
( out of 57 reviews )

Melissa Mauchley, LCSW

Melissa Mauchley facilitates family care meetings for patients impacted by dementia and provides health education, disease education, and resources for patients and caregivers. She also provides individual counseling for caregivers.

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Patient Rating

5.0 /5
( out of 57 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.


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She was concerned, but attentive and honest with her answers.

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Always informative as well as able to reflect on my situation.

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She listened, was encouraging in her comments and ver helpful.

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Melissa is sensitive and kind, but also very insightful. She knows how to get the most out of our interactions by asking the right questions and helping us to come to much better solutions on our own. She is very, very good at what she does because she cares so much for her patients.

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Melissa continues to be compassionate and extremely helpful in assisting me, a caregiver, to navigate decision-making regarding the challenges facing me.

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Melissa has been a life saver for our family! She has a broad range of knowledge pertaining to dementia & how to navigate that changes that come as the disease progresses. She is caring & helpful & hopeful. :)

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Always positive and listens

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Personality and energy level translates well to the needs of those asking for support. She appears to genuinely like her work and connects very well to her clients .

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I always look forward to meeting with Melissa because she skillfully guides me to deal and face my difficulties. Each time we meet my initial obstacle is easier for me to handle it. She instills in me the necessary hope and way to cope with adversity. At the end of each session, I fully understand ¿my homework assignment¿ and how to complete it successfully.

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Melissa was kind and thoughtful in this first visit to discuss caregiver support. She created space for my sister, mom and I to each voice concerns and opportunities along the journey of dads dementia.

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Melissa is kind and caring, and very knowledgeable about navigating the challenges of dementia for the patient and the caregivers. Thank you!

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Melissa's extensive knowledge about the path of dementia and ability to help me manage, as well as her compassion for my challenges, is remarkable!

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She is outstanding! She cares about her patient. Melissa is resourceful when it comes to providing recommendations.

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Melissa Mauchley is passionate about her work and her patients. We are so fortunate to have her with us on this journey of life. I am a caregiver to a patient with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia, every day there is something new. Melissa has helped us with the tools to get through another day.

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Melissa is thoughtful, empathetic and gave a lot of very useful and helpful suggestions.

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Melissa Mauchley is a brilliant practitioner. The kindness, knowledge and services she provides to me and my family are a true gift. In dealing with heavy health topics, she is a light.

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Professional, competent, and focused on me - the patient.

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Melissa called and visited with my husband and myself. She was very professional but also easy to talk to. She seemed to genuinely care about us and our needs. Thank you

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Good

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Melissa is a genuine insightful counselor. Since our first appointment she has helped me become a better caregiver for my wife. Not only that, she has helped me cope with the emotional struggles I face every day. Her recommendation for me to visit with Rebecca, psychiatrist was exactly what I needed. My visits with Melissa are always hopeful and beneficial. As time goes by, I feel more confidant in my self appointed role as a caregiver. Thank you U of U Neurology/Geriatrics for having such outstanding LCSW in your staff. I look forward to future productive counseling sessions with Melissa

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Melissa is caring and competent. She listens and makes plausible suggestions.

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Melissa is kind and helps me look at my situations in different ways. Every time I visit with Melissa, I leave having a feeling of peace and hope.

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Melissa was genuinely interested in what I shared. She gave me insightful ideas to use in dealing with my challenges. Thank you for caring.

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Melissa continues to be a caring counselor. I feel safe when I share personal things with her.

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Melissa not only is an excellent listener, but also communicates well with her patient.

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A wonderful, knowledgeable, experienced and kind therapist who has a well rounded education of the world of Neuroscience! The only reason I would not recommend her is because she might become so overburden with those that need her special talents, that I would never be able to get in to see her any more!!! Yikes.... I other words, I absolutely love her!

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Very caring & good listening slimls

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Kind, understanding, insightful, educated, warm and caring. Pretty much sums her up!

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Melissa is very compassionate, knowledgeable, and a valuable resource for individuals and families meeting the challenge of caring for one with Alzheimer's or dementia in general.

