Support Specialist Mental Health

Kevin Merrigan

****************@*****.*** 407-***-**** Orlando, Florida

OBJECTIVE

A wellness practitioner and instructor with 20+ years of experience seeking a wellness coach role with an organization that values holistic and sustainable wellness practices.

EXPERIENCE

Wellness Instructor 2012 - Present

Self-Care Wellness, Orlando

●Taught 125+ patients who dealt with physical & mental health challenges (e.g., Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc.)

●Private 1:1 sessions based on a holistic, curated curriculum that included functional breathing, tai chi, qigong, meditation exercises, and relationship management

Wellness Coach August 2022 - Present

Nu Mind Body Health, Maitland, Flordia

●Taught 60-minute Zoom workshops & training to clients dealing with anxiety & depression

●Monthly workshops taught clients holistic mind-body practices including the Healer With-In Medical Qigong program

Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor Nov 2010 - June 2014

Therapeutic Tai Chi & Qigong, Central Florida

●Taught weekly classes to groups of 10-20 patients as a mandate of the Affordable Care Act

●Topics: self-care, preventative healthcare, wellness, and mindfulness practices

●Hired by the Orlando Physicians Group & Florida Physicians Group to teach health classes

Self-Care Wellness Coach Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

Therapeutic Tai Chi & Qigong, Central Florida

●Member of a team that won a $150K Innovation Grant to introduce tai chi and qigong practices to the VA Medical Center in Orlando

●These mind-body practices impacted the physical & mental health of hundreds of veterans

●Certified 240+ VA health practitioners (e.g., nurses, doctors, physical therapists, medical health counselors, occupational therapists, etc.) in a 16-hour-long qigong & tai chi training

●Training occurred in clinics and medical centers across Orlando, Miami & Puerto Rico.

EDUCATION

Queens College (CUNY), New York

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Queens College, New York

2.5 years of graduate school coursework in neuropsychology.

Research in stress-induced analgesia. Published

Institute of Integral Qigong & Tai Chi - Senior Tainer 2010 – Present

Completed 300 hours of Qigong, Tai Chi, Breath Practice, Self-Massage & Meditation.

Certified Qigong & Tai Chi Teacher, Santa Barbara, CA

Circle of Life Coaching Program - Course Hours Completed.

Santa Barbara, CA 2018-2019

METHODOLOGIES

1.Functional Breathing

2.Mindfulness

3.Visualization

4.Meditation

5.Qigong

References: Supply on demand

6. Tai Chi

7. Self-Massage

8. Relationship Rejuvenation:

Gottman Institute

The 5 Love Languages

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