Following years of clinical work as a licensed mental health therapist in employee-assistance program, private practice, and university settings, Melissa transitioned from the clinical sector into the field of organizational psychology. Specializing in mental health at work, behavior change, and workplace communication for several years – Melissa’s core goal has been: to equip companies, individuals, and leaders to have constructive conversations about mental health in the workplace. Her book Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work…Here’s Why (And How To Do It Really Well) is aiming to do just that. It will be released October 12, 2021 worldwide and is currently available for pre-order.
Melissa has spoken, presented, and consulted for international, national, and local organizations and Fortune 500 companies across industries and across the globe – including clients like Estée Lauder, Salesforce, Siemens, Janssen, Charlotte Tilbury, Bumble and bumble, and Legal & General. She has been featured on CNBC twice on the subjects of the Great Resignation and work advice and as a subject matter expert by the BBC, in international & national conferences, global summits, digital publications, media outlets, international mentoring programs, local television shows, and is a prominent mental health at work thought leader in the US, UK, and EU. She also recently came out with a trademarked unique concept: the mental wellbeing non-negotiables.
Melissa holds an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Communications, certification through Stanford University as Chronic Disease Self-Management Educator, and held several state & national clinical licenses when she was in clinical practice. She uses her clinical and organizational psychology experience & training to inform her practical and solution-focused approach that she uses with her clients. Her main goal is to equip them to build the skillset, mindset, and behaviors required to realistically and constructively discuss mental health, mental illness, and stress at work. Having lived abroad in the England, Australia, South Korea and travelled to 45+ countries, Melissa calls upon her global experiences to inform how she works with companies around the world.
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Melissa has impacted thousands of people through her work and is determined to bring the topic of mental health at work to the forefront of everyone’s minds in business around the world.
Melissa’s Speaking Style
Attendees describe her as kind, firm, with a splash of ‘be accountable!’ She is authentic, funny, and tasks attendees to action what they’ve learned. Melissa provides research-backed information, stories from her fieldwork, and realistic how-to strategies Melissa translates complex ideas into simple knowledge, with concrete steps of how to get from A to B, with a true compassion for the human condition.