Afiya Alliance Coaching
Live Well. Live Whole. Live Afiya.
About
Hi, I’m Melissa, and I'm glad you're here. I'm a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Certified Nutrition Coach, Certified NLP Coach, Certified Perimenopause & Menopause Coach in process, Hijama Practitioner in process, and the heart behind Afiya Alliance Coaching.
Like many of the women I serve, I’ve juggled family, career, and personal health struggles from burnout and ADHD to navigating perimenopause. I know what it feels like to push through exhaustion, to feel disconnected from your own body, and to wish someone could just guide you with clarity and compassion.
That’s why I created Afiya Alliance to provide the kind of support I once needed.
My coaching combines evidence-based practices with spiritual and holistic wisdom empowering women to heal, grow, and embrace wellbeing as a way of life.
When you work with me, you’ll find more than a coach — you’ll find a partner who listens, encourages, and walks alongside you as you create sustainable change.
Packages
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach?
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWCs) are credentialed members of the healthcare industry who serve as behavior change agents and are trained to the highest standard in the profession.
https://nbhwc.org/what-is-a-health-coach/
As partners with clients in the behavior change process, NBC-HWCs empower, support, and guide individuals looking to enhance their well-being through self-directed lasting changes that align with their values.
https://nbhwc.org/what-is-a-health-coach/
As partners with clients in the behavior change process, NBC-HWCs empower, support, and guide individuals looking to enhance their well-being through self-directed lasting changes that align with their values.
What does a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach Do?
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWCs) engage individuals and groups in evidence-based, client-centered processes that facilitate and empower clients to develop and achieve self-determined, health and wellness goals.
Coaches assist clients to use their own insight, personal strengths, and resources to set goals, commit to action steps, and establish accountability in building an envisioned healthy lifestyle.
https://nbhwc.org/what-is-a-health-coach/
Coaches assist clients to use their own insight, personal strengths, and resources to set goals, commit to action steps, and establish accountability in building an envisioned healthy lifestyle.
https://nbhwc.org/what-is-a-health-coach/
NBHWC Health & Wellness Coach Scope of Practice
Health and wellness coaches engage individuals and groups in evidence-based, client-centered processes that facilitate and empower clients to develop and achieve self-determined, health and wellness goals.
Coaches assist clients to use their own insight, personal strengths, and resources to set goals, commit to action steps, and establish accountability in building an envisioned healthy lifestyle.
In this way, coaches empower clients through encouragement, exploration, the mobilization of internal strengths, the identification and utilization of external resources, and through the support and development of self-management strategies for executing sustainable, healthy lifestyle changes.
The coach’s role is one of accountability partner, not director, in navigating behavioral change and exploring opportunities for growth and development. As facilitators of the behavior change process, health and wellness coaches support clients to achieve self-directed goals and behavioral changes consistent with the client’s vision for health and wellbeing, informed by any treatment plans prescribed by the client’s professional healthcare team. When appropriate, health and wellness coaches may offer evidence-based resources or information from nationally recognized authorities. Additionally, when working under the license of a qualified medical or allied health professional (e.g., physician, psychologist, physical therapist), health and wellness coaches may support the implementation of those professionals’ treatment plans. On their own, however, coaches themselves do not diagnose, interpret medical data, prescribe or de-prescribe, recommend supplements, provide nutrition consultation or create meal plans, provide exercise prescription or instruction, consult and advise, or provide psychological therapeutic interventions* or treatment.
Health and wellness coaches who hold additional, active, national or state-recognized credentials may provide expert support and guidance within their professional scope for that credential; however, disclosure of the professional role and potential conflicts of interest must be discussed with the client and documented from the onset of a professional relationship. Health and wellness coaches should only function in dual roles with conscious intention and by clearly outlining both professional capacities, through discussion and documentation, as well as defining the boundaries of each. Further, health and wellness coaches must be well-versed in the professional capacity of each role, including the limits of knowledge and skills respective to each role, understand and demonstrate how to work within the limits of each professional role, and comply with all guiding ethical principles to ensure client interests and needs are at the forefront of the coach-client partnership.
*Therapeutic interventions are methods by which relevant, qualified professionals attempt remediation of a diagnosed medical or mental health condition, guided by the indications and contraindications noted for the intervention itself. Examples of therapeutic interventions provided in the context of treatment include, but are not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy, and other such therapies and treatments relevant to the treatment of diagnosed medical and mental health conditions.
https://nbhwc.org/scope-of-practice/
Coaches assist clients to use their own insight, personal strengths, and resources to set goals, commit to action steps, and establish accountability in building an envisioned healthy lifestyle.
