Eliza Grimes

Bio

Eliza is a nationally board certified and licensed acupuncturist and is board certified in Chinese herbology through the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and the state of New York. Eliza received her four-year Master’s Degree in Science and Traditional Oriental Medicine from one of the oldest and most respected colleges in the United States, The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

Eliza obtained her undergraduate degree at the University of Vermont where she studied Human Development and Family Studies. It is her passion for supporting healthy development that brought her to her interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

As a practitioner, Eliza places great emphasis on the patient/practitioner relationship, ensuring a comfortable, safe space for healing and encompassing the ability to make a patient feel heard and understood. She uses Chinese medicine to treat a wide variety of conditions, with specific areas of specialty.

Eliza uses a comprehensive approach in treating her patients, including acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Eastern nutirition, tui na, cupping and gua sha. She believes an integrative approach to health is most beneficial in staying healthy and living life optimally.

What is your greatest accomplishment?
Finding a profession I am passionate about and doing everything it took to reach that goal, regardless of the sacrifices I had to make to get where I am. It was all well worth it!

What drives you every day?
I love watching my patients blossom into incredible people, and seeing the smile on their face when they see the progress they have made. You can’t beat that.

Do you have any nicknames?
Oh this is endless, and quite embarrassing. Lizard, Presh, Lizey, Lizardo, Lye, Tat, Tathead, Beebs, Bunny. I have some really weird friends.

What traits in others are you attracted to?
Humor, loyalty, dedication. And I’m really drawn to people who genuinely smile a lot.

If you could be any animal which would you prefer to be and why?
I would be a puppy - so I could lay in a pile of puppies.

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