Melanie is both a Registered Psychotherapist, and a Registered Nurse working for the last 13 years in the field of Public Health supporting, promoting, protecting and teaching about parenting, mental health, smoking cessation, healthy living and injury prevention.    

Melanie has specialized training working with women during the perinatal period, couples, trauma, neurodivergence. Melanie is skilled and enjoys supporting people with their self-esteem, shame, trauma and anxiety.

From her own experiences and the experiences of some of those closest to her, she believes that mental health exists on a continuum and that what impacts a person’s mental health is a unique and subjective experience. Melanie believes that while every person will have their mental health affected at some point in their life, some at multiple points, every person is able to achieve mental health.   

Melanie has been married for 10 years and is the mother of three young children and two fur babies, a dog, and two lion-head bunnies. She can be described as warm, caring, compassionate, authentic, sincere, non-judgmental, and empathic. Her passions include spending time with family, the outdoors, hiking, reading, and travelling.