Theresa Caputo, the star of TLC’s series Long Island Medium, says she was 28 when she was first introduced to the possibility that she was a medium. It took another five years for her to actually accept her gift.
“There’s a big difference from when I accepted it to who am I?” Caputo told us. She said she struggled with feeling, “I’m no different than anybody else. Why was I chosen to do this? Why is this my journey?”
The aftermath of 9/11 left her with clarity and a feeling of purpose for what she calls her role in the physical world. Now Caputo spends her days and nights taking her clients on an emotional and spiritual journey with the afterlife. She helps people find closure and/or reconnect some with loved ones who have passed.
UPDATE 2/1/2013 – The BEST way to contact Caputo is through her new website: www.theresacaputo.com
Her phone number that was previously listed here is no longer in service, so we removed from the post. When we last talked to Theresa (January 2012), she told us the best way to reach her is via her new website at www.theresacaputo.com. This was an update to what TLC previously provided (Longislandmedium@gmail.com). That email address we have tried and have never gotten a response. Her wait time is over two years at this point, due to the popularity of the show.
Surprisingly, Caputo has built her career on word of mouth only and has done little to no marketing. When asked if she’s ready for what a TV series will bring as far as popularity, Caputo says: “Absolutely not. I still think this is like a school project. It’s so not reality yet for me. My life is overwhelming as it is, as of right now, my waiting list to get an appointment is… I don’t have any availability until January 2013.”
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Dear Theresa,
I’m not sure if this email will find its way to you but it is worth a try. My father, my hero, passed away eleven years ago. I miss him so much and at times still find myself thinking, I have to call dad and tell him this or that. One of my sisters also still grieves my father’s loss as much, if not more than I do. I think of him all the time, talk to him and pray for and to him. I question myself all the time if I was a good enough daughter. I don’t doubt his love for any of his children but the problem is that my poor father died alone in the hospital. Nearly four years before he passed away he was blessed to be a recepient of a heart for a much needed heart transplant. Coming up on his 4 year anniversary he came down with a lung infection that took him back to the hospital that was touch and go for many weeks. But he pulled thru it and was on the mend. He was recovering and due to come home but due to complications that occured just days prior to his coming home, my poor father passed away at the hospital all alone. Something he did not want to do. He did not want to die alone, Theresa. None of his kids were there with him. I’ve felt so much guilt over this because I was going to go visit him the night before but decided to wait until the following night. That night did not come. He was gone.
I don’t know if you’ll get this but if you do, my sister and I love your show. You bring so much peace into the hearts of who are grieving and it makes me so happy for them. My sister will call me crying and I’ll know what she’s watching (reruns)of your show. We’d love to see about having a reading with you and see if we can talk to our father.
Thank you for putting so many hearts at peace Theresa. Your truely are a treasure.
With warm regards,
Jennifer
Would love to have a reading . Loosing my mother was devistating enough, she was my best friend & I have lost a ring she gave me years ago. It was a part of my life with my mom & it’s like I’ve lost a part of her again. My mom died in the night when they said she had 2 weeks to live & she died that night. I wasn’t there to hold her hand & tell her I love her one last time & I have no idea what anyone can say to make me feel better about loosing this very special ring & not being with Mother when she passed. Missing my Dorothy……..
Hi my name is john and have had a lot weight over the years on me I’m coming to CT for work in a couple weeks I lived there for many years. I moved to FL in March to get out of the cold,now here you are in long island after I leave, you are a scary person not in a bad way I think it’s pretty cool you have this way about you,I seen a palm reader years ago and what she said was a little crazy not to sure about it but I take things in stride, maybe someday our paths will cross and that will be a flipped out day for sure.Thank You for being out there for people in need
My husband has brain cancer. He has had many surgeries and never complains.He is such a warrior and love him so much. Our journey has been very bumpy, but I believe that God has a plan for all of us. I try to take one day at a time and but sometimes some days are very hard. The reason why I am writing to you is I guess I want the comfort to know that if and when my husband does pass that I can be at peace and that he may also know that everything will be okay. I love him so much and I just need to know that there is really life after death. If you can meet my husband, it would be so appreciated.
