Concord, MA: Michelle Soucy
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Cancer support, general wellness, infertility, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? During my first acupuncture treatment, I remember experiencing such a profound state of relaxation and sense of comfort within my body that I [...]
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Santa Cruz, CA: Marianne Benforado
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Back pain, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries, stress Styles: Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Muscle Channel Technique (MCT), Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? There was a difficult period of my life—a five year span—when I lost many people, including my parents, who I loved [...]
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Eugene, OR: Yumiko Freeman
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: General wellness, headaches / migraines, musculoskeletal pain, pediatric conditions, stress Styles: Japanese acupuncture, pediatric acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My family was saved by acupuncture tremendously—with my lower back, during our daughter’s birth, and my husband with a spinal cord injury. I was [...]
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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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Portland, OR: Stephanie Worth
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, back pain, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, women’s health Styles: Pediatric acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? Acupuncture is the medicine I was looking for my whole life. Health has always been my interest and priority, but acupuncture resonated with me, [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Elen Lauper
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, HIV / AIDS, musculoskeletal pain, stress, trauma Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Classical Chinese acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? I first stumbled upon acupuncture through a book I read in the 70s. It made so much sense to me, that there was a blueprint for [...]
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Rutland, VT: Dianne Richoz Barclay
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, headaches / migraines, Lyme disease, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? While receiving acupuncture treatments for a hip problem during a particularly stressful time, I realized I was much calmer and focused, so [...]
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Los Angeles, CA: Jennifer Hoger
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Allergies, cosmetic care, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Facial rejuvenation acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? While growing up in a family of Western medical doctors, I always believed there had to be another way to treat maladies besides using antibiotics and pharmaceuticals. [...]
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Coral Gables, FL: Lissa Nirenberg
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Headaches / migraines, infertility, menstrual conditions, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries Styles: Herbal therapy, pediatric acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I had a premed degree and wanted to choose a profession from which I would not burn out, as each patient is totally different [...]
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New York, NY: Matthew Yee
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: Chronic pain, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, sports injuries Styles: Community acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? For many great reasons, I decided to become an acupuncturist and make these studies a huge part of my life. But the main reason was that [...]
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