About Us
Melissa and Errin have built careers providing respectful, authentic and evidence informed interventions. Respect and understanding diverse perspectives are crucial within the supervisory relationships. Ethical standards for social workers serve the interests of their clients who might be from vulnerable, marginalized communities.
For clinical social work specialists, social justice is a core responsibility that informs the content, decisions, and procedures in their practice. Reflective self-awareness is a technique employed by social workers to uphold professional integrity. This sometimes requires advocating for or challenging the systems in which their clients are involved.
We offer a variety of evidence-based counseling services, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. We also offer specialized services for children and adolescents, as well as support for LGBTQ+ individuals and families.
Melissa Hum
(she/her)
​With over 25 years of social work experience, Melissa combines skills, compassion, collaboration and a social justice lens to her clinical practice. Melissa has been a clinical supervisor to mental health professionals since 2013 and has practiced in a wide variety of settings including health care (inpatient and outpatient), community-based organizations, justice, youth mental health and post-secondary settings in both front line and leadership capacities. Melissa has provided mentorship and supervision to social work candidates and emerging professionals with a commitment to high standards and ethical practice. She has been an Instructor at the Dalhousie School of Social Work and facilitated new professionals integrating into the field. Melissa has worked in private practice since 2016 while maintaining other clinical and supervisory positions.
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Private Practice website: www.mhumcounselling.com
Errin Williams
(she/her)
A combination of mental health and music industry experience, Master’s level clinical social worker, Errin Williams, has over 14 years of experience as a mental health therapist, and partners with the East Coast Music Association’s Sound Minds Program as the clinical lead. ECMA is a Mental Health leader in the Canadian Music Industry. Errin has been imperative to the development of ECMA’s mental health initiative.
Highlight of professional training and experience:
· Bachelor’s degrees in Gender Studies, Psychology, and Social Work
· Master’s degree in clinical Social Work from Dalhousie University
· Eight years of hospital based mental health counselling; specific areas included general mental health assessments and treatment, health promotion, forensic treatment, Emergency Room consultation and intervention (suicidal ideation, overdose, and psychosis)
· Ten years of Private Practice experience in clinical mental health social work
· Served twelve years as Artistic Director and Founding Member of Harmony Bazaar Festival of Women in Song
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Private Practice website: www.kachinahealth.ca
