An acupuncturist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Her unique clinical lens integrates modern understandings of the neuro-biology of traumatic stress with ancient healing principles from Acupuncture and Asian medicine. This East-meets-West fascination has carried her heart to places and people she never imagined when began her clinic career in the 1970’s as a reproductive health activist – serving as an abortion counselor and Director of the Washington Free Clinic where she led women’s self-help groups and was trained as a gynecology technician.
Alaine was a founding member of the Integrative Health & Wellness program at the DC Veterans Administration Medical Center, working there as an acupuncturist, researcher and educator from 2007-2017. She is a co-founder and Chair of the National Capital Area chapter of Acupuncturists Without Borders, who until Covid 19, provided free weekly acupuncture treatment to immigrants, refugees and neighbors in need in association with Casa de Maryland. She founded Integrative Healing, LLC in 2012 with a goal to integrate the wisdom of Acupuncture and Asian Medicine with the study of neurobiology and traumatic stress in the classroom and the treatment room.
Her book, The Tao Trauma: A Practitioner's Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment is the foundation for classes and workshops she offers for acupuncturists, bodyworkers and mental health providers. It is available in print, audio and kindle wherever you buy books on line. |
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