Registered Nurse

Melissa Young RN, MS, (NP-PHC) was educated as a family nurse practitioner at Athabasca University.  She is board certified as a nurse practitioner and completed training in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy at the California Institute for Integral Studies. 

She has practiced in Ontario, Nunavut and New York State.  She is a ketamine prescriber for ketamine assisted psychotherapy programs.  In addition, she has completed 1.5 years of Complex Mental Health management with University of Toronto’s ECHO program, as well as 6 months of CBT and 6 months of DBT training. 

In addition, she has a private practice focusing on optimized aging with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy.  She has a special interest in indigenous approaches to healing, wellness and our planet.  She is trauma informed and patient centred in her approach to care.