Dr. Elizabeth Collins was a full time Emergency Medical Technician prior to obtaining her Masters degree from the Finger Lakes School of Acupuncture and Oriental medicine in Seneca Falls, New York. She is trained in both Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture. She completed an internship at the world renowned Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, P.R. China, and has comprehensive training in Zheng Gu Tui Na bodywork from Tom Bisio, L.Ac. in New York City. Additionally, she studied the treatment of acute and chronic pain at the EASTMedicine Seminar Series at the University of Westminster, London, UK. With experience in both Western and Eastern spheres, she is committed to bringing a well rounded, holistic approach to each patient encounter.
Facts:
- Founder and Directrix of The East West Company
- Licensed Acupuncturist in Rhode Island since 2014
- Meditates daily
- Enjoys a good late-night solo dance party with a glass of wine
- Olympic-level user of curse words
- Reads tarot & is a natural intuitive
- Admires and collects vintage fashion & one of a kind art
- Is owned by several cats
- Studied classical opera at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY from ages 16-18, and rock, soul and jazz thereafter