About Melissa
Hello! My name is Melissa Payne (she/her) and I am the founder of Grounded Psychotherapy. As your therapist I offer a warm, compassionate and open presence. I seek to provide a safe space for you to look at your life with more curiosity and less fear, while empowering you to listen for your deepest needs and desires.
As a therapist and human, I am most drawn to working with people who are exploring questions of identity, self-discovery and individuation; exploring the unconscious, meaning making & spirituality, nervous system awareness, and attachment work.
I am passionate about accompanying people through life's joys and challenges, and am especially interested in helping people live more embodied, and integrated lives. By helping my clients to connect to the parts of themselves that need attention, our work together will allow space for you to befriend and own your story and live into a more authentic version of yourself.
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My Approach
In my work I may draw from a variety of psychological, symbolic and contemplative traditions, including Jungian and depth psychology, dream work, Astrology, and the Enneagram. These approaches are offered as invitations rather than prescriptions, and we explore them based on what feels meaningful to each client. While I am trauma informed, and evidence based, I believe symbols and archetypes can offer powerful ways of understanding our inner and outer lives, and can help illuminate aspects of ourselves that are difficult to access through words alone.
The therapeutic approaches I often work from include:
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Psychodynamic
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Somatic and Experiential therapy
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IFS and Parts Work
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Jungian and Depth Psychology
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Attachment Work
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Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
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Existential Therapy
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Qualifications
I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and Theology.
And a Master's degree in Psychotherapy, Counselling and Spirituality specializing in Individual Therapy
Memberships
Member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) : License #10106