Authentic Leadership,
Authentic Transformation.

When we are more conscious and purposeful in ourselves and in our work, we have greater impact. Together, we will question patterns and assumptions allowing new worlds to emerge.

The Philosophy

Leadership can be lonely.

My work creates a safe environment to explore, learn, and grow.

It supports change agents to fully step not only into their leadership identities but into their full lives as well.

Offerings

  • Highly personalized work to catalyze reflection, alignment, and growth for enhanced effectiveness and purpose.

  • Customized organizational development services for the healthcare sector and non-profits aiming to improve their team cohesion, strategy, and culture.

  • Engagements focused on leadership development, team cohesion and effectiveness, healthcare transformation, value-based care, clinician wellness, and Medi-Cal/FQHC strategy, quality, and compliance.

The Process

  • The Approach

    Whether working with an individual or team, I create a safe container for growth and awareness. My style is curious and present. I encourage vulnerability and support authenticity.

  • The Work

    Change occurs as a result of work you do outside of our sessions prompted by the work we do together. Through this work, we will deepen learning, improve performance, and enhance the quality of your life.

  • The Benefits

    I look forward to helping you change how you walk through life. Throughout the process, I will support you in gaining clarity, possibility, and alignment.

  • “Melissa brings a wise, grounded, and authentic presence to coaching. I was grateful for her empathic guidance as she helped me navigate several career questions over the course of our sessions. She is truly gifted at being able to cull critical seedlings from everything she hears in session. I recommend her in the strongest possible terms.”

    Elizabeth Horevitz, PhD, LCSW, Chief Behavioral Health Officer

  • “Melissa said one particular thing to me in our recent coaching session that changed my perspective. It caused me to make completely different decisions. This has put me in a place where I am about to realize what I've wanted.”

    Rodric Lenhart, Coach and Entrepreneur

  • “I feel so fortunate to have experienced coaching with Melissa. Having an ethical and trusted physician coach outside of your direct environment can help you emerge whole amidst an often-chaotic work environment.”

    Joann Buonomano, MD, FAAFP, CPE, Chief Medical Officer

Meet Melissa

I am part coach, part medical executive, part physician, part mentor, part mother, part soul seeker. I bring all of myself to our sessions so that you can bring your full self to your full life. I bring the wisdom of my experience both in the trenches as a full-spectrum family medicine physician but also as an executive leading large health organizations in turbulent times. Coaching is a powerful framework for a well-examined life and one of my many areas of expertise cultivated through a long professional and personal journey. I started that journey caring for the humans, my patients. I then transitioned to caring for the healthcare system. I now focus on caring for those who work to transform our world. Transforming our world is certainly complicated. But it can also be as simple as the brave act of being true to ourselves.

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