Melissa Attwood (she/her)

Clinical Psychologist

Melissa Attwood is a Clinical Psychologist who has experience working with adults and young adolescents across a wide range of settings. Melissa has spent the past eight years working in both public mental health and private practice, working with people experiencing complex issues and severe mental illness.

Melissa has experience in delivering individual and group treatments and working closely with multidisciplinary teams in community based services, including clinical mental health, alcohol and other drug services and mental health community support services. 

Melissa is passionate about offering a safe and therapeutic space that is non-judgmental and client-centered. Melissa employs an integrative therapeutic approach that draws on a variety of evidence based therapies allowing her to provide clients with individual interventions unique to their experience. Adopting a collaborative approach to therapy, Melissa strongly believes that people are experts in their own lives.

When it comes to body image there is no such thing as ‘perfect’ or ‘normal’ and everyone’s experience with an eating disorder or body image is unique. Melissa understands that and change can be difficult, however, with the right support she believes that it is possible for everyone to feel happy and healthy in their own skin and that recovery is achievable. Her experience with motivational interviewing and CBT informs her approach in understanding and approaching with empathy the ambivalence or anxiety that people experiencing disordered eating and eating disorders may face.