Melissa Bonnell

MAMFT, CAMFT Associate, CCC

I thoroughly enjoy working with couples and families! Regardless of your challenges, I am committed to walking with you through relational difficulties, transitions to new stages of life, betrayal, or other difficulties.

While my roots are in the East Coast of Canada, I now live in rural Alberta, building a hobby farm with my family. I recognize the strength and beauty in family and enjoy spending time outside working with my children and extended family and baking and sharing conversations and meals.

Creating a safe and open space for connection is essential to the work you and I will do together. I make room for both the pain that needs to be felt and the healing that follows. I am trauma-informed and trauma-trained, using both narrative therapy and emotionally focussed therapy approaches through an attachment lens.

I am curious, non-judgmental, empathic and supportive of your autonomy. Every therapy journey is unique, and your goals for therapy are my priority.

• Couples and Marriage Therapy
• Family relationships and systems (larger/connecting relationships)
• Family of origin work (Nuclear or childhood family)
• Blended families
• Betrayal recovery
• Attachment and childhood trauma
• Life transitions

• Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy
• Canadian Certified Counsellor with CCPA (#10009045)
• Associate Member of CAMFT (#20171173)
• Emotion Focussed Couple's Therapy - Externship
• NVCI Non-violent Crisis Intervention
• Neufeld Institute Intensive 1 – Making Sense of Kids
• Foundations in Therapeutic Play Skills
• ASIST 11 – Centre for Suicide Prevention (CMHA)
• Trauma Competency Training Certificate