Dr Mel McElhatton

Registered Psychotherapist

“I am passionate about supporting individuals going through anxiety, depression, or gender and sexuality issues or concerns. I also work with neurodiversity (ex. ADHD, Autism), and can offer assessments for adults. My practice is evidence-based, and also with a touch of humour.”

About Me

I help individuals navigate significant life challenges like anxiety, depression, or questions around gender and sexuality. I also support neurodivergent clients, including those with ADHD and Autism, and can offer adult assessments. My approach blends evidence-based methods with a touch of humour, creating a grounded space for exploration. This helps you feel comfortable, understood, and able to find practical ways forward.

Approach

Work tends to pivot between identifying patterns in daily life and testing small, practical experiments that feel doable. Sessions in Pietà or online, in English or Maltese, are paced to your energy—sometimes we slow to track bodily signals, sometimes we map thoughts and routines and set short between-session steps. I use targeted assessments when clarity helps, and weave somatic noticing with pragmatic techniques so change can be noticed as it happens. This way of working often suits people exploring identity, neurodivergence or healing from past harm.

Contact Mel

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Basic Information

Pieta, Malta

Services

Services Offered:

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Psychometric Testing
Standardised tests that measure cognitive abilities, personality traits, or emotional functioning, used to support diagnosis and inform treatment.
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Dream Analysis
A technique that explores the themes, symbols, and emotions in dreams to uncover unconscious thoughts and unresolved feelings.
Learn more about Dream Analysis
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Somatic Psychotherapy
A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.
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Advocacy
Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.
Learn more about Advocacy

Works With:

•Adults
•Communities
•Groups
•Individuals
•Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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ADHD / Attention
A neurodevelopmental condition involving persistent difficulty with attention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning.
Learn more about ADHD / Attention
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LGBTQI+ Support
The unique psychological experiences of LGBTQI+ individuals, including identity exploration, coming out, discrimination, minority stress, and relationship dynamics.
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Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
Learn more about Self-Esteem

Professional Title:

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Registered Psychotherapist
A psychotherapist who is formally registered with a regulatory body to provide psychotherapy.

Qualifications

Gestalt Psychotherapy Training Institute Malta (EAPTI-GPTIM)

University of Malta in Conjunction With University of New Orleans

Registrations

Psychotherapy Board

Psychotherapist

Service Area

Online from Malta or Physically in Pieta

In-person & Online

Floriana, Malta

Malta