Registered Psychotherapist

MELISSA MELIA DUNN

I believe in everyone's ability to feel whole—a life of purpose, confidence, calm, and meaningful connections with others. My approach is integrative and culturally responsive; with training in Emotion-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Pain Reprocessing Therapy and trauma-focused CBT.

My sessions prioritize collaboration, validation, and compassion to facilitate safe and comfortable healing and growth. Together we can identify goals that foster new actions and experiences; ones that cultivate connection, joy, and wholeness within yourself and your relationships.

I am a mother and married to my partner. I also have over 11 years of lived experience in the fast-paced, corporate world leading large teams, which offered key moments of navigating burnout, balance and developing strong communication skills. I have also navigated both endometriosis and adenomyosis - a journey that has brought huge areas of healing, growth and pain reduction and has become an area of focus I am passionate about supporting others in.

While these concepts of my identity may offer shared elements of the human experience, I will always look to you as the expert of your own story and healing.

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EducatioN

MA Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University

BA, Communications
Wilfrid Laurier University

TRAININGS

Emotion-Focused Therapy Externship - ICEEFT

Internal Family Systems - Foundations, Parts Work & Play and ongoing supervision

Mental & Physical Integrated Health - CAMH

Pain Reprocessing Therapy (enrolled)

Family Play Therapy - CAPT

Trauma-Focused CBT - The Medical University of South Carolina

Integrating Experiential Psychotherapies - Dr. Tori Olds

2SLGBTQ Foundations Course and Trans 101 – Children and Adolescents - Rainbow Health Ontario

Somatic Experience and Attachment, EFT &
Self-Harm
- PESI

Affiliations

Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Member, Ontario Association of Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP)

Member, International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)