My Story
Education and Clinical Experience
Raechel is a Nationally Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emperor's College in Santa Monica with a Master’s in Traditional Oriental Medicine.
Clinical background includes treating patients across the country in both private and collaborative settings with other practitioners using multiple disciplines.
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The Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Center
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Venice Family Clinic Simms-Mann Health and Wellness Center
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Private practice at Ray of Light Acupuncture and Herbs - Los Angeles, CA & Austin, TX
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Aspen Acupuncture - Moorhead, MN
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Healing Tree - Grand Forks, ND
Background and Approach
Interest in traditional medicine began from personal experience as a patient and grew with studies of the natural world. A UCSC graduate with a Bachelors in Environmental Science her knowledge of phenomenon in nature helped form a lens in which to view the human body through.
Drawing parallels between the many physical ailments of today and disharmony in ecological macrosystems. These similarities have been observed in ancient medicines throughout the world and are still true today despite how modern life often paints humans as disconnected from their environment and the cycles of life.
Treatment approach is almost always a combination of Acupuncture and herbal medicine, with other modalities and counseling as needed. When chief complaints are internal medicine conditions herbal medicine is essential for positive clinical outcomes.