Stefan Grace, Licensed Acupuncturist at Confluence Acupuncture in Brattleboro, VT

Stefan Grace, Licensed Acupuncturist

I am a licensed acupuncturist in Vermont, having trained at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR, where I completed a four-year program of study in Classical Chinese Medicine and received my Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine. While in school, my work focused on the study and clinical application of classical Chinese herbal formulas. My manual therapy and acupuncture training comes from the North American Tang Shou Tao Association (NATSTA), which teaches in a tradition of gong fu medicine: time-tested, effective techniques that bring fast relief. I have been practicing the Chinese internal martial arts for over 25 years and am an instructor of baguazhang, xingyiquan, and qigong with NATSTA.

I have been training and practicing Chinese medicine for over 15 years, with particular focus on combining manual therapy, acupuncture, and Chinese herbs. I see these three modalities as both distinct and deeply connected. Each has its own properties, but those properties interact with each other as well. 

The practice of Chinese medicine, like any medical approach, is a marriage of diagnosis and treatment. This is why I take a bit more time than most patients are used to—to listen and find connections in what you tell me that can help us co-create a plan. Each treatment plan is explicitly individualized because no two people, or their chronic issues, are the same.

There is still so much to learn in this 4000 year-old medical tradition. I continue to grow in my practice by studying the source texts of Chinese acupuncture and herbal medicine in their original form. Most importantly, each patient that I see is also a teacher and we’ll work together toward a greater sense of alignment, balance, and health.

CREDENTIALS

  • Bachelor of Science in Speech – Northwestern University

  • Master of Science in Oriental Medicine – National University of Natural Medicine

  • Diplomate of Oriental Medicine – National Certification Commission For Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

  • Licensed Acupuncturist – State of Vermont

  • Instructor: Shen Long Xingyiquan, North American Tang Shou Tao Association

  • Instructor: Jing Luo Qigong, North American Tang Shou Tao Association

 
 
 

Anika Hudson, Front Desk Support & Herbal Pharmacy Manager

I have long been inspired by nature, and the capacity of the mind/body/spirit to continuously learn, heal and grow. This motivated my journey to study massage and bodywork, Ayurveda, yoga, shamanism, and my deepest joy– herbalism. When not seeing massage clients or working at the clinic, I can usually be found with my two dogs wandering the forest, working in the garden, playing with herbs, reading, cooking, or geeking out on herbal books and classes.

 
 
 

Heather Creek, Front Desk Support 

I have worked in the wellness space for nearly 20 years. As a licensed massage therapist, I specialize in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Trigger Point, Thai, Hot Stone and Chair Massage. I have also trained and worked as a Phlebotomist. My experience with patients– handling their care in a kind and confidential manner– has complimented my work at the clinic.