Our Team
At Last Lap, we’re more than just a relationship service—we’re a living testimony to what God can do when love is built on friendship, faith, and purpose.
Our story began as friends, walking side by side in life and ministry, never knowing that God was preparing our hearts for something greater—each other. In 2023, we said "I do," and committed not only to our own marriage but to helping others discover the joy of a Christ-centered relationship.
For the past ten years, we've mentored individuals and couples—guiding them through seasons of healing, growth, and love. Now, through Last Lap, we’ve answered the call to take that mission even further: to create a space where intentional matchmaking, biblical guidance, and heartfelt support come together for the glory of God and the building of Kingdom marriages.
With complementary skill sets and a shared passion for seeing people thrive in their relationships, we’re here to walk with you—whether you're just starting out, seeking healing, or preparing for forever. This is your last lap, and we believe it can be your best one.
LET’S GO FURTHER TOGETHER.
Melanie Durrant
Co-Founder, The Last Lap Method™ | DEI Expert | Coach
I’m Mel—your resident rom-com lover and your future biggest cheerleader. The short version of this bio? I love love, and I’m passionate about helping others experience it in the way God intended—full of purpose, joy, and alignment.
Professionally, I began my career in recruiting—where, ironically, I met my now-husband. We lost touch for years and later reconnected in the foyer of our church (ask me about it sometime—it’s my favorite love story!). In that season, I was helping companies find their “needle in a haystack,” which naturally evolved into my passion for coaching and people development.
Today, I have a 12-year (and counting!) career as a certified coach and corporate leader in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Community Impact space. My work has focused on how our God-given identities, cultural backgrounds, and lived experiences shape how we connect and thrive in community. I hold a Bachelor's in Communications and a Master's in Psychology, where I specialized in how people, culture, and group dynamics influence behavior—especially in relationships and dating.
Alongside my professional journey, I’ve spent over a decade serving in ministry, mentoring young professionals, women, and singles through life’s challenges, including identity, healing, and relationships. The most incredible part of it all? Watching people’s lives transform when they surrender every desire and decision to God.
But I haven’t always had it figured out. Before rededicating my life to Christ in my mid-20s, I was your textbook party girl—swiping right on weekends and finding myself in unhealthy, unfulfilling, and Christ-less situationships. It wasn’t until I found healing, Godly community, and a renewed understanding of my worth in Christ that everything changed. That healing led to a purpose-driven life—and a marriage more beautiful than I could’ve imagined.
I want that for you.
I believe what God has for you is not only enough, but more than you could ever dream of. Last Lap is a God-ordained mission to empower, encourage, and equip purpose-driven couples to build Kingdom relationships. I’d be honored to walk alongside you on the journey to your next best day—and your best love yet.
Xavier Durrant
Co-Founder, The Last Lap Method™ | Marriage Therapist | Coach
I didn’t start my career in counseling rooms—I started in conference rooms.
For over 13 years, I worked as a corporate recruiter, helping Fortune 500 companies find the right people for executive roles. I was good at what I did. I understood people, I understood patterns, and I knew how to match the right person with the right environment. What I didn’t know was how to be honest with myself about the ways I was suffering inside.
In 2018, I found out my wife of 12 years was having an affair. That discovery unraveled my identity, my sense of control, my idea of what it meant to be a man, a husband, a Christian. I spiraled. I coped in ways I’m not proud of. I shut people out. I put on a strong face. But underneath it all, I was lost.
It wasn’t until 2020 that I fully surrendered my life to Jesus, not in the convenient, performative way I had learned to do, but for real. On my knees. Angry. Ashamed. Done. And that’s where grace not only met me, but began to heal me.
That same year, at 38, I went back to school to pursue my Master’s in Clinical Counseling. By 40, I had completed my training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR trauma work. I now specialize in marriage counseling, attachment repair, and helping people understand why they keep showing up the way they do in relationships, even when they’re ready for something different.
This work isn’t just my career. It’s my testimony.
We’re in a cultural moment where people are highly self-aware but often still stuck. Where emotional safety has become the ultimate relationship goal, often at the cost of maturity, risk, and covenant. Where feelings get prioritized over formation, and many singles have quietly given up hope that real connection is even possible.
My goal isn’t to help you chase perfect love. It’s to help you build honest love rooted in emotional maturity, secure attachment, spiritual conviction, and the kind of grounded selfhood that can weather real life.
After graduating in 2023, I began dating someone I’d known for years. What started as an honest friendship turned into something deeply aligned. We got engaged quickly, and a few months later, we were married. It wasn’t rushed. It was right. And it confirmed for me that when healing meets clarity, things don’t have to be complicated to be real.
Together, Melanie and I have spent years walking with other young professionals through breakups, breakdowns, career pivots, and spiritual resets. What we’ve seen again and again is that people want connection but often don’t have the tools or healing to sustain it. Last Lap is our response to that gap: a space where faith and psychology meet, and where singles can prepare for marriage with both intention and integrity.
This isn’t a shortcut. It’s a process. And we’re here to walk it with you.
