Being an Acupuncturist is so satisfying, because it provides a framework through which one can see deeply into the human condition, draw on a lifetime of experience and using simple tools have remarkable positive effects on others’ lives. As a student, I was torn between Life Sciences and Fine Arts. The latter won out, and through that and personal spiritual practices I developed a strong interest in Eastern Cultures and worldview.

Following school I apprenticed under a master cabinetmaker and spent years in custom woodworking and as an artist’s assistant. I first experienced acupuncture in 1997 as a patient seeking relief from nagging painful overuse injuries related to the physical demands of my job. After that first appointment at Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, I experienced tremendous relief, along with tremendous curiosity. I soon realized that here was a way to combine my interests and a passion for helping others into a particular set of skills and that I had found my Right Livelihood. I enrolled in the NW Institute that fall and graduated in 2000.

I have now been in practice nearly twenty years; in Burien since 2004 in association with Advanced Massage. I am very excited to be embarking on this new phase of my carrier with the founding of Burien Family Acupuncture, and am so pleased to be working with Denise Voll whom I have known since we were Acupuncture students together.

I work with a variety of conditions and all ages, tending more to adults and older adults. A primary part of my practice is painful injuries of all sorts- from chronic overuse, sports injuries and motor vehicle accidents. So many people are overstressed and out of balance leading to digestive, respiratory or other internal health issues, anxietety, sleep problems, fatigue, etc. Traditional Chinese Medicine helps untangle that knot and puts people back on the way to better health and better lives.