Melissa Doman, M.A.

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

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). 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 been featured as a subject matter expert in Vogue, NPR, 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 45+ 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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  • Languages Spoken

    English

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

    Please Inquire

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Travels From

    USA

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

Managing Learned Helplessness & Disappointment:

Understanding Why the Ups & Downs of the Pandemic Are Harder On Us Than We Realize

The 'Big Quit' & the 'Great Resignation':

Understanding Why Workers Don’t Want to Come Back to the Office

DEI and Mental Health:

Crossing the Divide of Differences & Building Shared Understanding About Mental Health at Work

The Psychology of Returning to the Office:

Communicating Boundaries, Managing Re-Entry Anxiety, & Navigating Difficult Conversations

Managing Perceptions & Communication in a Hybrid Work Environment:

Imposter Syndrome, Virtual Presenteeism, & Proximity Bias

Toxic Positivity & Mental Fitness:

Counterproductive Trends in Mental Health at Work

Understanding the Mental Health Impact of:

Tribalistic Social Division, COVID-19, & an Uncertain Future

Gender Stereotypes and Mental Health at Work:

Changing perceptions, updating language, and navigating conversations

About Keynote Speaker Melissa Doman, M.A.

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.

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.

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