ANN GREENBERG L.Ac., M.Ac., Dipl.Ac.
Professional Bio:
Ann has been a student of traditional eastern philosophy, arts and sciences since she was a teenager. She studied Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine with Dr. Jr. Worsley and the faculty at the Worsley
institute of Classical Acupuncture in Florida and the College of
Traditional Acupuncture in the UK, receiving a Licensure, Advanced
Licenciate, and a Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is Certified by
NACCOM, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine and she has held an acupuncture License in the State of
NY. for the past 18 years. In addition she currently holds a license in the state of PA.Ann has studied Herbal Medicine, both Eastern and Western over the past 25 years, which has included core course studies in Chinese Herbology with Ted Kaptchuk. She continues her studies with well respected teachers in the profession.
Some of her other experiences include:
Teaching and assisting at the Academy for 5 Element Acupuncture.
Ann has also trained in and practices the NADA Addiction protocol. She gained experience interning at a Johns Hopkins clinic for the treatment of patients with heroin addiction before creating and directing an Acupuncture Detox Clinic at the Tompkins County Drug and Alcohol Council in Ithaca NY.
In addition Ann also holds a BA degree in psychology, her interest has been in contemplative and somatic psychology. One of her specialties is working with people challenged by trauma and post traumatic stress, as well as anxiety and depression. she has practiced in integrative health centers working collaboratively with western medical doctors, physical therapists,chiropractors and psychologists. Ann brings to her practice as an acupuncturist her many year of experience working in the field of Oriental Medicine.
Additionally, Ann is a long time meditation practitioner and has spent the last 34 years investigating and studying different somatic disciplines. She has studied Iyenger yoga, Medical Qi Gong, she has completed the "Trager Psychophysical Integration and Mentastics movement education program", the work of Milton Trager. She has also studied Craniosacral Therapy with the Milne Institute and is a student of "Continuum Movement", the work of Emilie Conrad.
Ann skillfully integrates these practices and her understanding of the mind/ body connection depending on the individual needs of each person she is working with.
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