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.
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)