Meet Melanie - Award winning mentor, author and counsellor
As I support my clients—and navigate the juggles and struggles in my own life—I’ve learned how vital it is to consciously create pockets of stillness. Living with bereavement, long-term health challenges and the often-unspoken pressures of mid-life womanhood has taught me that mindful moments are not luxuries. They are essential. They help us tune out the incessant chatter around us and tune in more deeply to ourselves.
Based in Surrey, you’ll often find me outdoors in my wellies, immersed in nature and pottering in our garden, which overflows with wildlife, flowers and plants. I share this life with my beloved husband, Mr M, and our beautiful tabby cat, Lola. We are fortunate to live beside a Scientific Site of Special Interest (SSSI), surrounded by abundant wildlife and the gentle presence of water. There is always something to observe—something that brings a spark of joy, no matter the season.
Retreating into nature has always been a balm for my weary soul.
When we allow ourselves to pause—to gift ourselves the time and space to simply be—our nervous systems soften. Clarity returns. Our minds, bodies and spirits re-energise. And we reconnect with the quiet, steady guidance that has been waiting within us all along.
My writing journey began fifteen years ago with a simple instinct and an idea: Scarletta’s Blog. What started on Wordpress soon grew into a petite business—Scarletta Media—which evolved several times as I navigated the ever-shifting landscape of the social media revolution.
In 2018, another chapter began as I launched my own mentoring practice. This allowed me to expand my work even further into the areas that feel most meaningful to me: the healing gifts of nature and forest therapy, mindfulness for stress reduction, and counselling. It has been a joy to bring these threads together and support others in finding their own stillness, clarity and inner wisdom.
My mentoring style is rooted in the feminine and infused with mindful well-being practices. It is guided by Mother Nature and the gentle rhythm of the seasons, supporting your mental health and emotional well-being as you navigate your own cycles of change.
It might be a word, an insight, or a quiet knowing that arrives in the very moment you need it.
It may offer reassurance, comfort or a sign.
It may encourage you to take another step, and then another.
It may reveal an alternative perspective or approach you hadn’t considered before.
It may invite you to listen to—and act upon—your own soul whispers.
It may remind you that you belong, helping you feel less alone when you’re standing in the midst of life’s rubble.
Accreditations
Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills from Newcastle College
Diploma in the Divine Feminine and am MBSR certified from the University of Massachusetts - (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)
Mental Health First Aider - MHFA England
Samaritans First Aider
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Young People
Citizens Advice First Aider
MINDFUL MENTORING INFUSED WITH DIVINE FEMININE AND NATURE LED PRACTICES
And you’ll often find me sharing snippets and mindful moments on Instagram. Come and say hello.