Melissa Taylor, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist & Co-Owner

Melissa Taylor MSW, RSW (she/her/we)

EMDRIA approved EMDR consultant

I am accepting new clients. 

As a third culture kid growing up in east Toronto, she developed deep understanding of cultural identity  and intergenerational experiences, Melissa brings a culturally  responsive and trauma-informed perspective to her work. She supports people who are navigating the effects of trauma, colonization, identity-based oppression, relationship challenges, and experiences that may have been passed through families and communities across generations.

As an EMDRIA –approved EMDR consultant, Melissa incorporates EMDR and other evidence-informed approaches based on each client’s needs and goals. Her work recognizes that trauma can affect not only our thoughts and emotions, but also our bodies, relationships, sense of identity, and connection to others.

Melissa is particularly passionate about supporting Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTIA+ individuals. Her practice is grounded in anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and Black feminist frameworks, and she recognizes that our mental health is shaped not only by individual experiences, but also by our families, cultures, communities, histories, and the systems in which we live.

Melissa’s Approach to therapy

Melissa believes that healing is not about erasing difficult experiences or becoming someone different. Instead, therapy can create an opportunity to understand how past experiences have shaped the ways we think, relate, protect ourselves, and move through the world.

My Approach:

• Safe and Sound Protocol
• Rest and Restore Protocol
• EMDR
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
• Brainspotting
• Internal Family Systems
• Deep Brain Reorienting

I specialize in support for

• Gen xers & millennials
• Trauma and complex trauma
• Intergenerational trauma
• Racial trauma
• EMDR therapy
• Somatic and body-based approaches to trauma
• Relationship and relational trauma
• Identity and cultural experiences
• 2SLGBTQIA+ experiences and oppression
• Anxiety and emotional distress
• Experiences related to racism, colonization, and systemic oppression

What You Can Expect

Beginning of therapy  can feel vulnerable, particularly when past experiences have made it difficult to feel safe, understood, or connected. Melissa strives to create a therapeutic relationship where clients can move at a pace that feels manageable and where their experiences are met with curiosity, respect, and compassion.

Melissa is the  Clinical Director of Ancestral Memory Therapy, where her work is centered on trauma, PTSD, intergenerational healing, and reconnecting with ancestral and cultural experiences. She also provides psychotherapy through The Healing Collective in Toronto.

If you are looking for a trauma therapist who understands the intersections of trauma, identity, culture, race, relationships, and intergenerational experiences,

Availability:

• I offer virtual and in-person sessions.
• My practice days are Tuesday to Friday.

Contact me for a free 15-minute consultation

Email:        info@ancestralmemorytherapy.com

Website:     www.ancestralmemorytherapy.com

Request a consult via the Healing Collective at: contact us

Request Appointment

I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to help us determine therapeutic fit and to ensure I have the skills and experience to best support you. My rate is $170 for individual 50-minute sessions. I can be reached at Melissa@ancestralmemorytherapy.com

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