Melanie Peele

(she/her)
Preferred Name: Melanie

About Me

I am a queer psychotherapist specialising in gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity. I work with adults and older adolescents who are LGBTQIA+/gender non-conforming, or questioning their identities. I also specialise in trauma recovery, and treating healthcare professionals. I work from multiple affirming perspectives, including Health at Every Size, neurodiversity affirming, disability affirming, and fat-positive perspectives. My therapeutic approach is trauma-sensitive, empowering, attentive to culture, informed by historically marginalised communities, and includes evidence-based approaches. I am trained in and provide Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for treating trauma, including childhood, sexual, relationship, and discrimination based traumas.

Education & Experience

Completed EMDRIA-approved EMDR Training in 2018 Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy from Cambridge College in 2014 Master's Degree in Sociology from University of Connecticut in 1999 Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from University of Connecticut in 1999

Professional & Volunteer Affiliations

Member of: Rainbow Therapy in Scotland (since 2023) British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (since 2023) American Counseling Association (since 2010) Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE) (since 2010)

Specialty Area

  • Abuse/Neglect
  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief/Loss/Mourning
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Traumatic Incident

Population Served

  • Adolescents (13-17)
  • Adults
  • BIPOC
  • Expats
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Underserved

Language

  • English

Insurance

  • Does Not Accept Insurance
  • Sliding Scale