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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I lost my baby sister in 2006 from cancer. Now her son is fighting to keep from being taken away from his family. I have tried to support my nephew and 2 neices as much as I can since I promised there mother,my sister, Gail, I would so she could pass in peace. I just do not think I am doing a very good job. I am living in Arizona and they are in Michigan.Her son is now going through a life altering disease and I feel I have let her down because I am not there to help and watch over him. Can you tell me if she is still watching over the kids and is she feeling disapointed in me? This eats at me because I made this promise just minutes before she let go. Thank you for any information you can give me…
Kim
Dear Theresa, my older sister was on the back of a motor cycle and a drunk driver hit her. She had cerebelpolsey an had been through many surgery. She was our fighter and the angel of the family. Her death is the hardest thing I have ever been through, she was not only my sister but she was my best friend! Every day I struggle with the fact that I wont see her every day, my mom is still depressed, I blame my self even though it wasn’t my fault.
I am 17 years old a senior in high school I go through every day with a smile on my face because that’s what everyone expects from me but on the inside I am dying for the closer I need so if you could please make a trip to Taft California to talk with me and my family i think you could help a lot
I lost my baby sister in 2006 from cancer. Now her son is now fighting to keep from being taken away from his family. I have tried to support my nephew and 2 neices as much as I can since I promised there mother Gail, I would so she could pass in peace. I just do not think I am doing a very good job. I am living in Arizona and her is in Michigan.Her son is now going through a life altering disease and I feel I have let her down because I am not there to help and watch over him. Can you tell me if she is still watching over the kids and is she feeling disapointed in me? This eats at me because I made this promise just minutes before she let go. Thank you for and information you can give me…
Kim
Hey I don’t really watch the show but my boyfriends grandma absolutly loves you and has been wanting a reading from you because she wants to talk to her mom and dad. I thought I would try to see if I can get you to come down here and doing a reading for her. I want to do something special for her because she has taken me in to her home in my time of need and been really good to me. I would love to do something for her and she tells me how much she loves you and wants a reading done.. It would be much apprectiated if I could at least get a letter back. 🙂 🙂
hello Theresa, I really love watching your show. i would really love a reading for my mom while i think for my hole family. We really need this please. When are coming back closer to Turlock,Ca. Please HELP.
Hello 🙂 My name is Cheyenne i am 15 years old and my mommy loves you! She will be seeing you. We live in Minnesota. My mommy wittnessed her parents at the age of 17 do a murder suicide and she may not show it but she hasn’t really moved on.. she also watched her best friend slowly die of lucemia.. Then she tryed having another baby and she was 4 months pregnant when he passed away and that broke her down and when she watches your show she cryes all the time. When she cries I can see all of the pain of the losses and it hurts me and i want to bring her the peace that she needs! I cant stand watching her cry in pain anymore so if you can can you please answer my prayers and help my mommy? You don’t have to come to our house but if you can when you visit Minnesota give her a reading? I would greatly appreciate that. I’m just so tired of seeing the pain in her eyes..
Greatly appriciated, Cheyenne
Dear Theresa, I am a huge fan!! You have such a way with people, thank you for putting all your time and family on for the world to share. You have helped so many people, beautiful!!! Im hoping to have you see my sister, she really needs some answers, her heart is so heavy,I dont know how to help her….if the angels find a way to bring us together it would be a very very wonderful blessing!! Thank you so much xo
hi i have watched your show since it came on tv im 43 yr old and i lost my mom when i was 19yr and one year later i lost my dad i miss them soo very much my children never got to grow up knowing there grandparents and how much they ment to me..iam the baby out of six children and when they died we all went our own ways i just got in contacted with them this last yr.they dont say very nice things about them and it hurts me to hear it..i just realy want to know if they are still with me. and for them to know i have always loved them no matter what my sisters have said to me while i was growing up.and have wonderd if they have been with me through all my struggles and have seen my babys grow up.im so afraid of dieing myself i just realy want to know if they will be waiting for me in heaven.please help me find a awnser so i can move on.
Hello Teresa , I love your show am watching it now . You are so down to earth I love it . I am 36 , mother of 2 and have so many life questions i would love the answer to . When I was 21 i lost my boyfriend 3 mounths befor we were to get married He died Aug.31 1999 a date I will never forget . I also lost my mind took me some time to find it but i did . Wish I could of found him to . I beleave every thing happens for a reason . We tried to get pregnent for years and nothing. I am happy now but i still miss him a great deal . I have dreams of him from time to time and I feel that is his way of letting me see him . My last dream with him was about 2 wks ago and he wanted me to go some where with him and I told him I couldnt cause I have kids now I have to look over . I feel so guilty for not going with him . It was a dream for god sakes , and im worried he wont visit me again because I turned him away . He was my First everything and I hope he dosent stop his visits to my dreams . I feel I have the same gift as you to talk to the dead . I just cant channel it as good as you . I think it is because i have so much clutter in my head . John was my first look at death and it hurt . But now I have many loved ones on the other side I would like to channel and talk with . Can you give me a tip on how to clear my mind to hear what they have to say . Thank you for reading my story I hope I hear from you . Oh yea I was given the greatest gift from God when John past . The last words we spoke to each other were I love You forever and we kissed goodby and I think God for that every day . Thank you again and my God keep blessing you with your gift
Dear Theresa:
I am a new fan and have recently been catching up on all your episodes.
