More about Praxis
(and about me, Melanie)
Praxis Counsel is a lifelong passion project and labor of love. After over 20 years working as an organizer and later as a public interest attorney, I wanted to open a firm that also explicitly provides support for those of us who are advocates and are multiply marginalized.
All too often, our intersectional identities and life experiences are not directly centered/enough in receiving the holistic support we need—including those of us working in the legal and non-profit sectors. And this lack of alignment can perpetuate ongoing burnout. I get it, and I am here to help.
I am committed to providing trauma-informed, culturally competent, and accessible support to all of my clients. The heart of our work together focuses on how to go beyond the ideas—and put them into practice and action.
I am a second generation immigrant of Thai, Irish, German, Chinese, and Hungarian descent who grew up in working class Lowell, Massachusetts—where I proudly am now again based after two decades of working in the public sector across the United States. Also as a woman of color living with chronic health conditions, I prioritize consent and accessibility in all of my collaborations.
I focus on the big picture while being detail-oriented, and love to think outside the box with clients—all through a critical thinking lens that is rooted in liberatory and decolonial practices.
We are living in accelerating times. Let’s work together in creating a new vision—that transcends into a new, actualized future.
