Melanie is the SVP of YourTango Experts and leads the team behind this website and the Expert's work on YourTango.com. She knows the intimate world of mental health counseling and life coaching, having been both in the past. Her career before YourTango included 8-years working for Dr. John Gray, author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus and serving as a counselor in the Portland/Tacoma metro. She has been with YourTango since March 2009 and has personally coached more than 200 Experts on SEO, business development, and writing books. https://yourtangoexperts.com/

In her own words: "working with Experts in this way is such a treasured experience because when we uplevel an Expert's career, the world gets a healthier, more effective practitioner who can help more people. And that ripple effect is a gift to the world."

In her personal life, Melanie is the mother of two amazing kids and lives with her husband and family in Crownsville, MD.