Acupuncturists, Naturopathic Doctors, Psychotherapists in Santa Monica
Address
2104 Wilshire Boulevard
May You Live In Good Health
Practitioners
Brendan Armm, DAOM, LAc - Founder/Director
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Armm is a board-certified Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicinal Herbalist both in the state of California and nationally. He is among the first fifty practitioners nationally to have completed a clinical Doctorate in Orthopedics, Pain Management and Integrative Medicine. In addition to Dr. Armm’s practice with and founding Lotus East-West Medical Center, he teaches Oriental medicine and meditation to the master level students at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
While becoming a licensed acupuncturist, he was named “Student of the Year,” an award presented by the American Association of Oriental Medicine given only to the top student in the country. To enhance his clinical education, Dr. Armm completed a year long doctoral fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, a two year internship under Dr. Zhiyou Qiu, LAc, MD (China) at Emperor’s Doctoral Pain Management Clinic in Santa Monica, and an externship at the Venice Family Clinic. He graduated at the top of his class at both Emperor’s College and Wesleyan University receiving both schools’ highest honors. more...
Dorine Karlin, ND, LAc
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Karlin’s medical practice focuses on the treatment of the whole individual to stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities. Approaching the patient through a nurturing environment where the physical as well as the emotional history lays groundwork for treatment, Dr. Karlin treats the cause of disease rather than the symptoms. By using effective and appropriately individualized treatment methods, Dr. Karlin guides patients toward balanced health. She strives to create optimal wellness by identifying and eliminating the stressors on a patient’s system and supporting the body’s physiology.
Dr. Karlin’s techniques include: Neurotransmitter & Hormonal Balancing, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Neuro-Emotional Technique, Acupuncture, Craniosacral, Auricular Medicine, Facial Rejuvenation, Bio-therapeutic Drainage, Nutrition and Lifestyle counseling. more...
Kimberly Reid, LAc
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Kimberly is a board-certified Acupuncturist in the state of California, and graduated with honors from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. Her traditional Chinese medicine specialties include internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, fertility and women’s health, and pain management.
She enjoys working with all ages and strives to educate patients and support the body’s intelligence with the tools of Chinese medicine, including herbs and nutrition. Her goal is to help eliminate stressors and blocks so the body is rejuvenated and can regain its natural balance. Reid practices acupressure, tui-na (Chinese medical massage) and medical qi-gong, for those who do not care for treatments with acupuncture. She encourages those who have not yet experienced Chinese medicine to come experience its benefits. She also speaks French, Swiss-German, German and Basic Spanish. more...
Richard C. Hsu, LAc
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Richard Hsu graduated with a Master of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from South Baylo University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1997. In 1998, he obtained his acupuncture license in the state of California. Since then, Richard has been practicing acupuncture and Oriental medicine starting his first clinic in San Marino. Currently, he also has clinics in Northridge and Santa Monica.
Richard is always reinforcing his knowledge on alternative medicine by attending a wide assortment of classes; so in turn he can benefit his patients to achieve ultimate health and also to educate them so they can educate others about the benefits of alternative medicine. Richard specializes in pain management, allergies and infertility. Richard has been dedicated to Tai-Chi Chuan and Qi Qong practices for over 20 years. more...
Sarah Murphy, ND, LAc
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Murphy is a board certified and licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist in the state of California. Her treatment goals are to work in partnership with each person to achieve a healing path that is focused on the individual’s personal health needs, that addresses the real causes of illness versus merely suppressing symptoms, and that stimulates the natural vitality of the body to heal itself and reach a state of optimal wellness.
Treatment Specialties:
Natural therapies such as botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutrition and supplements, hydrotherapy, lifestyle counseling, acu-energetic meridian therapy, bodywork/massage, medical qi gong and yoga may be employed in a combination individualized for the optimal healing of each person. more...
Won mi Lauren Kim, LAc
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Won mi is an Acupuncturist licensed by the state of California. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego with a sub-minor in Psychology. Her specialties include: stress management, psycho-emotional disorders, women’s health, digestive issues and lifestyle counseling.
Won mi works with an integrative, energetic mind-body approach to help her patients heal from injury, stress, illness and imbalance. In conjunction with her formal acupuncture studies, she has also studied Sacred Acupuncture extensively with Adam Atman and utilizes techniques such as qi gong, tui-na and visualizations to achieve optimal results. more...
