1998-present  Licensed Acupuncturist (TX), Certified Herbalist(NCCAOM)
Private Practice, Dallas, Texas.

Conscious Wellness Center, Lake Highlands
Established a practice in Dallas incorporating acupuncture,chinese herbology, massage therapy and Reiki energy balancing.
Co-facilitate monthly auricular acupuncture detoxificaton/relaxationgroup.
Created Reiki Training program and offer regular classes in Reiki I-III.
Participated as a contracted acupuncturist in research study done through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on the effects of acupuncture on depression in bipolar individuals.

Co-founder, Conscious Crossings ™
Conscious Crossings™, is a group that helps people prepare emotionally, spiritually and energetically for dying. This process has also been used to help people through other transitions in life aside from dying, e.g. divorce, with a combination of psychotherapy and energy work.
 
1996-1998 Licensed Acupuncturist (NY)
Director of Soaring Crane Wellness Center
Private practice, Islip, New York
Created a holistic wellness center on Long Island
Supervised two licensed massage therapists
Regularly co-facilitated workshops and training seminars
1996-1998 Supervisor - Acupuncture Detoxification Program
Passages Counseling Centers. Long Island, New York
While running Soaring Crane Wellness Center, actively
supervised an acupuncture detoxification program in an
outpatient counseling center. Participants included both
mandated and voluntary participants.
Supervised the work of two to four Acupuncture Detoxification
Specialists/Counselors, ensured compliance with NY State
Regulations and continued competency in acu-detox
Technique.
Personally performed acu-detox technique with groups.
1988-1998 Licensed Massage Therapist
Private practice, Long Island, New York
Maintained a part-time massage practice while
holding another full-time job, and then while
attending acupuncture school full-time.
Upon graduation from acupuncture school,
incorporated techniques into full-time holistic
health practice.
1998-1999 Counselor
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Long Island, NY
Assisted residents in two group home settings. One home contained
eight profoundly retarded adults, most of whom were also dual-diagnosed as mentally ill.
Duties included care and management of the residents, administration of medication prescribed by an MD and routine health monitoring, such as taking blood pressure. Received AMAP (Authorized Medication Administration Personnel) training through agency.
Second home contained nine highly-functioning young adults
and additional duties included assisting them in learning activities of
daily living.
 
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Past board member, Women’s Business Network
  
COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER AFFILIATIONS
Unity Church of Dallas - Chaplain, 2005-2006
Faith Hospice - volunteer, 2004-2005
Odyssey Hospice - volunteer, 2003-2004
CONTINUING EDUCATION (complete list available)

2007 Delta Society Pet Partner Training - AAT
2006 Esoteric Acupuncture/Southwest Symposium
Mikio Sankey, Austin, TX
2005 Grieving and Depression, Insights for Working with
Clients and Patients
Terry Wise, JD Dallas, TX
Bereavement Facilitator Training, American Academy of Bereavement
Portland, OR
2004 American Acupuncture Association Southwest Seminar
Three-day seminar on various topics related to Chinese Medicine
and patient care. Austin, TX
Chaplain Training
Unity Church of Dallas
2003 Moxibustion for Pain Relief
Honora Lee Wolfe, L.Ac. Dallas, TX
2002 A Good Death, Fact or Fiction ?
Dallas, Texas
Korean Hand Acupuncture
Dr. Dan Lobash, Ph.D., L.Ac. Dallas, TX
2001 Use of Western Herbs in Chinese Medicine
Peter Holmes, L.Ac. Dallas, TX
2000 Texas Acupuncture Association Conference
Two-day seminar on various topics
1998 National Acupuncture Detoxification Assoc. Conference
Austin, TX
1997 Bach Flower Remedy Training, Level I
New York, NY
1993 Reiki Master/Teacher Certification
Long Island, NY
Ongoing CPR and First Aid classes; yoga and spiritual growth classes.
Continual self-study on all topics related to death and dying, book list
available.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST