I started my professional career as a pharmacist. After doing this for a few years, I kept having the feeling that there was more to healing than just handing out antidepressants and pain pills. In my personal life, I began exploring alternatives to formal medical care. I explored many other healing techniques, including first level Reiki, meditation, qi gong and massage courses. In my professional life, I went back for a MBA.

After growing more frustrated with the medical system, I left pharmacy to ride the internet wave for a few years. This allowed me to further my organization and business skills, but left a void where patients used to be.

I graduated from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in the fall of 2005. From there, I did an internship in China and began building a practice.

Learning shamanic techniques has been a continuing passion. To date, my shamanic coursework has included journey practices, soul retrieval, extraction, Hawaiian shamanism, psychopomp and de-possession.. Most recently, I spent time in Peru learning from several indigenous healers.

I now use both acupuncture and shamanic techniques to get the best results for my clients. Each practice has thousands of years of history and has it's own unique way of approaching disease.

I would like to thank all of my teachers and guides for their help in preparing me for this work. These teachers, guides and the clients are the ones who are truly responsible for healing. Thank you all for allowing me to participate in this beautiful work.