Welcome! I attended the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) from 2017-2020, where I studied acupuncture, herbal medicine, and shiatsu under the instruction and leadership of some incredible practitioners. I have been a licensed acupuncturist since 2021 and hold active licenses in Oregon (where I currently live and practice) and in Maine (where I have family and community). I practice acupuncture, which includes shiatsu and reflexology bodywork, cupping, gua sha, e-stim, moxa, herbal medicine, as well as sound healing and nutrition for a variety of medical conditions including acute/chronic pain, internal medicine,  digestion, headaches, and mental-emotional conditions (depression, anxiety, insomnia, stress, trauma).

In addition to my private practice (PDX Points, LLC), I am an acupuncturist at Advanced Acupuncture in Lake Oswego where I provide acupuncture and herbal medicine for people with chronic pain and treat complex biomedical cases, and am a sub acupuncturist at Quest Center for Integrative Health, where I provide acupuncture for chronic pain management and for individuals finding and sustaining recovery. I am an Herbal Medicinary Supervisor and continue my role as Teaching Assistant for graduate student research and writing classes at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). I am always available for writing consultation, whether technical or creative. I have served as Research Committee Chair for the Oregon Association of Acupuncturists (OAA) since October 2021 and since then have compiled several large-scale written documents on acupuncture for pain management. I have eight+ years of experience teaching meditation/yoga (slow flow, yin, nidra) and believe in the power of slow movement and acupuncture for nervous system regulation.

Prior to moving to the Pacific NW, I spent 17 years working with a diverse group of high-achieving teenagers from low socioeconomic backgrounds with the University of Maine Upward Bound Math Science (UBMS) Program, a non-profit government-funded educational opportunity program where I served as Assistant Director from 2007-2017. I earned a Master of Human Nutrition (2014) and a Master of Science and Environmental Education (2003) both from the University of Maine in Orono, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology with English minor from Gordon College (1998).

My mission is to provide treatments that help to cultivate an internal space for stillness and regeneration, allowing the body to move deeply into the parasympathetic rest, renew, and restore response for transformative healing. I envision a world where everyone has access to acupuncture, each family has an herbal medicine first-aid kit, and acupuncture, herbs, and bodywork are accepted and used as first-choice healing modalities in the mainstream medical system. I can be found giving and receiving acupuncture, hiking trails, viewing waterfalls, doing yoga, running, biking, cooking, gardening, watching movies, and listening to music.