Los Angeles, CA: Leona Marrs
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, digestive conditions, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Auricular acupuncture (ear), NADA, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I studied biology and literature as an undergraduate, and then after graduation moved to my mother’s homeland, Japan. I went there to teach English and experience [...]
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Bothell, WA: Miranda Marti
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Addiction, allergies, general wellness, sexual conditions, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, NADA, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I chose to study acupuncture during my third year of naturopathic medicine training, when I realized that acupuncture addresses physical and emotional discomfort in efficient, effective [...]
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Philadelphia, PA: David Schiman
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, back pain, sports injuries, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Why did you become an acupuncturist? In the 4th grade, at the age of 10, I began to meditate. Not because I came from some long line of healers, but because [...]
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Toronto, ON: Naomi Frank
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, general wellness, pain, women’s health Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was living in Hong Kong in 1996, and a couple of acupuncture visits got me out of some serious pain. That caught my interest [...]
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Renton, WA: Dawn Flynn
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, depression, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Classical acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I did not like my first acupuncture treatment. It felt way too personal and intimate, something I wasn’t used to in my other healthcare experiences. When my acupuncturist felt my pulse, she closed her [...]
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Baltimore, MD: Idalee Wagman DiGregorio
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Addiction, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain, respiratory conditions, women’s health Styles: Five Element acupuncture, NADA, pediatric acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I decided to change my career to acupuncture after being a patient for several years and finding that acupuncture changed my outlook. I worked in corporate America for [...]
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Germantown, WI: Carey Garcia (Middle)
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine Why did you become an acupuncturist? After 12 years in the world of sales and marketing, I became dispassionate in my work and decided I needed to make a change that would feed [...]
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Arcata, CA: Alyssa Melody
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Addiction, digestive conditions, general wellness, menstrual conditions, stress Styles: Community acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was introduced to acupuncture through delving into the world of Taoism. I was fascinated by living life in accordance to cycles, seasons, and nature. Chinese [...]
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Las Cruces, NM: Ryan Bemis
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Addiction, emotional health, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, auricular (ear) acupuncture, scalp acupuncture, herbal therapy Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was only able to afford acupuncture because I found Alberta Street Acupuncture in Portland, OR, which offered sliding scale services. They helped [...]
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New York, NY: Peter C. Doyle
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Addiction, anxiety, back pain, insomnia, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Five Element acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I become aware of the need for alternative and integrative clinicians that healed patients. I saw the brilliance and effectiveness of the Chinese medical system. What [...]
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