Melissa Donohue, MSW, RSW

Offers In-person and virtual appointments
  • Social Worker
  • Woman
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars. 223 ratings.
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
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Provider information

Description

I specialize in the treatment of trauma, attachment related concerns and anxiety.  As an experienced therapist, I promise to provide you with the highest quality service that is tailored to your specific needs, as I recognize no two clients are the same. I look forward to engaging with you on your journey, as we strive for growth, acceptance, and change.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Communication
  • Depression
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Trauma
  • Workplace stress

Services

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Prolonged exposure therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Schema therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Sports psychology
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • Seniors (65+)​
  • Teens (13-17)​

Languages spoken

  • English

Professional designations

  • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Registered Social Worker (RSW)

Education

  • Master of Social Work specializing in mental health from the University of Toronto
  • Honors Bachelor of Science (HBSc) specializing in psychology and neuroscience from the University of Toronto

Professional associations

  • Registered Social Worker, Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (License #: 827276)
  • Registered Social Worker, Ontario Association of Social Workers (License #: 13428)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), ​State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors (License #: CW020871)
  • Trained Therapist, EMDR International Association and EMDR Canada

Summary

At Striving for Synergy, our mission is to provide accessible therapy tailored to the individual, family or couple. By working collaboratively with your therapist, we will help you navigate your past and current experiences to facilitate growth and change for a brighter future. 

Our therapists specialize in helping you overcome the following: anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, attachment concerns, sexual dysfunction, trauma, parenting, grief and much more.

Email hello@strivingforsynergy.com or call us to schedule your free 20 minute consultation! We look forward to connecting.

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Alzheimer's therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Cognitive processing therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eclectic therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Experiential therapy
  • Exposure and response prevention
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Feminist therapy
  • Group counselling
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Marital counselling
  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Multicultural therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Prolonged exposure therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Schema therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Sports psychology
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Structural family therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma informed care
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Free parking
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only

Business hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
By appointment only
Tuesday
By appointment only
Wednesday
By appointment only
Thursday
By appointment only
Friday
By appointment only
Saturday
By appointment only