Melvin P Roy

About Us

I have been developing my skills as a\r\npracticing psychotherapist in the New Haven area for over thirty years. My therapeutic approach is eclectic, dynamic, and practical, inspired by my use of clinical hypnosis as an agent for positive change. My primary interest is in helping people to help themselves by releasing and reinforcing emotional resources previously unrecognized and unused. Imaging issues creatively and incisively can generate the emotional strength and confidence to deal with problems, even those seemingly insurmountable. Much of the enthusiam for my work has been derived from my connection with the Yale University School of Medicine. , in the School of Medicine I provide psychotherpy supervision, and teach a seminar in hypnosis for psychiatry residents. I am prepared to deal with a broad range of issues including stress management, chronic pain and migraine, anxiety and panic attacks, depression, relationships, pre-surgery prep, weight loss, and smoking cessation , I also enhance the skills of athletes, musicians, and actors with hypnotic strategies. I see individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and adults. I am a psychologist who promotes emotional independence and short-term psychotherapy whenever appropriate. I try to remain mindful of the therapeutic power of spontaneous laughter.