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Melissa is compassionate, caring and an exceptional listener. She has provided many tools, ideas, resources, etc. to help us navigate a very difficult disease.

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She is great to work with. She understands my disease and is very helpful.

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Melissa is always courteous and encouraging. I feel I can trust her when sharing personal matters. Her advice and recommendations are always clear and to the point.

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She was so helpful to me. I really needed to talk with someone about my husband"s condition. I felt she listened & was concerned about me also. She gave me excellent support & advice. I am looking forward to visiting with her in the future.

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Melissa has been a wonderful source of information about how to survive my new normal. Her compassion brings calm to my day.

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She has changed my life. Im traveling a difficult path and she consistently give me skills to meet my challenges.

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Melissa is wise, caring and experienced

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Actually met with Chantel Middleton

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Melissa os understanding and has good suggestions for problem solving

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She is fabulous

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Melissa is wonderful, warm and compassionate. She is extremely insightful , gave me really helpful information, She made me feel at ease the moment we began to talk I couldn't be more grateful to have spoken with such a obviously gifted person at her profession. I can see this isn't just a job for her. It is what she was meant to do.

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Melissa is a gifted LCSWC who knows how to guide her patients to handle their problems. Her recommendations are always on target.

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Melissa Mauchley is an incredible resource. She listens and somehow knows what you need.

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Very clear in her questions, good connection for the interview, on time, moved right along and didn't waste my time

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Each time we meet, always learn something new to better myself.

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Melissa has been a great help to me.

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Very professional, trustworthy, caring, compasionate, knowledgeable, all of which were very much appreciated!

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Kind, friendly, competent

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We talked with Chantel Lewis, as Melissa was away for family business.

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She couldn't be any kinder. What a wonderful soul.

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She is a real people person. She is a star in her profession.

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Thank you, Melissa, for your calm and kindness in helping me as a caregiver.

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She is incredible. Her insight is a blessing.

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Melissa is experienced in the field of dementia. She has ideas for me, she listens to me. Her experience and expertise are so valuable. Her contributions help me keep my husband at home, where we want to be.

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Melissa Mauchley is very knowledgeable and compassionate. She is an excellent resource for caregiver(s) and the family to assist them in developing methodologies to care for the person with dementia as well as the caregiver(s) and the family. Without her assistance, we would have remained "lost" in finding a healthy path of providing care for all of us.

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Melissa was very helpful and helpful

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She was extremely helpful, considerate and knowledgeable guiding us to helpful resources..

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She didnt listen or ask to who is around my dad just let everybody get in a big fight.

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My visits with Melissa are what keep me me going when life with Alzheimers is so hard. Melissa listens and helps you to see and understand what what your are feeling. Most of all she values what I have to say and helps me find answers. She genuinely cares! Our visits make me feel whole again.

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Everyone has been very helpful

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Very caring and understanding person. Answers all questions and will send additional material to help you.

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Melissa has been a gift to my family. She has made such a positive difference in my life and walked me through a very difficult transition. My 54 year old husband was diagnosed with FTD. Melissa has given me the skills to navigate a devastating diagnosis. She has given me hope when I had none.

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Melissa listens and always follows through with emailed answers to our needs.

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Melissa Mauchley was amazing to talk to; she gave us many ideas on how to better help my loved one with dementia. I loved the therapy she gave me too, so kind and caring! Can't wait to see her again

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Melissa is a trustworthy therapist. She is genuinely interested in my wellbeing and concerns. Her advice is always feasible.

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Very compassionate. Very knowledgeable about not only cognition disorders but also behavioral disorders and various therapeutic approaches to assist caregivers/family in their interactions with individuals with such disorders. Her approach is extraordinarily comforting.


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Melissa Mauchley facilitates family care meetings for patients impacted by dementia and provides health education, disease education, and resources for patients and caregivers. She also provides individual counseling for caregivers.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Neurology -Midlevel

Education history

Undergraduate Social Work - University of Utah B.S.W.
Graduate Training Social Work - University of Utah MSW