Help with night frights

My 4 year old suffers from night frights/night terrors. She falls asleep just fine and then about 2 hours later, she wakes up screaming and sometimes doing dangerous things. It is kind of like instead of waking up from a nighmare, she wakes up in the nighmare. I have run out of ideas to help her through this. Soft music, dim lighting, in a room by herself, in a room with someone. But nothing seems to work!! It happens ever night and has been doing it for about 2 years now!! If anybody has any advice for me, I would greatly appreciate it. It is almost to the point where I cant go to sleep for the night until she has it because I dont know what she will do during it. (one night, she climbed on the kitchen counter and went to grab a steak knife!!)

take her to a sleep specialist if you can...

Quoting Nickie B:“ take her to a sleep specialist if you can...”

absolutely

I have talked to her pedi about it a number of times, and never put in a recommendation for it - which is needed in order for insurance to cover it.

then i would get a second opinion from a diff pedi...you know your child.... find someone who will listen to you and give you the recommendation

Oh man my son used to do this when he was really little, nothing we did could calm him down. He hasn't had one in about a year. best of luck