Please note that Melissa is not currently taking new clients. Please contact info@northshoreattachment.com to be added to her waitlist or to discuss being matched with another NSCA associate. We look forward to hearing from you.

As clinical director at North Shore Center for Attachment, I am driven by an enduring commitment to providing heart-centered, effective, change-oriented services to youth, individuals, and families.

Specializing in family, relationship, and adolescent wellness, I have over eighteen years of clinical experience in both private, public, and international settings, extensive supervisory experience for counselling students and therapists.

My years in public and private practice contribute to my ability to identify root sources of problems and to apply practical, effective interventions to reduce suffering and promote optimal wellness and healing.

Please note that Melissa is not currently taking new clients. Please contact info@northshoreattac... Read More

Read More

I believe deeply in the power of connection and the core value it holds in the human experience. Connection to self, to others and to anything that leaves us feeling a sense of belonging. Fundamental to the quality of our day-to-day experiences, these connections are how we navigate changes within and around us.

Connections are foundational for young people, and they are pivotal during the adolescent and young adult years. The immense growth that occurs during these stages of life brings chaos and uncertainty to both their internal and external worlds, and this can feel confusing, daunting and lonely. They don’t yet have the brain capacity nor the emotional literacy to navigate this chaos alone so understanding, support and guidance are crucial during these most transformative years. Their wellness and their futures depend on it.

With 20 years of experience working with youth and families with complex mental health concerns, I’ve seen again and again how easily relationships become fraught with conflict and misunderstanding. Often this is due to the miscommunication of unmet needs. With compassionate support, we can become aware of our needs and learn how to protect and communicate them. This, in turn, can lead to healing and repair in our relationships.

Through a person-centered and trauma-informed approach, Brooke integrates evidence-based practices, including emotion-focused therapy and dialectal behaviour therapy, to support and guide clients through emotional learning and making sense of their inner experience and relationships.

I believe deeply in the power of connection and the core value it holds in the human experience. ... Read More

Read More

I started my professional career as the art teacher at an alternative school. The students were sharing their stories with me both through their art and language. I went to the school counsellor, not sure if I was saying the right things, giving the right advice and she said, “It’s not about what you say, it’s about how you listen”.

This is the singular statement that shifted my career, as well as my relationships moving forward. When you know how to truly listen you can be in relationships in connected meaningful ways. When you know what to listen for, and develop a quality of listening, you know how to attune, connect and love. Not only to others, but to ourselves as well. This is a practice we can all develop when we understand our neurobiology, attachment history, and personal barriers and blocks.

For the past twenty years I have been working with individuals, families, couples, and co-workers on their most important relationships, and how they want to show up as the best version of themselves for their own experience, and for the people they love. I have been so honoured to work in this way, to help people cultivate their character, to create a practice that helps them become who they really are, and how they want to connect to themselves and the people around them.

I started my professional career as the art teacher at an alternative school. The students were s... Read More

Read More