About Melissa Huang, RP (Qualifying) | Mindful Connections
In person in North York · Online therapy across Ontario

Meet your therapist

Hi, I am Melissa.

Steady, warm, trauma-informed therapy that helps adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite themselves find steadier ground, at a pace your nervous system can trust.

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO #17942. North York and online across Ontario.

Melissa Huang, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO #17942 Neurodiversity-affirming Trauma-informed, paced for safety In person and online across Ontario Free 15-minute consultation Direct billing available
Melissa Huang, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

A little about me

Melissa Huang

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
CRPO #17942 · Founder

I became a therapist because I believe that feeling truly understood can change everything. So many people move through life carrying things they were never meant to hold alone, often without the space or support to make sense of it. Expect warmth, honesty, and the occasional gentle nudge: therapy that feels human, not clinical.

I also know what it is like when your nervous system feels like it has a mind of its own, and how exhausting it can be to keep explaining yourself to people who do not quite get it. My approach is warm, collaborative, and down to earth. I meet you where you are, with curiosity and respect for your pace, no fixed agenda, no timeline to keep up with.

I draw mostly on EFT, IFS, and EMDR, emotion-focused, parts, and memory-reprocessing work, woven together with somatic and trauma-informed care and practical tools to support emotional regulation, nervous system awareness, and meaningful change in your day-to-day life. I am especially drawn to working with people navigating ADHD, trauma, and the quiet gap between what is happening inside and how it looks on the outside.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, I worked in community rehabilitation, supporting people recovering from motor vehicle accidents, strokes, and brain injuries. Watching them navigate recovery without adequate emotional support is what drew me to this work. Outside of sessions, I recharge through nature, yoga, pickleball, and snowboarding.

I offer in-person sessions at my office near Leslie and Sheppard in North York, Toronto, and virtual therapy across Ontario.

Our team

The people behind Mindful Connections

Our practice is growing. As we welcome new associate therapists, you will be able to read about each of them here and choose the person who feels like the right fit.

New associate

Registered Social Worker (RSW)

A short, warm introduction will go here, the areas they focus on, who they love working with, and how they approach therapy.

New associate

Registered Psychotherapist

A short, warm introduction will go here, the areas they focus on, who they love working with, and how they approach therapy.

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Now welcoming associates

We are thoughtfully growing. If you are a registered psychotherapist or social worker who shares our warm, trauma-informed approach, we would love to hear from you.

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How I work

The approaches I draw on

I do not believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. My three core approaches are EFT, IFS, and EMDR, and we blend these with the supporting methods below to fit you, never the other way around. Each is grounded in evidence and tailored to your goals, your nervous system, and your pace.

EFT Emotionally Focused IFS Internal Family Systems EMDR Somatic CBT Cognitive Behavioural ACT Acceptance and Commitment DBT Dialectical Behaviour Compassion-focused Mindfulness and grounding Attachment-based Trauma-informed Neurodiversity-affirming

In plain language

What each approach means

Here is what the methods I lean on most actually involve, tap any core approach to read more.

EFT

Emotionally Focused Therapy works with the emotions beneath your patterns, and the attachment needs they point to, building more secure ways of relating to yourself and the people who matter.

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Internal Family Systems

IFS sees your mind as made up of different parts, each trying to help in its own way. We meet them with curiosity and compassion, so you can lead from a calmer, more grounded centre.

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EMDR

A structured, evidence-based therapy for trauma. Using gentle side-to-side stimulation while you briefly recall a distressing memory, it helps your brain reprocess it so it loses its charge.

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Somatic therapy

Stress and trauma live in the body, not just the mind. We gently include what you notice physically, tension, breath, sensation, so healing happens for your whole self.

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CBT

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy untangles the thought-and-behaviour loops that keep anxiety and low mood spinning, practical, collaborative, and far more than just think positive.

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ACT

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps you make room for hard thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and put your energy into a life that reflects what genuinely matters to you.

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DBT

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy offers concrete skills for riding out intense emotions, staying grounded in distress, and steadying relationships, built on the balance of acceptance and change.

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Compassion-focused

For the harsh inner voice and the shame underneath it, learning to meet yourself with the steadiness and warmth you would offer someone you love.

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Mindfulness and grounding

Simple, portable techniques to come back to the present when things feel like too much, usable the second you need them, in session and in daily life.

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What you can expect

Care that feels considered from the first hello

No judgment

You can bring whatever is real, messy, uncertain, half-formed. There is nothing you need to fix or perform first.

Your pace

We go only as fast as feels safe. You are always in charge of what we talk about and when.

Real privacy

What you share stays confidential. Reaching out costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

In person or online

See me at my North York office near Leslie and Sheppard, or meet securely from anywhere in Ontario.

Our practice is growing. We are thoughtfully welcoming new associate therapists so that more people can find the right fit, with the same standard of warm, professional care.

The first step is just a conversation

Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will see if we are a good fit, no pressure and no commitment needed.