I just had to write and to tell you how moved I was by last nights episode
with the mom and the young boy Ben. What you have is a special gift and I
only wish I could have had those comforting words said to me when I lost my mother
at age five. Though I know in my heart she is always with me, it’s a beautiful thing to have that affirmation. I have always believed there is something else out there after we leave the physical world. God Bless u for helping all the people that you do.
Hi teresa, I have just found your show and have been watching it all night. I am a Scots/Canadian. I came to Canada with my husband and two young babies in 1968.
I love your show. So, so nice to see the comfort and happines you bring to people. Just felt I had to let you know. Keep up the good work. Wish I lived in Long Island, I would love to bump into you in a grocery store. You are such a positive person.
take care Alice
I think if you could do a reading for my daughter who lost her great grandmother(on her father’s side) that maybe yhis would help her, My daughter has been going thru some mental illness. She has started hearing voices, and as her mother I don’t know how to help her. But she loved her great grandmother, and I will try anything to help my daughter. Thank you so much. donna
i lost my daughter 4yrs ago,she was only 47yrs i never thought that any of my children would ever die before me,i miss her so,she was my first and i loved her so very much.she was my best friend.i lost half my heart.i dont no how to not miss her.i want to put my arms around her tell her how much i miss and love her.i dont no if i could ever be able to talk to theresa,i watch the show all the time.i really do hope that she is the real thing.i no god works is very strange ways so who am i to say she is not what she seems.i just no if shes for real God Bless her.if she ever reads any of these i hope she gets to me
I watch your show all the time, and some of the stories touch our hearts. I hve seen the episodes that you traveled out of New York; if you ever feel like visiting Florida, look me up, I would be honored and greatful to sit down and have a reading from you. Hope the best always for you and your family. Keep up with your great work on giving people there closer that they need.
Dear Theresa, I’ve been watching your show &it gives me chills every time I watch you give a reading. The reason I’m contacting you is because 17 years ago I lost my first husband. I was left with a 3 year old daughter & a 4 month old daughter. These two girls would to hear from their dad. The oldest has a few memories, but the 17 year old just feels cheated. I , myself would love to know if he’s still around because after I moved out of our house I stopped dreaming about him. I’ve always talked to the girls about their dad, but i know there’s question they have that I can’t answer. I was 26 when I became a widow & have learned to adjust to life, but my girls I still see a sadness in their eyes. They have a wonderful step dad,but still need some answers. I live clear in Elwood, Indiana so coming to you is not an option. Unfortunately we struggle on a daily basis just to get by, so a call or a message would be great. Thank you.
I love watching your show. I recently lost both of my parents. i dont want to say much but i would love to have a reading. See if my parents come thru. Feel i have unfinished business with my dad.
This lady does what is called cold reading. It is sad how she takes advantage of grieving people. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Hi Theresa, You are a phony but hey, good for you. Continue to take these suckers money.
I know you must feel the pull of so many people at your heart, so much saddness that you are able to ease. My pain has eased over the years just as people said it would. I was 21yrs old, just a girl, my boyfriend (David) was coming to my job to pick me up. He was a police officer, I was a dispatcher. He wrecked his car, little did I know it was my love David who would be dead in the fatal accident I went to with fellow officers. For several days prior to his horrible death he kept asking me to stop long enough to ask me a question. He wanted us to talk. I learned a painful lesson that night. I would never know what David so wanted to talk about. We had made a pact that when we approached our mid 50’s if one of us were to die before the other the passed one would return. I so would like to know that David found peace after such a painful death, and what question did he take to his grave. I miss him to this day. I lost David in May of 1981. I know my story is not as sad as some sound, but sorrow and and loss is the same. Thank you for taking your time in the event you happen to read mine. Bless you for what you do for so many people.
You always amaze me when I watch you. Your gift is wonderful. You make me feel better just listening to you help others. I have always wondered if I had the chance to speak to my dad what he would say about how he passed. If he was at peace and if he was happy in his life ith my mother. I am getting married and just want to be at peace walking down the aisle without him to give me away. I know he hears me talk to him but wish for one more day with him. Thank you for helping so many people have that closer.
All of you who believe in her and mediums are just stupid. It’s called cold readings. She is right on point on her show because it is edited. Some are paid actors others are not but they edit it to show her spot on. Do you think TLC will make any money off her show if she was ever wrong? YOUTUBE her on andy cohen, katie, dr.oz, or kelly and michael. She throws things out hoping someone bites. It’s called cold reading. Watch on Andy when the show starts and she turns to her left and goes to someone, I feel a spirit. Did you lose your mother? The person says no I lost my father, and she says yes, your father is telling me something about a watch. What happened to the mother spirit (ladies voice) she heard. On kelly and Michael, is where she struggled the most. At one point she was asking a lady about her husband and the oatmeal she used to cook for him. The lady just noded no…She quickly jumped to another victim and after failing to have the letter ‘H” mean anything she just ran off again to the next victim. She says she can’t helps it, she “piggy backs off the stronger spirit” lmfao. Yes the stronger spirits kick in whenever she is wrong. Doesn’t anyone know this!!!!!