Melissa Moss
Melissa Moss
Melissa Moss
Registered Psychologist (AHPRA), Registered Counsellor (ACA) and Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (CCTP-II). BSc (Hons) Psych, Dip SocSci, Dip Couns, CCTPI-II, MAAPI
Professional Background/Experience:
Mel is a Registered Psychologist, Counsellor and a Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. She completed her training in both Australia and the UK. Mel has achieved: a Diploma in Social science (counselling major); a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling; a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Psychology and a 2 year psychology internship, and is registered with The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and the Psychology board of Australia. Mel is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Practitioner in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (CCTP-II) and a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi).
Mel has worked in organisations and in her own private practice in both Australia and the UK since 2014, and has experience working with people of all genders from ages 18 and up, with a particular interest in, and passion for, working with trauma. Mel also is passionate about working with a variety of presentations such as: grief, loss, anxiety, depression, relationship issues with self and others, pre/ post-natal depression, perinatal and parenting issues and emotional dysregulation.
Professional Interests:
Mel Integrates a variety of methods that she has completed extensive training in and blends these intuitively to suit the client and their particular needs. This approach is creative and always works with how the client presents at any given time, ensuring the client always feels heard, supported, safe and deeply respected. When tuning in to the client’s needs, Mel focuses on how the client’s sense of worth, identity and overall wellbeing has/is being affected by their past and present experiences. This means acknowledging everything in their internal and external environment, from their mind, body and spirit, to the world in which they live.
Mel is trained to see the function underneath what might appear to some as ‘dysfunction’ and works with clients to reduce their suffering by being present with their pain.
Methods and approaches:
Person-centred therapy
Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Mindfulness and meditation
Sensorimotor psychotherapy
Gestalt psychology
Internal family systems (IFS)
Non-violent communication (NVC)
Art and Sand-tray
Psycho- education – developmental/ Attachment theory, Neuroscience, Social science, and much more.
