Kristen Chew, L.Ac., CMT, CYT is a nationally certified and California licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her approach to healing integrates the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine with the modern technologies of frequency medicine and light therapy, and is inspired by her experience as a therapeutic bodyworker and knowledge of yoga asana. As a general health practitioner, she treats a wide variety of complaints and imbalances and has special interests in pain management, treating pregnant mamas, mental health and preventative care.
She holds a Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), and a bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. Kristen has studied extensively under Dr. Edith Ubuntu Chan, DAOM, L.Ac., an exceptional doctor of acupuncture and oriental medicine best known for her work as a holistic sports medicine practitioner, and has worked with Dr. Angela C. Wu, L.Ac, O.M.D., an acupuncturist and doctor of oriental medicine with over 30 years of experience specializing in women’s health and fertility. She has completed both the core and advanced Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) training modules taught by Dr. Carolyn McMakin, the woman responsible for developing FSM as we know it today, and continues her FSM educational journey with several select educators in the FSM world.
Kristen is certified in Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture, and has completed the Advanced Study Program in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, China. She also has 5 years of experience bringing health and wellness to the workplace, providing acupuncture, bodywork and yoga services to corporate wellness clients including Eventbrite, Publicis & Hal Riney, Keeping Your Balance, Gilead Sciences, Adobe Systems, Visa and Electronics for Imaging.
Kristen has over 1000 hours of training in various Eastern and Western bodywork modalities. Her formal training began at the Thai Massage School of Chiang Mai in Chiang Mai, Thailand, after which she continued to study both Shiatsu and Tui Na at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Most recently, she has been inspired by the work of Ortho-Bionomy, a gentle system of healing developed to support the body in its own process of self-recovery.
