Education & Experience

I’m a Board-Certified Integrative Fertility Specialist (American Board of TCM Reproductive Medicine/FABORM) and licensed acupuncturist with a Master’s degree in Classical Chinese Medicine. My training includes over 3,500 hours of classroom and hands-on experience, plus mentorship with Dr. Jeffrey Yuen—an 88th-generation Daoist priest and master of Chinese medicine.

The ABORM (American Board of TCM Reproductive Medicine) is an additional certification that shows I have advanced, specialized training in fertility & hormonal health acupuncture & consultation.

Before that, I earned a Bachelor’s in Social Work and spent a year in Guatemala working with an indigenous herbal medicine program that served Mayan communities—an experience that deeply shaped my approach to my own health and healing.

Over the years, I’ve co-founded the first Chinese medicine clinic in Madison County, provided acupuncture at a substance abuse recovery center, and built my own private practice in Asheville. I love the work I get to do every day.

📰 As Seen in Acupuncture Today
I was featured in Acupuncture Today for my work around creating emotionally safe, trauma-informed acupuncture experiences for female patients. The article explores how nervous system awareness and gender dynamic sensitivity can help women feel more supported in our current culture.
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Anxiety & Emotional Healing

One area I especially love supporting patients in is emotional resilience. Throughout my professional career, I’ve focused on how Chinese medicine can gently yet powerfully heal the nervous system. Because this ancient system is rooted in the connection between mind, emotions, and body, acupuncture naturally helps us navigate emotional terrain.

My passion for this work started as a personal journey. Before I entered Chinese medicine school 15 years ago, I experienced anxiety and panic attacks following a sudden family loss. Chinese medicine played a profound role in my healing, and that experience inspired me to learn everything I could to support others.

Since then, I’ve helped hundreds of patients find greater emotional balance, reclaim their sense of self, and feel more grounded in their lives. If you are moving through anxiety, stress, overwhelm, or grief, I would be honored to walk alongside you on your path back to balance. Believe me when I say: Healing really is possible!

I’m always learning and growing. Here are some of the advanced mental health trainings I’ve completed:

• Scalp Acupuncture for Neurological & Psychosomatic Disorders

• Depression in Chinese Medicine

• 12 Points for Restoration & Balance Approach to Trauma Treatment

• HeartMath Certified for Supporting Stress, Anxiety, and Emotional Balance

• Acupuncturist Lorie Dechar’s Inner Healing Circle (current)

Integrative Fertility

Fertility journeys can be challenging and I’ve found integrating Eastern care into the experience to be very healing. Because of this, I’ve completed an in-depth mentorship in Integrative Fertility and Reproductive Medicine and continue to study both the Eastern and Western sides of reproductive health. I also bring personal experience to this work—I used both Eastern and Western care to conceive and carry my daughter through reciprocal IVF, and I love supporting others on assisted reproductive paths, such as IVF and IUI. I truly believe the blend of both is what helped my journey not only be successful but also held. I seek to be a blend of grounded knowledge in both Western and Eastern fields, as well as being open to intuition, so I can help be a guide with you through the fertility journey with informed decision making and inner wisdom.

I’m always learning and growing. Here are some of the advanced fertility trainings I’ve completed:

• Acupuncture for Pre- & Post-Embryo Transfer

• Fertility, the Nervous System & Mental Health

• Fertility-Boosting Nutrition, Supplements & Lifestyle

• TCM Approaches to Common & Complex Fertility Challenges

Mind-Body-Spirit Healing

I approach healing holistically. Alongside Chinese medicine, I’ve trained in:

• Ceremony and Rites of Passage Training through the Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute

• Feng Shui Training

• HeartMath certification for supporting stress, anxiety, and emotional balance

• Andean Healing traditions through a mentorship with Don Oscar Miro Quesada’s organization, THOTH.

• Abbey of the Arts- Dancing Monk

• Coaching- various teachers

I’d love to connect, reach out now via email or go ahead and book your first appointment here. Let’s find the approach that works best for you and help you move toward the health and wholeness you deserve.