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Kitty Ghen, L.Ac, Dipl.Ac.    For more than a decade, Kitty has been an acupuncturist and general health consultant to her community in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. We are now very fortunate to have her wisdom and experience here at Skippack Acupuncture!Kitty Ghen, L. Ac., graduated from the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine in Montclair, NJ in 2002 and was the owner of Healing Point Natural Health for many years in Lansdale, PA.   She was inspired to become an acupuncturist after she saw the profound effects of the acupressure techniques of NAET and NET had on healing of her two sons who had many complex health issues, even as small boys of 3 and 5.  Kitty became devoted to helping people with their health because she witnessed first-hand that acupuncture and acupressure techniques can make profound changes in people’s lives by releasing physical and emotional pain from their body, mind and spirit. In her view, her purpose is to heal people naturally and to support the community in becoming a happy and healthy place to live and raise a family.  She appreciates being a part of the Skippack Acupuncture staff and their deep caring for patients and their well-being. Kitty has expertise in the following areas: Allergy Elimination Technique (NAET), Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET), Nutritional Response Testing (NRT) and Koren Specific Technique (KST).  She will share her wisdom from these trainings, as appropriate, to assist you on your path to vibrant health!

 Rachel Clark, L.Ac, M.Ac.
Rachel Clark is a licensed Acupuncturist trained in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Acupuncture. Rachel is committed to encouraging people to access a deep sense of peace in their mind and body, even during a health crisis. She is especially interested in working with people to help manage chronic pain. She has been a student of  tai chi teacher Maggie Newman since 1986. Rachel’s goal is to listen attentively to your unique circumstances in order to bring health and balance into your life using natural medicine that encourages a deep level of ease and well being.

Other Acupuncture Services

NET - (Neuro Emotional Technique)

Emotions such as fear, anger, grief and many others can negatively affect us long after the original event that caused them. When our body fails to “let go” of these emotions we can find ourselves with unexplained aversions, self-sabotaging behaviors, destructive beliefs, phobias,and many chronic physical problems! Kitty Ghen, L. Ac., uses Neuro-Emotional Technique, also known as NET, that identifies and helps you let go of “stuck” emotional patterns.

NAET - (Nambudripad’s Allergy Elimination Techniques). Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques, also known as NAET®, are a non-invasive, drug free, natural solution to eliminate allergies of all types. One allergen is treated at a time. If you are not severely immune deficient, you may need just one treatment to desensitize one allergen. A person with mild to moderate amount of allergies may take about 15-20 office visits to desensitize 15-20 food and environmental allergens. Basic essential nutrients are treated during the first few visits. Chemicals, environmental allergens, vaccinations, immunizations, etc. are treated after completing about ten basic essential nutrients. NAET can be done in private or community acupuncture sessions.

Facial Rejuvenation - (Acupuncture Face-lifts) $125 1½ hour, 6 treatments for $690, 12 Treatments for $1300
I use Virginia Doran and Ping Zhang’s popular and effective techniques. Each Cosmetic acupuncture session lasts one and a half hours. A series of treatments consists of twelve consecutive sessions administered twice weekly for the first three weeks (if possible in accordance with your schedule) and once a week thereafter. Monthly or seasonal sessions are then recommended for maintenance. While each individual responds uniquely and the number of sessions and results may vary, many individuals see improvements in their skin tone after only a few sessions, with further improvements as the sessions progress.

 The following therapies are used in private treatments if warranted by your condition.

 Moxibustion involves burning dried herbs over specific areas or points of the body. The herb commonly used is called mugwort (Artemisia Vulgaris) – or a blend of mugwort and other herbs—and is referred to as “moxa.” Moxa’s strong warming quality warms the qi (energy) and blood and improves circulation, especially in disorders characterized by cold, such as menstrual disorders, digestive complaints, and arthritic pain.

Cupping is highly beneficial in releasing musculoskeletal tension and pain and removing symptoms of the common cold, flu, and other respiratory disorders. A vacuum is created by heating the air within a specialized glass cup that is then placed flush against the patient’s skin. As the air cools in the cup, a vacuum forms that pulls the skin and underlying fascia into the opening of the cup, stimulating the acupressure effect. The procedure is painless, however the skin will appear red or purple.

Gua sha also called “scraping therapy,” is a technique that involves repeated pressurized strokes over pre-oiled skin with a smooth-edged instrument. With firm pressure, the smooth edge is “scraped” on the surface of the skin along meridian pathways. Similar to the cupping method, this results in the appearance of small red petechiae, referred to as ‘sha.’ This practice removes blood stagnation and promotes circulation and metabolic processes. The marks on the skin may be slightly tender, but are not painful and, in fact, the patient experiences immediate relief from symptoms such as pain, stiffness, cough, and fever.

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