I achieved my Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in 2016 and after bouncing around for a year and volunteering with the Acupuncture Relief Project in Nepal I moved to Fairbanks to take a job with the Tanana Chiefs Conference. While practicing at TCC, I decided to return to school and pursue my Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Emperors College of Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, California. Despite some pandemic related setbacks I completed that in November of 2022. My focus there was internal medicine and I wrote a capstone on acupoint stimulation for space related immune dysregulation. Among less glamorous homework and monthly trips to California I was able to volunteer with the Floating Doctors in Panama and return to Nepal, this time to teach and supervise in the ARP clinic. Though the DAOM is the highest degree achievable in the field of acupuncture I am never done learning and exploring and am now pursuing a Fellowship with the Academy of Wilderness Medicine.
While I loved my time integrating acupuncture into the allelopathic medical system at Tanana Chiefs Conference, in the summer of 2023 it started to feel like it was time for a change. Even though I knew I would miss my patients and colleagues in 2024 I started Spruce Needle Acupuncture. I am thoroughly enjoying growing something that is my own while offering the same care I always have. Care that is patient based with the intention to achieve the best quality of life possible. I am excited to meet you where you are at on your journey to achieve your health goals.
When I’m not working I enjoy scenic adventures in my local neighborhood in Goldstream and beyond, good books, time with my very cool partner Josh and our fluffy cat Oliva, and I have recently discovered birding.