A Greeting from Dr. Melissa | she/her
Registered Psychologist.
Owner/Director.
Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School Lead Faculty.
Hello, I am Melissa!
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As a registered psychologist, assistant professor, yoga teacher & lifelong learner, I love empowering people to live fully.
My Mission: To empower compassionate souls to love themselves unconditionally. I have earned my Ph.D., Master of Counselling, & Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. With a keen interest in mindfulness, authenticity, well-being & relationships, I believe that in order to care for others, we must first take good care of ourselves. Drawing on an integrative & client-centred approach to counselling, I offer individual, family & couples counselling and am the creator of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School, and offer Yoga Psychology offerings. In 2014, Michael and I opened Canmore Counselling & we are so grateful that over the years Dr. Amélie, Carolyn, Alex, Anissa, Nicki, Chey, Simmi, Kate and Oana have joined our counselling & wellness team because they are amazing people who we have known for years. As a team we are dedicated to destigmitizing mental health & offering trauma-informed community care. In 2019, we opened the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School which is dedicated to supporting deep personal growth and education to support budding and well-established yoga teachers and their communities. This passion project has offered me an opportunity to work alongside some of my favourite people, who have joined us as faculty, and connect with some of my new favourite people, our students. #grateful My mantra for many years has been: Be who you needed when you were younger, and it through my yoga psychology studentship that I deepen my connection to myself and lead from my heart. As an Indigenous woman, I believe we can all advocate for equity by cultivating relationships and learning from others. I am deeply dedicated to my own personal development as a way to support myself and those I walk alongside. I have my own counsellor, am continuing my yoga studentship & am enrolled in a yoga teacher trianing, and I have the privilege to learn from Elders/Knowledge Keepers. Looking forward to connecting with you! With goodness, Melissa | she/her |
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Models & Theories I Integrate:
Attachment-Based Therapy Mindfulness-Based Theories Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Solution-Focused Therapy Body Awareness Yoga Philosophy Trauma Center's Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY-F) |
I work with:
Individuals Families Kids & Teens Couples Yoga Students Supervisees School Staff & Students Buisnesses & Associations |
NEW Location:109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We are located beside Communitea Cafe, on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave. |
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, Nehiyaw-Métis, person, a member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and the Indigenous Director of the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association. We at Canmore Counselling respectfully acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous Peoples (Inuit, First Nations, Métis) of Canada. We are privileged to live on sacred lands and celebrate all of the Indigenous peoples, who live, work, play, and care for these lands. As an act of reconciliation and decolonization, may we work together to answer the TRC's Calls to Action: Truth & Reconciliation Commission Reports and Findings.
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