Lisa Desrosiers, M.Ac, L.Ac, Dipl.Ac (NCCAOM) is a Licensed & Board Certified Acupuncturist in Arlington MA. With over 20 years of clinical experience, she specializes in acupuncture for women’s health, fertility, menopause, stress and pain.
She is also a Reiki master, shamanic energy healer, Certified Energy Medicine Practitioner, and Certified Professional Life Coach who works with women through pivotal life transition points. She helps them heal their past, move through loss and grief, get unstuck, and embrace their next chapter with clarity and purpose.
An animal and equine lover, Lisa is a Certified Animal Reiki Practitioner and offers in person and distant animal healing sessions.
Her goal is to offer the best of her training and experience to help clients achieve their wellness goals, create optimal health and to live authentic, balanced and meaningful lives. Lisa believes in an integrative model which treats the whole person on all levels – physical, emotional, behavioral, environmental, soul & spiritual. She embraces her critical thinking and clinical training with her intuitive side to help get to the root of issues, and uses a blend of healing techniques for each person. She works with her clients to create a partnership built on trust.
My Journey
I began my healing career in the field of acupuncture, receiving my master’s degree in acupuncture from the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Seattle WA. I opened Davis Square Acupuncture in 2005, now located in Arlington MA, and have been treating clients ever since.
My analytical mind was drawn towards research, and I spent my early years (while building my private practice) working as a research acupuncturist at Harvard Medical School and as a research assistant at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
My intuitive side called me towards energy healing, personal growth and spirituality, and that journey continues today. I received Reiki 1 & 2, and spent an intense 2 years studying energy healing in the shamanic traditions of Peru. I deepened my yoga practice and completed a 2 year yoga teacher training. My search brought me to Peru and India to receive more healings and teachings. I also continued an interest and study of herbs that began in acupuncture school. These additional tools helped me experience and understand healing on various levels, and bring new modalities to my clients.
In 2019 my husband and I adopted an anxious reactive rescue dog, who became one of my greatest teachers. Kita brought me deeper into the world of reiki as I searched for ways to heal her trauma. I became a reiki master and then certified in animal reiki. After turning 50 I followed a long held dream of spending time with horses, and now volunteer weekly with therapy horses and offer equine and animal reiki sessions.
During the pandemic my business went through a crisis. For support I sought out a life coach who worked with horses doing equine assisted learning & coaching. Saint ignited a passion in me for working with and healing horses, and also inspired a new skill set of coaching that I wanted to bring to my clients. I got trained and certified in life coaching to help others move through challenging life transitions.
I still and always will love acupuncture and Chinese medicine; it is a foundational part of my healing practice. As a lifelong learner, it is rewarding and fulfilling to me to offer more services of energy healing, life coaching and animal reiki, and bring my full authentic self to work in the world.
Training & Credentials:
- B.A. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, University of Rochester
- M.Ac: Master’s Degree in Acupuncture Degree, Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Seattle WA.
- L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist, The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, License #219771
- Dipl.Ac (NCCAOM) – Board Certified Acupuncturist, Diplomate in Acupuncture (NCCAOM), National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Certified Reiki Master Practitioner (Usui & Holy Fire), ICRT International Center for Reiki Training
- Certified Animal Reiki Practitioner, ICRT International Center for Reiki Training
- Certified Energy Medicine & Shamanic Practitioner, Initiated Mesa carrier in the Peruvian Q’ero Shamanic lineage, The Four Winds Society, Healing the Light Body School
- Certified Professional Life Coach & Transformation Coach, Transformation Academy
- Seasons of Change Life Transition Coach, ILCT Institute for Life Coach Training
- Acutonics Sound Healing Level 1 Practitioner, Bastyr University
- Certificate of Apprenticeship in Western Herbology, The Boston School of Herbal Studies
- Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor at 200 hour level, Full Radiance Yoga & Ashaya Yoga
My Approach
I love my job because I get to work with so many amazing clients on their healing journeys. It brings me a lot of joy to see the transformation of someone from a place of pain, dis-ease or discomfort in life to feeling more healthy, balanced and vibrant. I know that when you don’t feel well it is hard to enjoy your life, and that sometimes creating or navigating change is really difficult. Investing in your health and wellness is worth it because it means being able to enjoy your work, family, friends, hobbies and dreams more fully.
I’ve devoted my professional career and much of my personal life to health, wellness and personal growth, because I know that when I’m healthy I feel good, enjoy my life more, am more productive at work, have more creativity, can pursue my goals more easily, and generally am a much happier person. I want to share that knowledge with others. We all know there is no magic pill or treatment for health or healing. It takes effort, the willingness to try new things, a commitment to invest in yourself, and the desire to become healthy and whole. Everything you do can help you take a step closer or farther away from wellness and balance. 
I know that navigating the health care and insurance systems can be challenging, so I want to create a calm healing environment where you feel heard and then receive treatment, support and information that will help you.
First I ask questions, listen and understand your situation.
Then I reflect on and utilize all the training and modalities I’ve studied to determine how I can best help you.
Next I treat you so that you can receive some healing and begin to feel better.
Throughout the process I support, educate and empower you so that you can maintain your new level of health and wellness.
I believe health and wholeness is a journey more than a destination, and I’m happy to be a part of your journey.
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