Melissa has been coaching individuals to achieve goals, clarify purpose and pursue their life’s dreams for seven years and is very passionate about what she gets to do every day. 

In 2012, while working as an adjunct instructor and Career Services Coordinator at Point University, she worked as a master’s Level Counselor for the Touch of Healing Counseling Center, where she facilitated Grief Share small groups and conducted one on one counseling sessions. Melissa then went to Clayton State University to be their Associate Director of Career Services in 2017.

As a Certified Life Coach, Melissa is currently serving at the Touch of Healing Counseling Center in Griffin, Georgia and is passionate about helping individuals achieve results through one-on-one coaching sessions, group and family sessions, workshops, and training sessions. She believes “everyone has a superpower which is their story and how they communicate that story, along with understanding how each area of life is connected, they can live out their goals and dreams while improving the world we live in!” 

Melissa resides in Griffin, Georgia with her husband of 30 years, Stephen Roberts, III. Stephen and Melissa Co-own a nonprofit organization called RunFast, Inc. in which they work to educate the community on good health practices in both competitive and non-competitive sport of Track and Field and performance. They have six adult children and two grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with family, reading, and adding value to the lives of others.