My daughter lost her mother a week after she turned 19, she has been in the military for 9 years, when her mother passed,she was deloyed to Iraq. She never had a chance to say good-by. She is having a hard time dealing with her mothers passing, she needs closure. Teresa, I need your help
my mom died 9 years ago of alzheimers and i would like to know if she remembers me and to let her know shes on my mind always is she with me. And i also have a gransbaby that was stillborn and it was devasting and we would like to tell her i felt her on that day and i still feel her if you could answer it would be greatly appreciated
Hello teresa,
I lost my grandmother a couple months ago and it has been difficult for everyone but i havent been able to move on i need you help to gain some closure . I feel lost and alone i feel like im slowley deteriating . Pleasssse i need your help
Grieiving is a crushing, terrible thing. I have felt my son around me & I have seen him. However, I cannot receive his message because of my extreme grief. I have felt like ending my life just to be with my son again. Each day is torture, every hour a misery. Normal, everyday things are no longer a part of my life. All I feel is my heart being torn out & my soul is in misery. I beg God every day to please give me one more time to talk to my son & peace so I can live my life.
Miss Teresa,
I want to say what you do is a blessing. You are a beautiful soul with an amazing gift. I watch your show every week and always am brought to tears. I hope your show is on for a very long time as I truly enjoy watching you help bring closure to so many families.
God Bless You Always!
hi my mom is way in love with your show she has a husbeen that died and whants to have a finnal closer it would be a really good saprise do you think you could help me do that we live in reno nv so if you could it would be great thank you and my mom feels like its her valt for his loss
My husband mother died 4 years ago of lung cancer. I know my husband is angry and is still in pain from losing his mom. They were very close and I know he wishes he could have done something, I think he would like to know if he could have been more for her and looking for forgiveness.
My husband died suddenly in August 2012 ,just seven months after his brother in law , who died in January 2012 of brain cancer. I am so overwhelmed and sad by these deaths. I need to know that my husband is ok and that I am going to see him again and that I am making the right decisions. I want him to know that I love him so much and he is my one and only forever.
my grandfather passed away almost a year ago. me and my mother didnt get a chance to say goodbye or tell him how much we love him. we would love to have a reading with you so we can know that hes ok. to make sure that he knows how much he was loved. please contact me. my moms been watching your show since it started and i think it would be a great surprise for her and she loves you. i would really appreciate you getting back to me thank u so much.we just really need some closeure.
theresa my brother in-law died a year ago this october 14th, had two sons with my sister. He was like my best friend. The experience was horrible. She is still greving and i beilive if you gave her a reading it could seriously help her get passed this, because well shes still not over it. Can you please please please pleeeeeease help us? We need you!
Good day,
My wife loves your show and thinks this is amazing. I would like to email you to come and talk to her please. She lost a very close friend that she still has not gotten over cause of the way he past and i believe that she blames herself and thought that some way she should have been able to stop what happened. I know how much this would mean to her and i would love for her to have this as she is the most important person in my life and there is no way that i can make her feel better about this and no one could but maybe Theresa might be the only person that can This has been about 17yrs ago that this tragic accident happened and she cries like it happened yesterday. I think this would give her what she needs and talk to her friend one last time. Thank you in advance. We live in Truro Nova Scotia Canada i hope to hear from you and hope you find a way to come up here.
theresa my brother in-law died a year ago this october 14th, had two sons with my sister. He was like my best friend. The experience was horrible. She is still greving and i beilive if you gave her a reading. Can you please please please pleeeeeease help us?
Hi
I lost my husband, the love of my life, unexpected several months ago. I have been watching your program for the past several months. I need to have a reading with you for closure In the past we had watched Ghost Whisperer together and said that if either passed we would try to find a way to contact each other. Please contact me.
My name is Tonya, my Nannie Priscilla past away unexpected on May 29,2008
We were so shock, I thought I was going to loss my mind.
When she passed she left a 15 year old son which is my God son.
There was alot she was trying to say to my mom, her sister, before she passed, but my mom was so busy praying that she wouldn’t let my Nannie talk about dying. I need some closer, to know what my Nannie wishes were for Tevin and everything else.
Thank you
Tonya
I lost my Grandmother and Mother-in-law within 4 days of each other. I feel that my Grandmother is still with me, I talk to her all the time. I still have a hard time dealing with her being gone. My Dad is in really bad health, and I am so scared that he will leave me also.I dont know what I will do when this happens. I worry about this constantly. What can I do to get through this?
I’m not sure what it takes to have you do a reading for my close friend who is a young widow with three young children in Canada.
Please let me know if it’s possible to have you in Canada.
Thanks and remain a blessing.