History

I grew up in New York and moved around quite a bit before settling in Western North Carolina 10 years ago. As a lifelong asthmatic, moving to this area proved to be very trying on my lungs due to the severity of my asthma attacks during the Autumn season. I questioned whether or not I could live here, but I loved it here so much that I was determined to find a cure. Eventually, I found the correct blend of Chinese herbs, breathwork exercises and stretches that empowered me to pull myself out of an asthma attack without the use of my inhalers (though I still keep them on hand). 

Education

I received my bodywork training at the Hudson Valley School of Massage Therapy in 2010 and graduated from the Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a double master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in 2014. After moving to Asheville, I continued my post graduate education with the Association for Traditional Studies, completing a 500+ hour internship with hands-on clinical and herbal training in orthopedic acupuncture and internal medicine. 

Experience

Over the past decade, I’ve treated patients with a variety of conditions ranging from pain to autoimmune disease, to digestive health, to mental health, to acute injury, to febrile disease and more. In 2020, I participated in the Acupuncture Relief Project as a primary care provider in the village of Bajarabarahi, Nepal where I had to get creative to treat conditions without a lot of the modern medical advancements and comforts that we’re used to having today. Returning to the states with a new zest for life, the subsequent five years led me to delve deeper into the nervous system as it seemed to me that nervous system regulation was a common, underlying link amongst most dis-ease with patients I had treated over the years (myself included). This led to me developing treatments designed to target the nervous system, alongside the chief complaint, for a more comprehensive treatment plan that not only enhances results but empowers my patients to be instrumental in their own healing journeys.

Outside of the office

In my downtime, I like to tinker around with various woodworking/carpentry projects and spend time out in nature and in the community with my dog, Gianni. 

Services

Bodywork 60 or 90 minutes, Deep Qi session 45 minutes, New Patient Acupuncture 60 minutes, Follow up Acupuncture 45 minutes