Who We Are - The Echo Haven
Samantha Archer, Founder of Echo Haven, Creator of The Echo Bond, Doula, Life & Relationship Coach
I’m Sammi -A DONA Certified Doula ,Life & Relationship Coach, and the creator of The Echo Bond relationship philosophy. Echo Haven was born from one simple truth: love, healing, and growth should be reciprocal. We are not meant to drain each other. We are meant to echo. My work is rooted in mutual respect, emotional intelligence, self-sufficiency, and energetic awareness. I guide individuals and couples toward relationships where both partners add to each other’s peace — not become the sole source of it. As a licensed life coach and Doula, I support transformation at every level — identity shifts, relationship resets, confidence rebuilding, motherhood transitions, and personal rebirth. Whether you’re healing old patterns, redefining partnership, or stepping into a new version of yourself, this space was created for you.
My philosophy blends:
- Emotional accountability
- Spiritual grounding in natural principles
- Bold truth-telling
- Compassion without coddling
- Reciprocity over dependency
Melissa Archer, PMHNP-BC, MSN, BSN
Melissa is a Board Certified Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Melissa is a fierce supporter of self-care/ coping strategies to “bring down the temperature” of our everyday
struggle to live and thrive. Her practice in and out of the office is helping others find the BEST version of themselves every day, so they are no longer just surviving, but thriving. Melissa is the Program Director for the NYS OMH ReCAST Buffalo grant, that provides support
to grassroot and established organizations to help the East Side of Buffalo heal the trauma of the Tops Massacre on May 14, 2022. Melissa was the Program Director of N.Y. Project Hope, a crisis counseling program, that provided emotional support to communities affected by COVID,
Tops Massacre on May 14, 2022, and the blizzard of 2022. Melissa is a US. Army National Guard veteran. Melissa is a graduate of D’Youville University,
holding a Masters in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She received her B.S. in Nursing at Daemen University and an A.A.S in Nursing from Trocaire College and currently is the President of Trocaire College Alumnae Association.
Melissa has been awarded numerous awards and serves on many boards. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, an international honor nursing society. She is an Open Buffalo Emerging Leader Graduate. Melissa Archer is a humble, caring human being that has a deep commitment to health and wellness of individuals, families, and communities for all human beings.
Our Impact
Echo Haven is not just coaching.
It’s recalibration.
It’s sovereignty.
It’s partnership without possession.
If you’re ready for kinship that echoes back, growth that feels grounded, and guidance that challenges you while holding you — welcome home.