Meet our Acupuncturist & Herbalist Chelsea Peterson
Born in the Midwest, Chelsea developed her love of sports and being in nature, which led to her early passion of pursuing the healing arts. There she combined her love of horses, nature and the desire to facilitate healing in others.
Moving on from a brief stint in the US Air Force Academy, Chelsea pursued an education in Integrative Physiology at University of Colorado Boulder. Along the way she studied sports medicine, physical training, Equine Therapy, and occupational therapy to name a few. She furthered her knowledge of body systems in Western Medicine as an RN, which ranged from critical care, emergency medicine, to surgical and internal medicine.
Eventually Chelsea found acupuncture through her own injuries being a D-1 track and field athlete, and attended Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, where she honed her skills in Chinese Herbal Medicine, pain management, musculoskeletal pain, neurologic disorders, women’s health/fertility, cancer, hormone imbalances, and more. After obtaining her Master’s in Acupuncture and Herbs with a firm foundation in TCM and Japanese Meridian Therapy, she furthered her sub-specialities in Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral techniques, Five Elements Acupuncture, Jiao Scalp Acupuncture.
Chelsea continues to work in Western and Eastern medicines seeking to bridge the two traditions. She values the practical wisdom found in both aspects of healing, and is excited to serve clients providing safe, compassionate, whole-person care.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
- Internship with Legacy Pain Clinic (Portland, OR)
- Clinical Externship with the Acupuncture Relief Project (Nepal)
- Specializes in musculoskeletal techniques, including trigger point release, electro-stimulation, cupping and gua sha
- Specializes in Jiao’s scalp acupuncture for sensory and motor issues
- Board Certified with National Cert. Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
- Doctorate of East Asian Medicine (DEAM)
Meet our Acu & Founder Bethany De Marco, LAC, RN
Bethany (she/her) is a descendent of farmers and people who view life as entwined with nature and developed a strong connection with Nature as medicine.
In her meandering search for a medical practice that she resonates with, she familiarized herself with very different worlds of healing. This journey ranged from studying the environment itself in Denver Botanic Gardens, working on over 40 studies of native plant species, to managing over 80 cancer research studies at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.
Later she furthered her knowledge and became a registered nurse at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center, and since then she has worked at many ICU’s across the country, including the Neurological ICU at Seattle’s premier stroke center, Swedish Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Harborview Medical Center.
Bethany, an avid outdoor enthusiast, found healing in energetic modalities like Acupuncture to be extremely effective at not only alleviating musculoskeletal injuries, but also treating the spirit and psycho-emotional levels. A graduate of Maryland University of Integrative Health, Bethany loves alleviating pain, treating psycho-emotional health, and also assisting those who are balancing complex medical issues and who want to thrive.
Certifications
- Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.), Masters in Acupuncture Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Board Certified with National Cert. Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
- Registered Nurse (RN), BS and BA degreed
- Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Published in Plant Biology research with Denver Botanic Gardens and Dr. Robert Sandford
Qualifications
- Completed a Fellowship at Mend Acupuncture
- Clinical Residency completed at MUIH
- Specialized in critical care as an RN for 15 years, managing diseases such as diabetes, cancer, heart attacks and heart failure, trauma, and organ failure, and neurological, orthopedic surgeries and musculoskeletal diseases.