She earned her graduate degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, Ca and has been an RN for 23 years specializing in Critical and Emergency Care.
Prior to attending graduate college, she apprenticed and studied with Raven Lang, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, specializing in women’s health and pediatrics.
Her first private family holistic practice was in Sunnyvale, California for four years. During that time she participated in a Stanford Research Center study set up to evaluate the effectiveness of Acupuncture for women experiencing depression during pregnancy, which when completed demonstrated Acupuncture to be highly effective.
At that time, she also maintained staffing privileges and was authorized to provide Acupuncture treatments for in-patients at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California where she was also a Critical Care RN.
By combining her knowledge and experience both as a Western and Eastern medicine healthcare practioner, she is uniquely qualified to provide an integrative approach to diagnosis and effective treatment, even for people who are very ill.
Additionally, she has recieved training and formal certification in Constitutional Facial Rejuvenation and Advanced Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture under the tutelage of Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, one of the world’s leading experts in that field.
She maintains an active role in the health community through contact with a number of practitioners in various fields; Naturopathic Doctors, convential practice MD’s, Holistic MD’s, Chiropractors, Nutritionists, Massage Therapists and more. Some of these can be found on my Links and Practitioners Referral page.
Credentials:
- Diplomate in Acupuncture (Dipl.Ac) with the National Certification for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Connecticut Licensed Acupuncturist, 2009
- Formerly California Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist for 6 years, 2003 – 2009
- Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University 2003
- Connecticut Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse 1990 to present with specialties in Cardiac, Critical and Emergency care
- Constitutional Facial Renewal Acupuncture Certification from Mary Elizabeth Wakefield
Affiliations:
- CSAOM; Connecticut Society of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – Secretary of the Board currently
- AAAOM; American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – member presently
- 2003-2009 El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California member of the Allied Health Staff as Acupuncturist for in and out patients and member of the Palliative Care Team
- Stanford Research Center as a collaborative Research Associate, in a study evaluating the effectiveness of Acupuncture in the treatment of depression; completed 2009.
