Melissa Doman, M.A.

Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Mental Health at Work Specialist, Author, and Founder

Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, Author of Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well) and Cornered Office: Why We Need To Talk About Leadership Mental Health, and Founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™. Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Google, Dow Jones, the Orlando City Soccer Club, Microsoft, Salesforce, Siemens, Estée Lauder, & Janssen. She’s spoken at SXSW, has been featured as a subject matter expert in CNN, Vogue, NPR, Fast Company, the BBC, CNBC, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices on Mental Health. Having lived abroad in South Korea, England, Australia and traveled to nearly 50 countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world. She has one core goal: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health, team dynamics, and communication in the workplace. Her work and book aim to accomplish just that.

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  • Melissa Doman, M.A. Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

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  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    USA

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Managing AI Burnout & Change

This engaging fireside interview aims to help leaders and employees better understand the human impact of rapid AI adoption in the workplace. This session explores emerging topics related to AI-related burnout, cognitive overload, and cognitive surrender, while offering ...

This engaging fireside interview aims to help leaders and employees better understand the human impact of rapid AI adoption in the workplace. This session explores emerging topics related to AI-related burnout, cognitive overload, and cognitive surrender, while offering practical strategies for maintaining mental well-being, critical thinking, and resilience amid constant technological change. The session will include a guided interview followed by a live Q&A, giving participants the opportunity to engage directly with Melissa and gain actionable insights for navigating change in a healthy and sustainable way.

Format: fireside interview (can also be a keynote)

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FIRESIDE INTERVIEWS

Don’t want to just host ‘another webinar’? Contact us about a fireside interview to host your next mental health at work event in an accessible, engaging, & approachable setting ...

Don’t want to just host ‘another webinar’? Contact us about a fireside interview to host your next mental health at work event in an accessible, engaging, & approachable setting

Great for: conferences or summits, executive summit, all-company meetings, or leadership trainings.

Sometimes the best learning and education are delivered through storytelling and intentional conversations. And, real-time role modeling from people in your business.

Fireside interviews are a great way to get your employees and leaders involved in events so the rest of your organization can hear from “one of their own”, which will encourage your colleagues, employees, and leaders to really pay attention to mental health at work.

SAMPLE FIRESIDE INTERVIEW TOPICS

  • Why Teams Need To Build Discomfort Tolerance – Not Resilience
  • Why Behavior Change Programs Fail at Work
  • Why Supporting Mental Health & Skill Building Drives Productivity
  • Why workplace mental health is a strategic business priority
  • Managing Mental Health At Work During Times of Uncertainty
  • Building Trust During Times of Conflict at work
  • Supporting Mental Health for HR Professionals

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KEYNOTES

Great for: conferences, summits, executive summit, leadership offsites, or all-company meetings. Do you need someone to spark real interest in ...

Great for: conferences, summits, executive summit, leadership offsites, or all-company meetings.

Do you need someone to spark real interest in your company about mental health? Melissa’s ‘motivational cattle prod style’ inspires and motivates your employees to take action now.

She starts the conversation in an engaging and realistic way and offers assurances that not only ok to talk about mental health at work, but that it’s crucial too. Her delivery is informative, research-backed, and includes audience participation.

SAMPLE KEYNOTE TOPICS

  • Why We Need Sustainable Stress Management
  • Why Leadership Mental Health Is a Business Priority
  • Personalizing How You Navigate Change
  • Navigating Uncertainty As a Leader
  • Upskilling Employees to Talk About Mental Health At Work

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TEAM BUILDING & TEAM OFFSITE EVENTS

Looking for an engaging speaker or facilitator for your annual offsite meeting that doesn’t suck? Great for...

Looking for an engaging speaker or facilitator for your annual offsite meeting that doesn’t suck?

Great for: leadership teams or all-company annual offsite events

Is your startup in growth stealth mode? Did your organization get a new CEO? Is your leadership team struggling to work together?

Melissa provides team offsite and company annual offsite events with engaging, sticky, and actionable material that your employees will actually remember, and use. Melissa will work with you to design a custom team offsite or company offsite event that will achieve the meeting outcomes you’re looking for.

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WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, & TEAM FACILITATION

Looking for workshops that actually work? Great for: employee offsites, leadership offsites, ...

Looking for workshops that actually work?

Great for: employee offsites, leadership offsites, internal leadership training, internal employee training, or as a conference break-out session.

Melissa offers live interactive workshops, seminars, and team facilitation sessions in both virtual and onsite settings. Pre-recorded trainings are also available. These workshops are time-efficient, engaging, and really pack a punch.

Workshops, webinars, and team facilitation sessions include: interactive education, practical reflection, group discussion, and both individual and collective commitments.

SAMPLE WORKSHOP TOPICS

  • How to Use Emotional Intelligence and Intentional Communication At Work
  • Managing Change During Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Critical Principles of Feedback and Constructive Conflict at Work
  • Using Motivational Coaching as a Leadership Skill
  • How To Manage Imposter Syndrome at Work

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PANELS

Looking for a panelist with expert credentials and actual field experience? Great for: all-company meetings, ERG meetings, executive summit, ...

Looking for a panelist with expert credentials and actual field experience?

Great for: all-company meetings, ERG meetings, executive summit, conferences, or summits.

You pick the topic and Melissa starts the conversation — whether it’s internal at your company, a summit, or a conference. Melissa’s skillset serves as a useful, complementary perspective to other experts on your panel.

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About Keynote Speaker Melissa Doman, M.A.

Melissa Doman, MA is an Organizational Psychologist, Former Clinical Mental Health Therapist, & Author Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well), & the Founder of The Workplace Mental Health Method™

She’s been featured as a subject matter expert speaker at SXSW, in editorial features for CNN, Vogue, NPR, the BBC, CNBC, Fast Company, Inc., and in LinkedIn’s 2022 Top 10 Voices for Mental Health and Big Ideas 2023 List.

Melissa works with companies across industries around the globe – including clients like Google, Etsy, the Orlando City Soccer Club, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Estée Lauder, Siemens, Salesforce, MAC, Clinique, Aveda, Janssen, Bumble & bumble, and more.

Having lived abroad in South Korea, England, Australia, and traveled to 45+ countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world.

Melissa has one core goal: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health at work, team dynamics, and communication in the workplace. Her work and book aim to accomplish just that.

Melissa holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Adler University and a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Communications from The George Washington University. While in clinical practice, she held several licenses at the state and national levels and achieved certification through a Stanford University-sponsored program as a Chronic Disease Self-Management Educator. She is also a Certified Professional Facilitator for the Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI).

Melissa uses her unique hybrid background of education and field experience in both clinical and organizational psychology to translate complex ideas into simple actionable knowledge to help bridge this skills gap for employees and leaders in your organization.

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