About

Meli believes in your magic.

Meli is a multidisciplinary facilitator, therapist-in-training, and artist dedicated to helping people overcome their inner critic and reconnect with their authentic creativity. Through her workshops, retreats, and events, Meli invites participants to rediscover joy, wonder, and a deeper relationship with themselves and the natural world. Since 2020, she has guided over 400 children and adults in her signature “Scribble & Flow” art workshops, which combine mindfulness, artistic play, and self-expression.

A published children’s book illustrator, Meli also creates spaces for community transformation, drawing inspiration from Jewish mystical wisdom and her experiences in adult rites-of-passage work. Her commitment to inner transformation and soulful connection informs all aspects of her work, from creativity workshops at festivals, schools, private events, and corporate settings to guiding wilderness “soul” quests with Wilderness Torah.

Meli is currently pursuing an MA in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute. She also holds a Certificate in Fine Arts from the Marchutz School of Fine Arts. Passionate about supporting young people, she works as a therapist-in-training at Albany High School, where she fosters emotional resilience and self-discovery in teens.

Before pivoting to her current career, Meli spent nearly a decade as a User Experience Researcher at companies like Etsy Inc., using her curiosity and creativity to solve complex problems and design meaningful, human-centered experiences.

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