Melinda Freitas
Registered Clinical Counsellor #6636
MA, RCC, B.A. Psych
Melinda approaches her work from an holistic perspective, recognizing the importance of personality, lived experiences, personal strengths, family dynamics, career, and spiritual influences in one’s journey.
Melinda’s approach to counselling is rooted in being client-focused and solution-oriented. She draws from evidence-based approaches such as:
Melinda’s areas of specialization are vast and include, but are not limited to:
- Mindfulness-CBT
- DBT • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Family Systems
- Working with individuals, 19+ years of age, and in allyship with LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy and Holistic Therapy
- Navigating challenging life changes (divorce, grief/loss, career change)
- Chronic anxiety/depression • Stress management
- Communication skills
- Support and Counselling for Indigenous communities
- Support and Counselling for Indigenous communities
- Safety planning for survivors of domestic violence
- A provider of trauma therapy for first responders and Government frontline workers.