In this way, coaches empower clients through encouragement, exploration, the mobilization of internal strengths, the identification and utilization of external resources, and through the support and development of self-management strategies for executing sustainable, healthy lifestyle changes.
The coach’s role is one of accountability partner, not director, in navigating behavioral change and exploring opportunities for growth and development. As facilitators of the behavior change process, health and wellness coaches support clients to achieve self-directed goals and behavioral changes consistent with the client’s vision for health and wellbeing, informed by any treatment plans prescribed by the client’s professional healthcare team. When appropriate, health and wellness coaches may offer evidence-based resources or information from nationally recognized authorities. Additionally, when working under the license of a qualified medical or allied health professional (e.g., physician, psychologist, physical therapist), health and wellness coaches may support the implementation of those professionals’ treatment plans. On their own, however, coaches themselves do not diagnose, interpret medical data, prescribe or de-prescribe, recommend supplements, provide nutrition consultation or create meal plans, provide exercise prescription or instruction, consult and advise, or provide psychological therapeutic interventions* or treatment.
Health and wellness coaches who hold additional, active, national or state-recognized credentials may provide expert support and guidance within their professional scope for that credential; however, disclosure of the professional role and potential conflicts of interest must be discussed with the client and documented from the onset of a professional relationship. Health and wellness coaches should only function in dual roles with conscious intention and by clearly outlining both professional capacities, through discussion and documentation, as well as defining the boundaries of each. Further, health and wellness coaches must be well-versed in the professional capacity of each role, including the limits of knowledge and skills respective to each role, understand and demonstrate how to work within the limits of each professional role, and comply with all guiding ethical principles to ensure client interests and needs are at the forefront of the coach-client partnership.
*Therapeutic interventions are methods by which relevant, qualified professionals attempt remediation of a diagnosed medical or mental health condition, guided by the indications and contraindications noted for the intervention itself. Examples of therapeutic interventions provided in the context of treatment include, but are not limited to: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems Therapy, and other such therapies and treatments relevant to the treatment of diagnosed medical and mental health conditions.
https://nbhwc.org/scope-of-practice/
What is your refund policy?
Refund Policy:
We want every client to feel supported in their decision to join Afiya Alliance Coaching.
Because coaching is a co-created process and results depend on individual participation, all sales are generally final.
However, we understand that personal circumstances vary.
To honor that:
Refunds may be granted solely at the Coach’s discretion, on a case-by-case basis.
This means:
- Refunds are not guaranteed
- Refunds are not automatic
- Refunds are offered only when the Coach determines it is appropriate
- Refund requests must be emailed to [email protected]
We review each request individually and make decisions with fairness and integrity.
Digital Products:
All digital products—including PDFs, templates, downloads, and online resources—are non-refundable due to their instant-access nature.
Payment Plans:
If you choose a payment plan:
- All scheduled installments must be completed
- Payments remain owed even if you stop participating
- Chargebacks are not permitted
- Any attempt to dispute a payment without following our process is considered a violation of this policy.
Workshops & Group Programs:
- Because group programs deliver immediate value, no refunds are provided unless offered at the Coach’s discretion.
How to Request a Refund:
- Email: [email protected]
- Subject: Refund Request
- Include:
- Your full name
- Program name
- Date of purchase
- Reason for the request
We will respond within 3 business days.
We want every client to feel supported in their decision to join Afiya Alliance Coaching.
Because coaching is a co-created process and results depend on individual participation, all sales are generally final.
However, we understand that personal circumstances vary.
To honor that:
Refunds may be granted solely at the Coach’s discretion, on a case-by-case basis.
This means:
- Refunds are not guaranteed
- Refunds are not automatic
- Refunds are offered only when the Coach determines it is appropriate
- Refund requests must be emailed to [email protected]
We review each request individually and make decisions with fairness and integrity.
Digital Products:
All digital products—including PDFs, templates, downloads, and online resources—are non-refundable due to their instant-access nature.
Payment Plans:
If you choose a payment plan:
- All scheduled installments must be completed
- Payments remain owed even if you stop participating
- Chargebacks are not permitted
- Any attempt to dispute a payment without following our process is considered a violation of this policy.
Workshops & Group Programs:
- Because group programs deliver immediate value, no refunds are provided unless offered at the Coach’s discretion.
How to Request a Refund:
- Email: [email protected]
- Subject: Refund Request
- Include:
- Your full name
- Program name
- Date of purchase
- Reason for the request
We will respond within 3 business days.