Melissa M. Douaire
Whole Person Conversations
Speaking Courage to Change
Changes are the greatest challenges we face.
Change is inherent in every life event we experience.
Whether you are a college graduate, a retiring athlete, or a senior transitioning to a new community, Melissa Douaire, the change expert, will help you change in healthy ways.
Meet Melissa Douaire
"Your journey is unique to you but you never have to do it alone."
Melissa Douaire
Our goal is to help you name, reframe, and honor the losses felt through events that change your identity, personal narrative, and relationships.
Melissa McCreery Douaire, M.Div., M.Ed., GC-C has over 15 years of experience walking beside people during their most significant life changes. She helps others by giving them the tools necessary to acknowledge and address the changes in their life’s narratives, experiences, and relationships.
Change is inevitable.
Understanding what is lost in these changes impacts our resilience and adjustment. “Healthy healing allows us to live intentionally, treat each other kindly, and gently walk through change into the hopefulness of the future,” comments Melissa.
Melissa is known and recognized for her gifts and expertise as a compassionate listener, faithful optimist, and knowledgeable confidante. Melissa earned her M.Div. from Chicago Theological Seminary. Melissa is an ordained UCC minister and a certified grief counselor. Earlier in her career, after earning an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from DePauw University, Melissa taught at the elementary and college levels.
Individualized Grief Support
We offer confidential and compassionate individualized grief support, acknowledging all aspects of your life that are impacted by loss.
A graduating senior, no longer a student? Change = loss
An athlete leaving the field for the last time? Change = loss
Retiring from a career? Change = loss
Speaking Engagements
Webinars & Workshops
Engage with Melissa to better understand the emotions involved with life changes. Make life transitions with intentionality instead of falling off a cliff in despair. With an interactive webinar or workshop, whatever your life event throws you a curveball, you will better understand the emotions and dynamics at play. Naming, reframing, and healing will have you seen + heard, and valued!
CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"You gave me courage to use my voice. Your smile and gentle way of helping me made me feel safe."
Clients Hire
Melissa Douaire
Webinars & Employee Support
"Thank you for always being there in our time of need. Your words, caring, and wisdom were so helpful as we navigated our son's difficult journey, and they still resonate."
"Thank you for being there/supporting me/ pushing me and guiding me with love these past months. YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN I TRULY NEEDED IT!"
"You helped me so much after losing my husband. You helped me get through the grieving, and I thank you so much for that."
"I found this webinar particularly helpful. I believe that grief is not talked about as much as it should be. This really made an impact on me especially in today's society with COVID-19 grief as something that some many people are facing and struggling with. Thank you for all the vital information."
"Thank you for always being there in our time of need. Your words, caring, and wisdom were so helpful as we navigated our son's difficult journey, and they still resonate." "Thank you for being there/supporting me/ pushing me and guiding me with love these past months. YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN I TRULY NEEDED IT!" "You helped me so much after losing my husband. You helped me get through the grieving, and I thank you so much for that." "I found this webinar particularly helpful. I believe that grief is not talked about as much as it should be. This really made an impact on me especially in today's society with COVID-19 grief as something that some many people are facing and struggling with. Thank you for all the vital information."
TESTIMONIALS
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New Articles, Posts, Podcasts, and More.
Featured Podcast | August 3, 2021
Interview with Andrea Koppel
Honoring loss even in the success graduations, promotions and moving.
Podcasts
Featured Podcast | August 3, 2021
From Mourning to Meaning
Listen to 30 different grief experts during July discussion the multi-dimensional aspects of grief.
Featured Podcast | August 3, 2021
Understanding Grief with Anne DeButte
There have been so many deaths and losses during this Covid time, while many are grieving their morning commute and the disruptions of their familiar routines.