About Me:

Melanie Barnett has spent her career assisting small businesses, and the owners and employees that create them. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and is also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). She operates a psychoanalytic private practice in Arcata, CA – Melanie Barnett Counseling & Consulting – where she helps entrepreneurs and business owners get through personal, life-long blocks to their success.

She believes in an integrative approach to business management – that all parts of the business need to flow together to be successful. From the people and personalities (group dynamics, leadership abilities, branding, authenticity) to the hard numbers (sales projections, cost of goods and all the margins).

She has expertise in: the specialty food industry and in the healthcare industry, nation-wide food distribution, large scale event planning, group facilitation, program and curriculum development, financial projections, COGS analyzation, organizational development, marketing, and employee management.

She’s also a river guide, musician with local Arcata, CA bands Wild Abandon and Reveler’s Three, and a hobby chicken farmer.