When health is hard to find, we all need a little grace...

Physician care that starts with you, not a formula.

When the usual questions aren't enough.

Dr. Melissa starts with the whole person, asking how your biology, structure, history, environment, and everyday life work together to shape your health.

Her approach is rooted in osteopathic medicine: each person is unique, the body's systems are interconnected, and structure and function influence one another. Integrative and preventive medicine add other evidence-informed ways to understand what may be affecting your health and where there may be opportunities to change the trajectory.

There is no one-size-fits-all Grace protocol. Depending on you and the question you're asking, Dr. Melissa may draw from your history and physical exam, labs, genetics, nutrition, metabolism, hormones, nervous-system function, movement and structure, sleep, stress, environment, and other pieces of your health story.

The goal isn't more testing or more treatment. It's understanding you well enough to decide what may help, what may not, and what is worth doing next.

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“To find health should be the object of the doctor. Anyone can find disease.”
Andrew Taylor Still, founder of osteopathic medicine, 1899

What brings people to Grace?

Persistent or unexplained symptoms
Chronic pain and musculoskeletal concerns
Digestive symptoms and food reactions
Hormone and midlife changes
Fatigue, brain fog and sleep concerns
Histamine and inflammatory symptoms
Metabolic health and blood sugar concerns
Stress and nervous-system dysregulation
Health questions that don't fit neatly into one box
A second look at a complicated health picture
Genetics, nutrients and personalized health planning
Preventive care focused on staying strong and capable

Programs at Grace

You have a life you want to keep living your way. Staying You is a four-month physician-guided program designed to help your health keep up with it. Together, we’ll dive into where you are now, what deserves your attention, and where your effort can make the most difference.

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What it's like to be a patient at Grace

A Steady Partner through Complex Care

Charlotte, NC

Dr. Melissa is compassionate, intelligent and creative. She is fiercely persistent when it comes to getting to the root of a problem and finding solutions. She truly cares about her patients and treats the whole person. My case has been extremely complicated. In the midst of the many visits with all of the different “ologists“, Dr. Melissa has been the one constant. Her support and encouragement have been invaluable. Her insight and recommendations have helped me to continue to stand (literally) at the amazement of other practitioners. I am forever grateful for all of her care!

Care that Takes Time

Easley, SC

She takes the time to listen, is supportive & truly wants to help. If you hate modern assembly line “health care” you will love Dr. Melissa.

Starts with Your Goals

Seneca, SC

Dr. Melissa starts with my goals and brings her expertise in epigenetics and natural supplements to support my health, rather than react to disease.

In the foothills of the blue ridge

Grace in Pickens, South Carolina

Grace Integrative Medicine is proud to call Pickens home. After more than 20 years living and working in the Upstate and more than seven years serving patients through Grace, Dr. Melissa believes good care grows through relationships built over time.

Located at Willow Retreat Wellness Center, Grace is part of a collaborative community focused on whole-person health and well-being.

Grace also reaches beyond the exam room through community education, small-group gatherings, and local events.

In-person care is available in Pickens, with virtual visits available across North and South Carolina.