Ann Marie Nguyen, ND, LAc
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Ann Marie Nguyen is a board certified, licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist. After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelors in Psychobiology, she was awarded dual graduate degrees at Bastyr University, one of the nation’s leading academic institutions devoted to the natural health sciences.
Dr. Nguyen has practiced around the world, from working with non-profit organizations in Kenya to Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals in Shanghai. Her medical practice integrates Western Medicine with the time honored treatments and philosophies of the Eastern and Naturopathic disciplines. Dr. Nguyen offers natural solutions to healthcare, treatments that stimulate and support the inherent healing abilities of each individual. She is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment where she can work with patients to provide them with the tools and information they need to make choices for optimal wellness. more...
Deborah E. Anderson, PhD, RYT
Psychology and Neuropsychology
Deborah E. Anderson, PhD, RYT is a Licensed Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She holds a doctorate in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine from the University of North Texas and completed a two-year post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute in Los Angeles.
Her therapy practice includes individual and couples therapy with mostly an adult population. She draws upon her training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, neuroscience and other therapeutic modalities including mind-body medicine (such as relaxation, guided imagery, and hypnosis) to treat a variety of general psychiatric and medical disorders. Her goal is to help clients understand the underlying thoughts and emotions that create distress and dis-ease and to help them build a “tool kit for life” from which to reduce symptoms of stress and other physical/emotional pain. more...
Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Armm is a board-certified Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicinal Herbalist both in the state of California and nationally. He is among the first fifty practitioners nationally to have completed a clinical Doctorate in Orthopedics, Pain Management and Integrative Medicine. In addition to Dr. Armm’s practice with and founding Lotus East-West Medical Center, he teaches Oriental medicine and meditation to the master level students at Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine.
While becoming a licensed acupuncturist, he was named “Student of the Year,” an award presented by the American Association of Oriental Medicine given only to the top student in the country. To enhance his clinical education, Dr. Armm completed a year long doctoral fellowship at Good Samaritan Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, a two year internship under Dr. Zhiyou Qiu, LAc, MD (China) at Emperor’s Doctoral Pain Management Clinic in Santa Monica, and an externship at the Venice Family Clinic. He graduated at the top of his class at both Emperor’s College and Wesleyan University receiving both schools’ highest honors. more...
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Karlin’s medical practice focuses on the treatment of the whole individual to stimulate the body’s natural healing abilities. Approaching the patient through a nurturing environment where the physical as well as the emotional history lays groundwork for treatment, Dr. Karlin treats the cause of disease rather than the symptoms. By using effective and appropriately individualized treatment methods, Dr. Karlin guides patients toward balanced health. She strives to create optimal wellness by identifying and eliminating the stressors on a patient’s system and supporting the body’s physiology.
Dr. Karlin’s techniques include: Neurotransmitter & Hormonal Balancing, Herbal Medicine, Homeopathy, Neuro-Emotional Technique, Acupuncture, Craniosacral, Auricular Medicine, Facial Rejuvenation, Bio-therapeutic Drainage, Nutrition and Lifestyle counseling. more...
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Kimberly is a board-certified Acupuncturist in the state of California, and graduated with honors from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. Her traditional Chinese medicine specialties include internal medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, fertility and women’s health, and pain management.
She enjoys working with all ages and strives to educate patients and support the body’s intelligence with the tools of Chinese medicine, including herbs and nutrition. Her goal is to help eliminate stressors and blocks so the body is rejuvenated and can regain its natural balance. Reid practices acupressure, tui-na (Chinese medical massage) and medical qi-gong, for those who do not care for treatments with acupuncture. She encourages those who have not yet experienced Chinese medicine to come experience its benefits. She also speaks French, Swiss-German, German and Basic Spanish. more...
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Richard Hsu graduated with a Master of Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from South Baylo University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1997. In 1998, he obtained his acupuncture license in the state of California. Since then, Richard has been practicing acupuncture and Oriental medicine starting his first clinic in San Marino. Currently, he also has clinics in Northridge and Santa Monica.
Richard is always reinforcing his knowledge on alternative medicine by attending a wide assortment of classes; so in turn he can benefit his patients to achieve ultimate health and also to educate them so they can educate others about the benefits of alternative medicine. Richard specializes in pain management, allergies and infertility. Richard has been dedicated to Tai-Chi Chuan and Qi Qong practices for over 20 years. more...
