Melissa uses evidence-based interventions. She takes an eclectic approach to her practice. This means that in your therapy sessions with her, depending on your treatment goals, she will draw from a combination of her advanced trainings in the following treatment interventions:

  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
  • DBT (Dialectical Behavoiur Therapy)
  • ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy)
  • Gestalt and Relational Psychotherapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Integration Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Couples and Family Therapy

Melissa also supports queer and trans clients, and welcomes those navigating non-heteronormative relationships and identities.

In addition to receiving trainings in the above therapeutic modalities, Melissa Di Fonzo has her Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree and is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) and member of the OASW and OSWSSW associations

Publications:

Psilocybin-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment Resistant Depression (Journal of Med, 2023)

Co-Author of the book, Eating Disorders: Causes Diagnosis and Treatments

And Co-Author of the Manuscript, Eating Disorders: More than Eating Problems: Dangers associated with Eating Disorders (2010)