About me
Melissa Lebling is the Family Support and Outreach Specialist for Formed Families Forward in Northern Virginia. She is the mom of seven children and has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland. She spent most of her career in Early Childhood Education, leading and directing preschool programs. In 2014, Melissa and her husband started doing foster care. They have had over 19 children live in their home and hearts and adopted four children.Melissa works with parents and educators to support children who have been affected by trauma through foster care, adoption, and children with vulnerable nervous systems. As an adoptee, a former foster parent, and an adoptive mother, she is passionate about helping others through this journey. She also enjoys working with educators and parents to help them understand the complexity of children, their behaviors and how to meet them where they are.
