Melissa is a highly qualified art therapist, counsellor and educator. She holds a Masters of Arts Therapy as well as a Masters of Education, a Bachelor of Primary/Early Childhood Teaching, a Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Art and a Diploma of Counselling. She has worked with children, parents and families since 1991.

Melissa is passionate about helping families build strong, positive relationships based on understanding and connection. Her ongoing vision is to provide individualised programs and therapy to children and support their families in ways that will be most meaningful and useful to them.

• Authorised Instructor Training with Gordon Training International – P.E.T. (Parent Effectiveness Training Instructor), T.E.T (Teacher Effectiveness Training) and B.Y.B (Be Your Best).
• Choice Theory Certification (William Glasser Institute Australia)
• Autism – Support and therapy for autistic children and adolescence, Support and therapy for autistic girls and Autism and ADHD (Attwood and Garnett)
• Building Trauma Awareness and Trauma Informed practice (Blue Knot Foundation)
• Working with young people – self-harm & self-injury
• Working with Children and Families (APIC)