I am a dual Swiss and American citizen and first became interested in acupuncture as a young child in Switzerland accompanying family members on local trips to the village acupuncturist.

I later began acupuncture treatments for asthma at the age of fifteen and the results were so remarkable that I vowed to dedicate pursue a healing profession.

In addition to my busy practice, I give guest lectures at Brown University on acupuncture and complementary medicine and pursue further studies with a focus on fertility and pregnancy support.

Training

I am a Doctor of Acupuncture with a Master's degree in both Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest acupuncture school in the United States.

I am licensed to practice acupuncture by the Rhode Island Department of Health and I am nationally board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

In 2018 I traveled to Osaka and Kyoto, Japan to deepen my acupuncture training and cultural immersion by completing an intensive study under teachers of Kiiko Matsumoto in pediatrics, facial rejuvination, moxabustion techniques and the M-Test with the revered Dr. Yoshito Mukaino.

Additional post-graduate work and training includes a certification in Kiiko Matsumoto style acupuncture, Shinkiko healing and pediatrics under sensei Koei Kuwahara in Boston, Advanced Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Engaging Vitality which is a combination of osteopathy and acupuncture.

Specialties

Through years of training I specialize in pediatrics and non-insertive needle techniques. From 2014-2016 I worked as a part-time acupuncturist with a focus on pediatrics as part of the HOPES Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center where I provided acupuncture in both inpatient and outpatient settings to adult and pediatric patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.

I am expert in the following areas:

• Pediatric acupuncture and non-insertive needle techniques
• Facial rejuvination
• Fertility and pregnancy support

Contact Information

You can reach me at stephanie@opustotalhealth.com.