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Murphy is a board certified and licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist in the state of California. Her treatment goals are to work in partnership with each person to achieve a healing path that is focused on the individual’s personal health needs, that addresses the real causes of illness versus merely suppressing symptoms, and that stimulates the natural vitality of the body to heal itself and reach a state of optimal wellness.
Treatment Specialties:
Natural therapies such as botanical medicine, homeopathy, nutrition and supplements, hydrotherapy, lifestyle counseling, acu-energetic meridian therapy, bodywork/massage, medical qi gong and yoga may be employed in a combination individualized for the optimal healing of each person. more...
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Won mi is an Acupuncturist licensed by the state of California. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego with a sub-minor in Psychology. Her specialties include: stress management, psycho-emotional disorders, women’s health, digestive issues and lifestyle counseling.
Won mi works with an integrative, energetic mind-body approach to help her patients heal from injury, stress, illness and imbalance. In conjunction with her formal acupuncture studies, she has also studied Sacred Acupuncture extensively with Adam Atman and utilizes techniques such as qi gong, tui-na and visualizations to achieve optimal results. more...
Naturopathic Doctor, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Dr. Ann Marie Nguyen is a board certified, licensed Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist. After graduating from UCLA with a Bachelors in Psychobiology, she was awarded dual graduate degrees at Bastyr University, one of the nation’s leading academic institutions devoted to the natural health sciences.
Dr. Nguyen has practiced around the world, from working with non-profit organizations in Kenya to Traditional Chinese Medicine hospitals in Shanghai. Her medical practice integrates Western Medicine with the time honored treatments and philosophies of the Eastern and Naturopathic disciplines. Dr. Nguyen offers natural solutions to healthcare, treatments that stimulate and support the inherent healing abilities of each individual. She is committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment where she can work with patients to provide them with the tools and information they need to make choices for optimal wellness. more...
Psychology and Neuropsychology
Deborah E. Anderson, PhD, RYT is a Licensed Psychologist and Neuropsychologist, and a Registered Yoga Teacher. She holds a doctorate in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine from the University of North Texas and completed a two-year post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute in Los Angeles.
Her therapy practice includes individual and couples therapy with mostly an adult population. She draws upon her training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, neuroscience and other therapeutic modalities including mind-body medicine (such as relaxation, guided imagery, and hypnosis) to treat a variety of general psychiatric and medical disorders. Her goal is to help clients understand the underlying thoughts and emotions that create distress and dis-ease and to help them build a “tool kit for life” from which to reduce symptoms of stress and other physical/emotional pain. more...
Psychotherapy
Jenny Bowen is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in California and holds a Master’s degree from Pepperdine University. She has worked for several years with adults experiencing severe depression, anxiety, and chronic mental illnesses. She works primarily with adults and couples using empathy and insight to help them address their unique individual needs.
Jenny’s approach is integrative and holistic, combining cognitive behavioral and traditional psychotherapy with mind-body techniques. Her blended perspective helps others discover and unlock negative thoughts and patterns of the past, allowing them to focus on the present, feel more fulfilled, and achieve their goals for the future. Her use of mindfulness, relaxation, and breathing exercises reflects her holistic view of helping individuals make more intuitive and authentic choices. Jenny is committed to working with others to help them achieve more balance and fulfillment in their lives. more...
Licensed CA Clinical Psychologist
PSY 21833
Dr. Bressi has worked in the field of mental health from an empathic relational sensibility for the past 14 years, coupling her work with a deep-rooted practice of spiritual transformation informed by indigenous wisdom. A leader in depathologizing the appropriate distress suffered by those with varying degrees of traumatic experience, she has worked as trauma specialist and Clinical Director for the nation's leading treatment centers, including the founding of her own center for adults with co-occurring trauma-based disorders. She now maintains a private practice in Topanga and Santa Monica, California, just outside of Los Angeles. more...
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Shabnam Pourhassani is a graduate of South Baylo University where she did clinical research on Fibromylagia and received the clinical award upon graduation. She holds a Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, a Bachelors in Holistic Science and is licensed by the California Acupuncture Board.
She is a second generation acupuncturist and herbalist, inspired and educated by her mother, Dr. Shohre Mehvar. She specializes in neurological disorders, mental/emotional issues, and gastrointestinal disturbances. more...
Tel: 310.828.8258
2104 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403