Speaking & Workshops
Meaningful conversations.
Practical tools.
Connected care.
Bring the connection between mental health and education into your next conference, professional development day, or team conversation.
Melissa Coffey, PsyD, M.Ed
Educator · Clinician · Founder of Coffey Talk PLLC
Sharing perspectives on neurodiversity and education · Madrid, Spain
Meet your speaker
Experience that connects the classroom and the counseling room.
Dr. Melissa Coffey brings experience in school counseling, school psychology, clinical mental health, and graduate education to conversations about how people learn, connect, and thrive. She is the founder of Coffey Talk PLLC and an Assistant Professor of Practice at Rivier University.
Her teaching and presentations explore neurodiversity, inclusive learning, collaboration across care settings, and the well-being of students and educators. Drawing on clinical practice and academic work, she connects complex ideas with the everyday experiences of the professionals supporting children, teens, and families.
Speaking topics
Conversations that help your team move forward.
Explore these proposed topic areas for your next event.
Supporting Neurodiverse Learners
Explore inclusive teaching, student engagement, and strengths-based approaches that recognize the person behind the learning profile.
For: Educators, faculty, school teams, and clinicians
Giving Students a Voice
Consider how compassion, connection, and responsive support can help professionals hear and support youth from at-risk populations.
For: School counselors, educators, and youth-serving organizations
Bridging the Gap: Continuity of Care for Children and Adolescents
Explore how collaboration between outpatient therapists and school counselors can create more consistent, coordinated support for children and adolescents across clinical and educational settings.
For: Graduate students, school counselors, mental health professionals, and educators
From Session to School Day
Examine how outpatient therapists and school professionals can work together to support continuity of care for children and adolescents.
For: Counselors, school psychologists, and clinical teams
Selected speaking experience
Ideas shared across communities and borders.
From Session to School Day · Continuity of care presentation, Carvoeiro, Portugal
Sept. 2026
North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
Roundtable facilitator · “This Is Me Trying”: Supporting Neurodiverse Youth with Compassion, Skill Building, and Taylor Swift as a Clinical Tool
July 2026
II World Conference on Personalism · Madrid, Spain
First author and presenter · Personalism and Neurodiversity in Education
May 2026
Thrive Summit
Giving Teens/Students a Voice: Aiding Teens/Students from At-Risk Populations in an Unpredictable Climate
April 2026
Ever Human Therapy Speaker Series
Invited speaker · Professional training on continuity of care for child and adolescent clients
April 2026
Northeast Association of Learning Specialists
Invited panelist · Unlocking Strategy
Oct. 2025
ACES National Conference
Providing Graduate Students with Experience in Continuity of Care for Child and Adolescent Clients Between Outpatient Therapy and School Counseling