Trauma Informed Strategist

My name is Melanie Roberts. I’m a trauma-informed strategist, mother, and lifelong systems decoder.

From a young age, I learned that the world wasn’t built to understand people like me. In junior high, when I asked my pediatrician for help because I sensed something was wrong, I was told it was “just in my head.” She wasn’t wrong, but no one explained what that meant. Throughout my life, I’ve been dismissed by doctors, gaslit by professionals, and left to navigate my healing alone.

At 25, I miscarried my third baby. I was sexually assaulted at a job I loved and dedicated 12 loyal years to—a job that spent two years claiming my rape was consensual until a judge sided with me and sentenced my rapist. Depression consumed me during seasons when getting out of bed felt impossible. But each time I fell, I rose with a clearer understanding of why our systems fail us—because they were never designed for us in the first place.

I thought understanding how my brain worked would make school easier. I believed explaining what was happening in my body would make doctors listen. I assumed inclusive statements meant my children would be treated with dignity in sports, school, and therapy. I was wrong. So, I became the person I needed.

I advocated for my kids in IEP meetings by using strategies that weren’t just for them, but for every child in the class. I’ve watched friends get diagnosed with autism and ADHD after suffering in silence for decades because they finally had words for their experiences—words I helped provide. I’ve seen marriages heal when partners understand trauma patterns. I’ve seen people leave abusive relationships for good, reclaiming their power and future.

I am not a therapist, doctor, or lawyer. I am the bridge between you and them. I am the strategist who gathers your story, your patterns, your truths, and returns them to you with clarity and confidence—words you can say with your whole chest. Words that guide your therapist, inform your doctor, strengthen your legal case, or support your parenting journey. Because professionals are only as good as the information you give them, and you deserve to be seen as a whole person, not just a symptom, diagnosis, or court case.

Being trauma-informed isn’t simply a certification to me; it’s a promise. I will listen to your story without judgment. I will hold space for your pain without rushing. And together, we will build strategies grounded in truth, empowerment, and dignity—because when you understand what happened to you, you can stop feeling broken by it.