Registered Therapeutic Counselling with Melissa Dow

Have you tried talk therapy, but still feel stuck? Are you looking for a therapeutic experience that includes your body, spirit, mind? Somatic therapy is a body-based, trauma-oriented approach that goes beyond talking and offers experiential practices that can gently reshape the nervous system patterns (trauma) that continues to impact us. Somatic Therapy helps build a sense of home in our bodies and our world so we can experience our aliveness and ease. This work is gentle and attachment-focused, drawing from compassionate, client-centered and body focused practices.  

I truly believe that everyone has the capacity to access greater peace and ease within their lives, but there are often many factors in life that impact us and make those states harder to access – from early childhood experiences, trauma, beliefs, family dynamics, relationships to societal influences. Somatic based counselling offers a safe and gentle way of reclaiming parts of ourselves we’ve had to disconnect from.

Over the past 10 years I’ve slowly gathered various puzzle pieces that now shape the work I currently do. From more traditional counselling talk therapy, to yoga and mindfulness, to somatic based therapy, I see value in a holistic approach that welcomes all these elements. Together, we will work collaboratively to explore what is most supportive for you.

If you are curious about working together, we can set up a free 15-minute chat to see if we’d be a good fit. I look forward to meeting you! 

If you have insurance coverage, you can check with your insurance company in regards to Counselling coverage with a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor through the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT).