More about Melanie
The support that I offer is person-centered, meaning that you will be the expert of your own situation and I will be the aid to your success. Whether your success means reducing your anxiety, alleviating your depression, processing trauma, or coping with cravings and urges, I will help you determine a plan to manage these experiences.
Some of the methods that I use when providing support include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Strengths-Based approaches, Narrative Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and I tend to weave in mindfulness practices readily. Together, we will determine which method suits you best, and we will go at a pace that feels comfortable to you, rushing the process is not the aim. Using these methods, we can determine how best to tackle your challenges and build your resiliency; I believe that you have the skills, they just need to be brought to the surface.
Additional Training and Courses
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Certificate - University of Toronto
- Concurrent Disorders Certificate – Mohawk College
- Indigenous Canada Certificate – University of Alberta
- Mastering Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction & More – PESI Canada
- Trauma Informed Care – Alberta Health Services
- Brief Focussed Counselling Skills - CTRI
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Polyvagal Theory for Embodied Trauma Recovery
