About
Our Founder
Elizabeth Winings
Elizabeth Winings, DNP, APRN is ANCC Board Certified as a Family Mental Health-Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. She completed her undergraduate and graduate education in Nursing at the University of Florida. She also has advanced training in Plant-Based nutrition, completing her doctoral internship in nutrition and lifestyle medicine at the True North Health Center in Santa Rosa, CA. She is a Diplomat of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Winings is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Jacksonville University and maintains her clinical practice seeing clients one day weekly, on Mondays.
Dr. Winings specializes in the relationship between diet, lifestyle, and mental health. She is passionate about preventative mental health care, communication between parents, children and parents, as well as treating mental illness with therapy and medication when indicated.
Specific areas of interest include:
- Adjustment Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorders
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Depression
- Inattention and Impulse Control Disorder
- Grief and Loss
- Insomnia
- Low Self Esteem
- Weight Management
- Dietary and Lifestyle Modification for Prediabetes, Obesity, and Inactivity
Our Staff
Douglas Knapp
Douglas Knapp MSN, APRN is an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. He completed his undergraduate and graduate education in Nursing at Jacksonville University. He also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Columbia College.
Doug has a diverse career including service in the United States Navy. Following his honorable and faithful service, Doug realized there was an unmet need for mental health practitioners in the service of vulnerable populations, so he embarked on a personal journey to help meet this need. He has worked as a mental health counselor with adolescents in the Indian Health Services, specifically blending evidence-based treatment modalities with traditional Native American spiritual practices. Before returning to school to become a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Doug worked as an ICU nurse where he served his community for the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic. The culmination of these experiences has prepared him to provide thoughtful, compassionate, and patient centered care in the treatment of children, adolescents, and their families. Doug believes that working with the entire family system is the single most important predictive factor for better outcomes in the treatment of mental health disorder in children and adolescents.
Doug specializes in caring for children, adolescents, and their families who are working to understand mental illness/disorder as it pertains to their lived experience and to assist these patients and their families as they navigate the complexities of their environments on a daily basis. Doug seeks to provide each patient and their family with the highest quality care and to incorporate appropriate medication management and psychotherapy practices when applicable in order to provide a total and patient specific psychiatric treatment plan.
Specific areas of interest include:
- Adjustment Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Depression
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Grief and Loss
- Inattention and Impulse Control Disorder
- Insomnia/ Sleep Hygiene
- Self Esteem
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trauma/ Trauma Informed Care
Melissa McRae
Melissa McRae, DNP, APRN an ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Dr. McRae completed her undergraduate nursing education at the University of North Florida and her graduate education at Jacksonville University, where she continues to serve as an Assistant Professor of Nursing.
After becoming a registered nurse in 2005, Dr. McRae has worked in pediatrics, clinical research, hospital leadership, and specialized in nursing student success. Her clinical preparation included the psychiatric care of children, psychiatric care of adults, and substance use treatment. She is passionate about providing mental health support to children so they can rise to their full potential through mindfulness, cognitive behavioral skills, psychoeducation, and medication management when indicated. Dr. McRae recognizes the importance of parents in the life of the child and takes a balanced approach to mental health that focuses on healthy choices, good communication skills, and strong parent-child bonds.
Specific areas of interest include:
- Adjustment Disorders
- Anxiety and Depression
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorders
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Inattention and Impulse Control Disorder
- Healing from Trauma
- Mood Disorders
- Academic Engagement and Achievement
Diana Glendinning
Diana Glendinning is our Medical Receptionist. She has four decades of experience working in a variety of roles in the public school system.
She believes that the psychological well-being of a person affects every aspect of their life including health, productivity, and happiness. Her wealth of knowledge and experience as an educator and administrator makes her well suited to support the team of providers and patients at Winings Wellness. Diana will work professionally and compassionately with you in all administrative needs.