Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Toronto, ON M5R
Let's Connect (647) 493-0981
We all have natural capacities to right ourselves when things go wrong, but we usually don’t feel that way when we’re looking for therapy. Instead, we often feel stuck and alone, overwhelmed by our feelings and unsatisfied in our relationships. I work with people who want to get unstuck and connect to their innate capacities for growth and change. My main goal is to help you have a positive and true experience of yourself and deeper connections with others.
For over 30 years, I’ve been supporting people experiencing some kind of suffering. Often that suffering is related to trauma or adverse life experiences, and gets expressed as depression, anxiety, relationship problems, feeling too much or too little, PTSD etc. These are often adaptations to the original trauma that are no longer useful in current life.
I integrate various forms of psychotherapy, including psychodynamic, cognitive, somatic & attachment oriented. My home base, however, is AEDP (aedpinstitute.org) because it optimizes the brain’s capacity for change, growth & healing, using interventions that go beyond traditional talk therapy to create deeper & longer lasting change.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $175
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Paypal
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Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Ontario College of Social Workers & Social Service Workers Michelle Melanson
- Membership with AEDP Institute NYC, OASW
- Certificate from Level III AEDP Therapist
- Attended University of Toronto
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (647) 493-0981
Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Affect Regulation
- Anger Management
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (647) 493-0981
Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- AEDP
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Feminist
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- ISTDP
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (647) 493-0981
Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW
Location
Nearby Areas
Call for a free consultation now - (647) 493-0981
Michelle Melanson
Registered Social Worker, BA, BSW, MSW, RSW