Dr. Melissa Mork

We are facing a mental health crisis in this country, and it is impacting you, your family, and your workplace. How do we develop good mental health hygiene to create mental wellness? 

Here’s where Dr. Mork comes in: while her story includes being orphaned in college, homeless in Los Angeles as a young adult, and widowed with two children to raise alone, her approach to speaking involves sound, evidence-based solutions that worked for her in her own resilience and mental health. 

With her doctorate in clinical and forensic psychology and as a professor of counseling  (as well as holding a certification in the therapeutic benefits of humor), she uses her years of expertise in psychological theory, resiliency and mental health (and a slightly twisted sense of humor), to move audiences from feeling stuck to feeling empowered - at work and in life - with hope, humor, and purpose.

Dr. Melissa Mork is a tenured Professor of Clinical and Forensic Psychology for the Department of Psychology, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement at the University of Northwestern. She is  the Founder and CEO of Mental Health Matters, LLC. She has served as an international consultant  to Ministers of Health on the topic of Mental Health Stigma . She is an international speaker, psychotherapist, coach, and a Certified Humor Professional (CHP). 

She has authored the book, “Bounce: From surviving to thriving through loss,”  a chapter called "Laughter at a Funeral" for "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving, Loss, and Healing," and  a chapter called "Otherwise, they’ll kill you (and other reasons to use humor in the classroom) in “Teach Psychology with a Sense of Humor: Why (and How to) Be a Funnier and More Effective Psychology Teacher and Laugh All the Way to Your Classroom?" She hosts the podcast, “Mental Health with Dr. Melissa Mork.”

Her hobbies include SCUBA diving, throwing ugly pottery, and laughing at her own jokes. She is an avid shoe wearer.