Melissa Fellin

• You would like to learn more about living with ADHD, to develop knowledge and self-acceptance, to understand your strengths and challenges, and to create a world more accessible for you
• You would like support with navigating relational challenges, including romantic relationships, friendships and family relationships
• You would like to work through medical trauma following health related illnesses and interventions
• You’re processing the loss of a relationship and are looking to build self-compassion and confidence
• You’re looking for a therapist who brings compassion, warmth and empathy, while also challenging you in sessions.

Session Types: Clinical Supervision, Individual Therapy, Sex Therapy, Virtual Therapy

Availability: Virtual & In-Person

Specialities: Anxiety, Attachment, Attention and Focus, Emotional Development and Expression, Medical Trauma; Neurodiversity, Relationships, Trauma, Women’s Health and Wellness

Approaches: Attachment Based Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Indigenous Culturally Safe Health Care, Narrative therapy, Neurodiverse-Affirming Care, Person-Centred & Humanistic Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Self-Compassion, Sex Therapy, Relational Therapy, Trauma Informed, Systems Therapy.

Favourite Resources:

• A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Michelle Frank (Book)
• ADHD 2.0 by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey (Book)
• Getting the Love you Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt (Book)
• Hacking your ADHD (Podcast)
• All There Is with Anderson Cooper (Podcast)
• Come as You Are with Dr. Emily Nagoski (Podcast)

Melissa works with clients in the areas of ADHD and neurodiversity, women’s health and relationships, emotional development and expression, attachment and trauma. Melissa is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a BA in Psychology and Anthropology, Master’s in Social Work, a Master of Arts in Anthropology, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology. She has received formal education and training in multiple areas including emotionally focused therapy, sex therapy, EMDR, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, narrative, and attachment based therapies as well as expressive arts and play therapies. Melissa has a special interest in helping individuals to have more meaningful, compassionate and secure relationships with themselves and others as they navigate relationships, trauma, grief and loss and/or living with neurodiversity.

In addition to TV appearances and being featured in magazines and media, Melissa has received multiple awards for her research, which has been implemented in hospitals, schools, and counselling agencies. She has published a book and several academic journal articles. She has taught courses at Western University, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Sheridan College, and spoken at academic and community forums.

Melissa believes it is a privilege to learn about and bear witness to the inner worlds of her clients and to walk beside them as they develop their relationships with themselves and others.