About

It is Melanie’s passion to empower change by harnessing human connection. Melanie seeks to inspire growth by equipping people with the tools to understand each other deeply, communicate effectively, and navigate conflict compassionately in order to build teams with a foundation of trust and  confidence in each other. 

In her 35 years of experience Melanie has built a successful private counseling practice, provided professional development consulting services for businesses, individuals, and groups, and led relationship and conflict management workshops and speaking engagements for businesses ranging from 5 people to 150 people. 

Melanie is the founder of Grace Connections Counseling and Consulting Services, LLC. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Individual and Family Studies and a Master’s in Counselor Education from Penn State University. She is certified in the DISC Personality Assessment as a Human Behavior Consultant, is a National Certified Counselor, and has advanced training in treatment and management of personality disorders and effects of stress, depression and trauma.