Training and Certification:
Lisa Desrosiers, M.Ac, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

M.Ac.: Master of Acupuncture Degree
3 year Masters level degree from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle WA.

L.Ac.: Licensed Acupuncturist
Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, License #219771
www.massmedboard.org/acupuncture

Dipl.Ac.: Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM)
Awarded by the National Certification Commision of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
It is a considerable professional achievement to earn the designation “Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM).” NCCAOM Certification indicates to employers, patients, and peers that one has met national standards for the safe and competent practice of acupuncture as defined by the profession.
www.nccaom.org

Lisa is also a graduate of the University of Rochester with a B.A. in Psychology.

Treatment Style:
Lisa’s patient-centered approach focuses on assisting the body’s innate healing process, while educating clients and providing skills for them to actively strengthen and maintain their health.

Other Professional Interests and Training:
Lisa has worked at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center as a research acupuncturist and research coordinator on NIH (National Institutes of Health) acupuncture and alternative medicine research studies. The studies investigated Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Tai Chi for Chronic Heart Failure.

Prior to studying acupuncture, Lisa worked in the human services field, offering mental health and social services at United Cerebral Palsy Association and The Center for Mental Health.

Lisa is certified as a Master Practitioner in Energy Medicine. She studied with Alberto Villoldo and Linda Fitch at the Four Winds Society, and is a graduate of their "Healing The Light Body" Energy Medicine program.
www.thefourwinds.com

Lisa is has completed Reiki 2nd Degree Training in the Usui system of Reiki healing with Richard Curtin of the Cambridge Center for Change.
www.cambridgecenterforchange.com/Reiki-Classes.htm

Lisa is a member of The American Pregnancy Association, and the Collaborative Medicine Working Group of the Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine.

She has been studying and practicing yoga for over 12 years.