1.0Department of Psychiatryhttps://www.med.unc.edu/psychsamweisshttps://www.med.unc.edu/psych/author/samweiss/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5q9WqTQU8h"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/people/melissa-smigelsky-phd/">Melissa Smigelsky, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/people/melissa-smigelsky-phd/embed/#?secret=5q9WqTQU8h" width="600" height="338" title="“Melissa Smigelsky, PhD” — Department of Psychiatry" data-secret="5q9WqTQU8h" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/wp-content/uploads/sites/839/2025/01/Melissa-Smigelsky.jpg241315Dr. Smigelsky is a clinical psychologist with Integrative Mental Health (IMH) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Her scholarly work focuses on the intersection of mental health and spiritual/existential concerns, particularly in the context of both individual and communal experiences of trauma and loss. She has authored … Read more