Integrative Medicine

Leta is a Board Certified Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist, Certified Personal Trainer by the International Sports Sciences Association and Certified Qi Gong Instructor. She acquired her Bachelor of Arts from Syracuse University in Environmental Public Policy and her Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches Institute. She is currently enrolled in receiving a clinical Doctorate in Neuromuscular Pain Management from Five Branches University as well as going back to China to earn her Ph.D from Zheijiang Univeristy to continue her research on the efficacy of Chinese Medicine with weight loss.

LeTa has earned various certifications and her clinical practice is based on the teachings of Jeffrey Yuen, world-renowned teacher of Oriental Medicine and 88th generation Daoist priest; is highly influenced by the Global Balance method of acupuncture as taught by Richard Teh-Fu Tan and embraces the lifelong work of Japanese Doctor Kiiko Matsumoto.

LeTa upholds the belief that good medicine is an integrative approach and that in order to guide her patients on the road to optimal health, individual education and empowerment are vital to achieving wellness. She believes in the integration of various therapeutic modalities to best serve each individual’s health care needs. Competent and effective health care is provided not only through a wide referral network of health care specialists, but mainly through the application of acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional counseling, symptom questionnaire and lifestyle changes. LeTa is dedicated to genuinely care and listen to each patient to create a customized treatment plan and integrative approach, as well as educate them on their role in the program toward better health.  Her goal is to get every patient to their best state of health possible in the most efficient manner.

Because of her integrative approach to assisting people in living the best life possible, she teaches Qi Gong Stretch and Qi Gong for Stress classes in the Chi Center, outdoor fitness classes around Santa Cruz County and rewards individuals for investing in their health through the health and fitness contest called the Santa Cruz Challenge.

She is a member of American Acupuncture Council, American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and California State Oriental Medical Association. She has just started a blog for her patients that will be based on the theories and principles of Chinese Medicine.

LeTa's Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Expertise Include:

_ Pain management and orthopedics

_ Integrative medicine

_ Gastro-intestinal disorders and diet/nutritional counseling

_ Anxiety, fatigue, addictions, stress reduction

_ Weight (fat) Loss