As of January 1, 2024, all appointments will take place virtually
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Dr. Melissa Knight, PHD, RN, MSN, CNE- Lifestyle and Stress Management Coaching
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Holistic-Integrative Wellness and Alternative Stress Management
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Dr. Melissa Knight, PHD, RN, MSN, CNE, RYT
Founder and Owner, Holistic-Integrative Nurse, Stress Management Consultant, Certified Life Coach, Certified Yoga Teacher and Certified Reiki Master Teacher.
Dr. Knight has been a wellness leader for more than 20 years as a holistic nurse, educator, researcher, and academic professor. Her Doctorate education and professional coaching practice includes interdisciplinary health, traditional Western medicine and nonconventional-alternative modalities including Eastern healing practices.
She is passionate about helping midlife women overcome anxiety and stress. With certifications in Yoga, energy medicine-Reiki, life coaching, holistic stress management and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), she draws on her knowledge of the healing arts, emotional intelligence, mental health, behavioral neuroscience, and human psychology. She combines midlife stress coaching with guided meditations, energy healing, therapeutic-Somatic Yoga, and sound healing into her private practice.
Dr. Knight is also a corporate speaker and works with individuals and women's groups as a midlife holistic-alternative stress management consultant.
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Midlife Stress Management Consulting Services:
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Provides in-services to organizations/businesses or women's groups seeking to reduce women's midlife stress and anxiety at work and home.
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Works in collaboration with other health care providers to develop midlife stress relief programs for their patients/community.
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Educator, speaker, writer and researcher on the topic of holistic-alternative stress management and anxiety relief in midlife women.
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Certifications and Education
REGISTERED NURSE/HOLISTIC-INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
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S.C Board of Nurse License- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license- 20 years of holistic-integrative healthcare experience, Privilege To Practice: SC and Multi-State
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​Doctorate-PHD in Nursing (Interdisciplinary Health, Leadership and Nursing Education)
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University Professor of Nursing- National League of Nursing- (Certified Nurse Educator)
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Integrative Nurse Specialization (University of Minnesota) with Acupressure, Clinical Aromatherapy, Mindfulness and Guided Imagery Training)
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ENERGY HEALING AND YOGA TRAINING:​​
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Certified Usui Reiki Ryoho 1, 2 and 3 Reiki/Master Teacher- Registered at International Association of Reiki Professionals
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Certified Registered Yoga Teacher (200 hour Training received from Yoga & Ayurveda Center)- Registered at the Yoga Alliance
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Certifications/Specializations: Hatha Yoga, Chair Yoga, Yin and Restorative Yoga
HOLISTIC WELLNESS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
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Certified Professional Life Coach, Certified Therapeutic Art Coach, Certified Spiritual Life Coach and Holistic Stress Management Coach (Transformation Academy)
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Stress Management, Meditation and Spiritual Counseling Continuing Education Training (American Institute of Health Care Professionals)
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Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Practitioner