Most everyone who practices Chinese Medicine has had their own powerful encounter with it, and I am no exception to that. My first encounter with Chinese Medicine was in 2014. I was in a place of great imbalance, with several systems dysfunctioning, affecting my body, mind and spirit. I yearned for a healer who would understand and treat the connection between the imbalances, rather than segmenting my care off to various specialists. So I saw an acupuncturist, and was amazed by the results.

Fascinated by the power of the body, I got an M.A. in Consciousness and Embodiment from University College Dublin. From there, driven by a desire to serve my community, I worked as a case manager for low-income Spanish-speaking older adults in Kansas City. I was struck by how many health challenges come from systemic issues like stress and poorly distributed nutritional education and access. Then, in the turmoil of 2020, I felt a clear call to help through healing. So I decided to become the healer that I had yearned for all those years ago. 

I am licensed by the Texas Medical Board (L.Ac), board-certified as a Diplomate of the NCCAOM, and hold a Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (MACHM) from AIMC Berkeley. My training is grounded in both classical Chinese medicine and modern clinical application, informed by years of study, mentorship, and lived experience with this medicine.

I firmly believe that every one of us has a place deep within us full of exuberant light, wholeness and joy. For many reasons, it often happens that we become disconnected from that space. But it is never gone. 

My passion and calling as a healer is to help you return to that bright self. The place where you are uniquely you, and from which you can access and delight in your own gifts to give and receive. The place where you are not ruled by stress, pain or uncertainty. I like to call that space your “Light.” 

I love this medicine. It has changed my life, and I have witnessed it change the lives of many others. In a world with so much division, healing and community are always still available to us, and I believe have the power to transform the world from the inside out. There have been so many people who have helped me on my own healing journey, and it would be my honor to help you in yours.