Melissa Roberts Tsiakos, MA, RCC RCC #3254.

Melissa has over 15 years experience working with youth, adults and families in a variety of mental health programs with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and in private practice. 

Melissa works with people of all ages and brings empathy, compassion and genuine respect to all those she meets. Her collaborative, warm style is connected with the belief that each individual and each family is unique and complex, requiring a tailored, personalized treatment approach. It brings Melissa pleasure to assist clients to connect with their inner strength, find joy where it was lost and over come challenges they are facing.

Over time, Melissa has developed an integrative and trauma informed approach to counselling, which is tailored to each client's individual needs. Melissa uses a systemic approach that acknowledges each individual in relation to their family, community and society as a whole.

Melissa will draw from a variety of approaches including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), to explore how thoughts and emotions can impact your overall well-being as well as improve interconnectivity between your mind, body and relationships.

Melissa will use Emotion Focused Family Therapy to support individuals to identify, cope with, regulate and transform their emotions with the hope of improving relationships with themselves and their loved ones. 

It brings Melissa enjoyment to assist clients in connecting with their inner strength and over come challenges they are facing. ​