Kristen Happe

LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORIENTAL MEDICINE

Kristen Happe is a board certified, licensed acupuncturist and practitioner of oriental medicine.

She completed her bachelor’s degree in anthropology and business at the University of Pittsburgh then went on to study oriental medicine at the Florida College of Integrative Medicine.

Graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Professional Health Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Oriental Medicine, Kristen has studied with elite acupuncture physicians from around the world. 

They include Dr. Li-Chun Huang in advanced auricular acupuncture, Dr. Richard Tan in pain treatment for musculoskeletal injuries and balance method, Dr. Yu Chen in I-Ching acupuncture, Dr. Susan Johnson in Tung’s style acupuncture and Dr. Tran Viet Dzung in obesity and mental disorders.

In 2006, she completed an intensive acupuncture internship at the PLA Army General Hospital in Beijing where she was able to see first-hand, the benefits of acupuncture on stroke, bell’s palsy and hemiplegia patients.

Giving patients back their mobility while watching a wing of a hospital devoted to acupuncture, qi gong and herbal medicine was life changing.  Seeing patients, ages 2- 85, enforced how useful this therapy can be for everyone.  

Kristen also loves yoga and is keen on sharing her knowledge of how Chinese medicine overlaps with yoga and Ayurvedic principles. 

She started her experience with kundalini yoga and added vinyasa yoga in 2014. She decided to incorporate these two interests by developing monthly wellness crawls and acu/yoga workshops, showcasing the powerful benefits of both acupuncture and yoga. 

Meditation is also a significant interest that she has added to workshops and encourages patients to adopt into their daily lives. Unfamiliar with meditation's powerful effects? See what Harvard has to say.