Hi, I’m Karina.

Welcome. Whatever journey you find yourself on that has led you here, know that you are not alone. We all navigate the challenges that life gives us with varying degrees of grace and usually with the need for help and support along the way. Know that you are welcome here.

I offer Traditional Chinese Medicine, including acupuncture, medicinal herbs, TuiNa bodywork, holistic health coaching, and intuitive readings in Worcester, Massachusetts. My clinic is open to all as a general practice, with a deeper clinical specialty in Fertility and Maternal Health.

I have a general practice, focused on the mind/body/spirit connection, utilizing a variety of techniques to treat acute and chronic pain, stress, depression, and anxiety, and sleep and digestive disorders. Additionally, I am a board certified reproductive acupuncturist, with a clinical focus in maternal health, including menstrual health, infertility, pregnancy, and post-partum. I have valuable professional experience working closely with individuals and couples to navigate the tricky time of creating a family. I have also has worked as a birth doula, and I have birthed three children of my own. 

I have been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine for over 20 years. A graduate of the Groton School, Wellesley College, and The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin (AOMA), I also studied at the Teaching Hospital of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Chengdu, SiChuan, China. In more recent years, my studies have expanded to shamanic practice and intuitive energy healing.

I am committed to providing culturally competent care. I support single mothers by choice and the LGBTQ+ community. Hablo español. 

Education:

  • AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, MAOM - 2005

  • Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Teaching Hospital, certificate - 2003

  • Wellesley College, BA in Medicine and Anthropology, premedical studies - 2000

  • Groton School, diploma magna cum laude

Credentials:

  • Licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine

  • Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, and Biomedicine) of the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

  • Fellow of the Acupuncture and TCM Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM).