My acupuncture and herbal prescribing are grounded in traditional knowledge that was written down around 2,000 years ago in the classical Chinese medical texts, the study of which was a major focus for me during my four-year medical program, and remains an endless source of inspiration and effective treatment strategies.
I graduated with highest honors from a four-year medical program at the National University of Natural Medicine, in Portland, Oregon. In addition to being licensed by the state of Louisiana to practice acupuncture, I am board-certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental [sic] Medicine in Chinese Herbology and Oriental Medicine, granting me the title of Diplomat of Oriental Medicine.**
While in school, I enrolled in a year-long extracurricular program to study advanced classical acupuncture techniques, theory, and diagnostics with Dr. Edward Neal, MD, LAc. This course gave me clinical skills to apply Chinese medical theory – the notion that acupuncture is rooted in seasonal cycles and natural phenomena – directly with my patients. Additionally, I completed a two-and-a-half year apprenticeship in qigong.
Since graduating over ten years ago, I’ve completed an in-depth diagnostic and herbal medicine mentorship program with Sharon Weizehbaum of the White Pine Institute, as well as their specialized course in gynecology and obstetrics. I also studied Sports Medicine Acupuncture with Matt Callison for three years, which has greatly refined my skills of assessment and treatment of many types of pain and musculo-skeletal injuries, as well as granted me the opportunity to do some advanced cadaver anatomy training.
I have extensive training as an herbalist in Western and classical Chinese traditions, and I enjoy collaborations with other herbalists to make and distribute mutual aid medicine outside of my private practice. All herbs I offer are ethically sourced, organic whenever available, and subject to rigorous testing to ensure identity, safety, and quality. I offer herbal consults with or without acupuncture.
Additionally, I bring 20 years as an anatomy-obsessed massage therapist to the treatment table. I incorporate some form of bodywork into most private treatments in order that I may help alleviate your structural, as well as energetic, imbalances.
Having worked in an allopathic public health clinic for almost five years in post-Katrina New Orleans, and in an integrative public health clinic while away in school, I am comfortable collaborating with your doctor and other healthcare providers (only with your consent, of course) so that we can help you safely and effectively meet and surpass your goals.
I look forward to using my diverse talents to help you achieve the state of vitality that is your birthright! Please email me if you have any questions or would like more information about my work or qualifications.
**After decades of pressure, my profession’s national governing & certification body has finally conceded to change its name in 2026, when it will eliminate the colonial, Euro-centric, and racist term “Oriental.” Many colleges and universities have been doing the same. I refer to what I practice as “Chinese medicine,” as the lineages of all my primary teachers and mentors are from China; the other preferred term is “East Asian medicine.”