OUR TEAM
Our Psychotherapists and Solution-Focused Life Coaches are Registered members of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW). We are a team of authentic, accepting, and empathically understanding professionals committed to helping you get the most out of each and every single session! Meet our team:
Melanie Bray, MSW, RSW
Psychotherapist
Melanie is often described as non-judgemental, compassionate, and empathic. Therapy sessions with Melanie have a natural conversational flow and do not feel clinical. She honours and values your beliefs and lived experiences. She strives to ask meaningful and thought-provoking questions that can make a difference in your life.
Melanie has been practicing in the field of Addictions and Mental Health since 2005. She specializes in drug and alcohol addiction and/or problematic substance use. Melanie was a guest speaker at the SF24 global conference in 2021. She also developed a single-session service model for a primary care clinic in a small urban area where she lives. Implementing this service model increased access to the agency's social work services and eliminated a long waitlist for psychotherapy.
"I love working in the field of addictions. Brief approaches, like Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Brief Narrative Therapy, have taught me even the smallest steps lead towards big change!"
Melanie’s Education:
- Master of Social Work, University of Windsor
- Bachelor of Social Work, University of Windsor
- Bachelor of Science (Psychology), Trent University
Melanie's Brief Therapy Training:
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Certificate (University of Toronto)
- Clinical Hypnosis for Clients and Groups Certificate (University of Toronto)
- Brief Narrative Therapy Certificates from Windz Institute & Narrative Therapy Centre
- Emotional Freedom Techniques, Professional Skills 1 (ACEP)