Education and Training

Lisa has been treating clients since 2004. She completed her 4 year graduate education at Southwest Acupuncture College where she completed over 3,300 hours of training in the five branches of Oriental Medicine. Her training included diagnosis, acupuncture, herbal prescribing, nutrition, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, electrical stimulation, and functional medicine.

She is a designated Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (DiplOM) by the National Committee for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Colorado. She has advanced clinical training in the treatment of addiction and trauma, mental health, sports medicine, women’s health, NAET allergy elimination, Esoteric Acupuncture and is a NADA trained addictions specialist. She has also completed two intensive seminars in Mei Zen cosmetic acupuncture.

Lisa has BS degrees in psychology and communications and has over eight years of experience working as a counselor. She also is a certified Satori lifestyle coach. Please see below for a list of her licenses and certifications.

• Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), Colorado Division of Registrations (DORA)

• Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.), National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

• Diplomate in Chinese Herbology (Dipl. C.H.), National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

• Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.), National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)

• Certified Satori lifestyle coach

• Clinical Internship, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Center for Integrative Medicine, Daisy Dong, L.Ac. O.M.D

• Clinical Internship, Martha Lucas, L.Ac, Ph.D

• Clinical Internship in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Southwest Acupuncture College, Valerie Hobbs, O.M.D., L.Ac.

• Clinical Internship in Five Elements Acupuncture, Southwest Acupuncture College, Abbye Silverstein, O.M.D., L.Ac.

• Clinical Internship in Anxiety and Depression, Southwest Acupuncture College, Debby Shapiro, L.Ac., BSN

• Esoteric Acupuncture Intensive training- Level I and II, Dr. Mikio Sankey

• Reiki practitioner - Level I and II

• NAET Allergy Elimination

• Advanced Treatment of Sports Injuries, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc

• Advanced Training in Pulse Diagnosis, Martha Lucas, LAc, PhD

• Mei Zen Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, Martha Lucas, LAc, PhD

• The Treatment of Sports Injuries with Acupuncture, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, LAc

• Advanced Treatment of Mental Health Disorders, Michael Young, LAc

• Molecules of Behavior, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurotransmitter Imbalances

• TCM Treatment of Neurotransmitter Disorders, Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD, LAc

• Clean Needle Technique (CNT), Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Red Cross