acupuncturist bios

acupuncturist bios

acupuncturist Catherine BrowneCatherine Browne, L.Ac, MH, Dipl.Ac Catherine is board certified by the NCCAOM. She graduated from Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Gainesville, FL and has advanced training in many modalities of healing including: Western herbalism, Chinese herbalism, several styles of acupuncture and Medical Qi Gong. Catherine manages an online herb business, Ageless Herbs. what you may not have known Catherine was an organic herb farmer for 16 years, is a college trained enologist and completed trade school training for ARC welding.

acupuncturist Darren HolmanDarren Holman, L.Ac., MSOM, Dipl.OM Darren is board certified by the NCCAOM in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and he has a four-year Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) from Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Austin TX. He has trained in Chinese Martial Arts and Qigong for 20 years. what you may not have know Darren worked in the coal mines of Virginia and West Virginia while getting his bachelors and Masters in Mining and Minerals Engineering.

our history

In 2002 Catherine Browne began treating patients in the Lake Norman area just North of Charlotte in 2002 where she practiced for five years. She took a short sabbatical to develop her online herb business AgelessHerbs.com which ships herbs all over the world. In 2009 Catherine opened Elkin Community Acupuncture Clinic in a rural community just North of Statesville. The Community Acupuncture model was very rewarding and she decided to move the clinic to Charlotte, NC.

 

20 years experience

Our acupuncturists have over 20 years of combined clinical experience as acupuncturists and herbalists.

Acupuncturists are required to have minimum of 3 years of graduate school at an accredited Oriental medical school and pass the national acupuncture board exam in order to be licensed in North Carolina.

Catherine comments that, "The community acupuncture model is very inclusive, and I am pleased to be treating patients from various socioeconomic backgrounds. I love having elderly patients coming in to clinic along side the college students; I never had elderly patients at my Lake private practice because they are on a fixed income and could not afford my treatments. Before, my patient population was about 90% female, whereas, I am seeing around 60% men in community clinic; men like the fact that there is not a lot of talking and sharing of the soul in CA! Community Acupuncture is also fun and fast moving for me, while patients are able to relax in a calm atmosphere!"

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