Melody Hazelton, Senior Associate Counsellor
Melody is accepting new clients.
All sessions with Melody are online.
Monday 11am -7pm
Tuesday – Thursday 8am – 4pm
Friday & Saturday 8am -11am
Sessions Types: Individuals, Couples, Teens 16yrs+
Melody Hazelton is a Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC #2503) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) and a Counselling Therapist (#1055) with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta (ACTA). Melody is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Positive Discipline Educator, and Keeping The Joy in Relationships Facilitator. Melody is a seasoned professional. She has been helping individuals, couples, and parents meet and exceed their therapy goals since 2018.
Melody was an instructor for all 3 levels of Practitioner training, a three-year counselling training program with Clearmind International from 2020 – 2023. She has also created and facilitated several personal growth workshops and classes based on Adlerian Psychology and Forward Facing principles – Empowering Parents with Positive Discipline, Keeping The Joy in Relationships, and Forward Facing Me: Personal Engagement Group.
Her main areas of expertise are addictions, anxiety, boundaries, depression, grief, life coaching, life transitions, marriage, parenting, relationships, self-esteem, self-worth, spiritual counselling, stress, trauma, and women’s issues.
Melody’s Treatment Philosophy
I view counselling as a collaborative and supportive process focused on your healing and growth. Our sessions will focus on exploring tools that will help you reach your goals, reduce stress, release past painful experiences, and improve your relationships – including the one you have with yourself! It is my intention to provide you with a safe space and emotional support. I will gently challenge you, encourage you, and celebrate your wins with you along the way. Together, we will examine the patterns that may be holding you back, and work towards creating a more meaningful, connective, and joyous life.
I practice from an anti-oppression, justice-oriented, feminist, transpersonal & relational perspective. I view us as being much bigger than the stories we tell ourselves from an egoic perspective. I believe in a holistic approach to counselling focusing on the wellness of mind, body, and spirit, paying particular attention to each client’s unique situation & needs.
Therapeutic Modalities
Adlerian Psychology, Bowen Family Systems Theory, Brainspotting, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Gestalt Therapy, Humanistic – Existential Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Mindfulness, Narrative Therapy, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Transpersonal Psychology.
Testimonials
“Working with Melody helped me to define my goal safely and possibly. This was a very rewarding process for me, I felt held with so much care, attention, and encouragement. I felt understood, seen, and safe while having her on my side. I realized that I am stronger than I thought and that I can do hard things. She makes me realize all the possibilities and keeps me motivated to keep going toward my goal. I highly recommend working with Melody if you are looking for changes inside and outside of your life. It is scary to go towards that path alone and having her by my side makes it easier, enjoyable, and exciting.”
S.L.
“Melody is a very skilled, safe, compassionate and effective therapist. I highly recommend her.”
C.W.
“Melody has such a big heart! She is compassionate, patient, and multi-talented. She’s got lots of tools to be a wonderful support system for those looking at counselling!”
A.D.
“Melody is an incredibly perceptive and intuitive counsellor who creates a safe and supportive space for clients to heal. She is kind, compassionate, and wise and she brings a diversity of approaches and skills to her counselling.”
Leanna Madill, MTC, RCS, PhD, Life Dances Counselling
“Melody has a beautiful, warm and wonderful presence. I have always appreciated her support, guidance and her lovely smile.”
F.J.
“Melody is a wealth of knowledge and resources. She is easy to talk to and is warm and inviting. I also love her sense of humor and wit! I highly recommend her!”
C.J.
“Melody is a skilled, compassionate, relational therapist who continues to impress me with her commitment to her professional and personal growth. She serves her clients exceptionally well and, for that reason, is one of my go-to’s for referrals.”
Catherine O’Kane, MA, RCC, RCS, Founder and Senior Clinical Director of Clearmind International Institute Inc.
Education & Professional Development
- Ethical Boundaries in Counselling, Dr. Simon Nuttgens, R. Psych, ACTA, 2024
- LGBTQIA+ Affirmative Care Summit, Intersectional Perspectives to Successfully Cultivate Inclusive Therapy Practices, PESI Inc., 2024
- Clinical Supervision: Providing Effective Supervision, Navigating Ethical Issues and Managing Risk, George Haarman, PsyD, LMFT, PESI Inc., 2024
- Creating a Pathway for Better Understanding Stoney Nakoda Tsuut’ina Health Competencies, Margo Dodginghorse and Tessy Big Plume, ACTA, 2024
- Keys For Effective Treatment of Anxiety: Interoceptive Exposure and Safety Behaviors, Feeling Good Institute, 2024
- A Relational Ethics Primer, Dr. Simon Nuttgens, R. Psych, ACTA, 2024
- CBT for Insomnia, Feeling Good Institute, 2024
- Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy, PESI Inc., 2024
- Mind Over Matter: Using CBT to Conquer Temptation and Establish Healthy Habits, Feeling Good Institute, 2024
- Anxious Grief: Strategies for Working with the Missing Stage of Grief, PESI Inc., 2024
- Supervision Training Level 1, Karen Goodfellow MTC, RCS, Magicore Counselling, 2024
- Forward Facing Professional Resilience, Forward Facing Institute, 2023
- Ethics – Informed Consent Form & Process, Dawn Psychological Services, 2023
- Forward Facing Trauma Therapy, Forward Facing Institute, 2023
- Documentation, ACTA, Dawn Psychological Services, 2023
- Forward Facing Freedom, Forward Facing Institute, 2023
- Brainspotting Therapist, Phase 2, Brainspotting International, 2023
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, PESI Inc., 2022
- How to Treat High-Conflict and Conflict-Avoidant Couples, Mind, Body, Training Institute, 2022
- Brainspotting Therapist, Phase 1, Brainspotting International, 2022
- Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems, PESI Inc., 2022
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Certification Training, PESI Inc, 2022
- Black Liberation as a Path to Collective Wellness & Healing, R. Cassidy Seminars, 2022
- Release Stress & Trauma Through Listening To Your Body, Holistic Life Navigation, 2022
- Emotional Freedom Techniques & Thought Field Therapy (EFT/TFT tapping) Master Practitioner, The Priority Academy, 2022
- Basic Principles of Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Experiencing International, 2022
- Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator, Positive Discipline Association, 2021
- Trauma Conference: The Body Keeps the Score Trauma Healing with Bessel van der Kolk, MD, PESI Inc., 2021
- Navigating White Privilege Constructively as a Counsellor, ACCT, 2021
- Clinician’s Suicide Prevention Summit, PESI Inc., 2021
- Radical Anti-Bias Education: Cultivating True Comrades in Struggle, White Awake, 2021
- Certified Keeping the Joy in Relationships Educator, Positive Discipline Association, 2021
- Alderian Speaker Series, 2021
- The Art of Facilitating, 2021
- Happy Family Conference, Mindful Parenting & Mental Awareness, 2020
- Positive Discipline Conference & Think Tank, 2020
- Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator, Positive Discipline Association, 2019
- Managing Children’s Mental Health in Primary Care: Assisting Transgender Children & Youth: Building Conceptual frameworks for Affirming Care, Alberta Health Services, 2018
- Transpersonal Therapeutic Counsellor Training Program, Clearmind International Institute, 2018
- Bachelor of Arts, Athabasca University, 2005
