Melissa McRae
Member Status: Accredited
Member No: NCS18-06910
Melissa (B.Sc. Hons, MSc, PG Cert, PG.Dip) is a compassionate, thoughtful, experienced Mental Health Practitioner and she holds exceptional skills in a variety of areas (children and adolescents, adults and couples). She has extensive experience within the NHS and community organisations supporting people to manage presenting distress and tailoring interventions to meet their needs.
Melissa is skilled in delivering 1:1 low intensity Cognitive Behavioural interventions. she encourages a collaborative therapeutic alliance by listening empathically and eliciting information, whilst allowing the individual to be heard. She has developed competencies in ensuring individuals feel valued, whilst also initiating and motivating change.
Melissa is Relate trained as a Relationship counsellor and is able to support couples to reach a way forward in a way that you both deem suitable. She also provides counselling to individuals presenting with past or current relationship difficulties.