Niantic, CT: Margaret Barili
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Allergies, depression, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, stress Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, trigger point acupuncture Why did you become an acupuncturist? My choice to become an acupuncturist has been a pursuit of passion. As have many others, I have repeatedly observed and experienced how Traditional Chinese Medicine, [...]
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Albuquerque, NM: Jane Townsend
Fast facts Practice type: Community Specialties: General wellness Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, community acupuncture, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Why did you become an acupuncturist? After months of back pain with no relief from various Western treatments, I saw a flier from a nearby acupuncture clinic. I decided to give it a try, hoping for relief [...]
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Walnut Creek, CA: Nikoo Saleh Kasmai
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Autoimmune conditions, digestive conditions, interstitial cystitis, pelvic pain Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My diverse background and experiences as an adolescent led to an interest in the human condition. While working at a medical clinic in Tennessee, I [...]
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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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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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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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La Verne, CA: Matthew D. Bauer
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Back pain, general wellness, headaches / migraines, women’s Health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? My path to becoming an acupuncturist began with my own low back injury as a teenager. After years of finding no relief, I happened [...]
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Seattle, WA: Moses Jenkins
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Stress, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, herbal therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I have always been fascinated with the human body, health and medicine. Originally, in my undergraduate studies, I majored in biology, planning to continue onto medical school. During the second [...]
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Minneapolis, MN: Katherine Krumwiede
Fast facts Practice type: Private Specialties: Allergies, depression, digestive conditions, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? I was watching a show on public television that featured the initial interview between an acupuncturist and a new patient. The acupuncturist was asking the patient questions [...]
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Portland, OR: Erika Anderson
Fast facts Practice type: Hybrid Specialties: Depression, general wellness, musculoskeletal pain, skin conditions, women’s health Styles: Auricular (ear) acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Why did you become an acupuncturist? Chinese Medicine has been a significant part of my life since about 2004. I was looking at a somewhat dismal medical diagnosis and felt [...]
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