Melinda Krynen Hill (@stillspace) is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP), trained mindfulness facilitator and Founder of Stillspace, a mindfulness consulting company that offers mindfulness- and compassion-based initiatives to enhance wellness. Melinda has a dynamic and comprehensive background in both psychotherapy and mindfulness. She has trained in a range of Mindfulness Based Interventions such as, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) and her academic background includes a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Public Health in Health Promotion from the University of Alberta.

Melinda is particularly qualified in the area of chronic pain management and is a trained facilitator of the Mindfulness Based Chronic Pain Management (MBCPM) Program through the NeuroNova Centre for Mindful Solutions.  In her psychotherapy practice, Melinda offers individual therapy services to adults with a special focus on rehabilitation and recovery from injury or illness. Melinda has particular expertise working with chronic health concerns including chronic pain, complex health conditions (e.g. rare diseases, autoimmune), post-concussive syndrome and associated mental health concerns such as health anxiety, depression and adjustment difficulties. She further has experience working with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, anxiety, panic, stress, life transitions and relationship issues. Personally, she has been practicing Mindfulness Meditation for over eight years.