ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
Brianna Livesay, D.O.M., M.Ac., L.Ac.
Brianna Livesay is a NCCAOM board-certified Doctor of Oriental Medicine and licensed acupuncturist. Dr. Livesay has completed certificates in psychoendoneuroimmunology (PENI), electroacupuncture, facial rejuvenation for neurological conditions and cognitive neuroscience (Harvard). She runs a comprehensive practice utilizing the various pillars of Chinese Medicine to treat patients including acupuncture/electroacupuncture, nutritional therapy, Chinese herbal prescriptions, exercise, gua sha, cupping and tui na. Dr. Livesay specializes in neuroscience from a Chinese Medicine lens and helps patients to understand how the body, mind and spirit function as an integrated whole. Acupuncture styles include Eight Principle, Five Element, Channel, Balance Method and NADA. She helps patients understand how symptoms arise from a hypervigilance of the nervous system and sees patients with concerns of stress, trauma-related symptomatology and neurological conditions including headaches/migraines, stress, neuropathy, PTSD, depression, anxiety and trigeminal neuralgia. She also sees patients who want to optimize their overall brain functioning or those with unexplained symptoms.
MASSAGE, REFLEXOLOGY, REIKI
Sherri Heck-Shriver, LMT, COTA/L
Sherri Heck-Shriver is a 1996 graduate of the Baltimore School of Massage and has worked in a variety of settings as a licensed massage therapist. Previously she has worked at Long View Nursing Home, Pearlstone Retreat Center, and Antrim 1814. Sherri offers Swedish, Deep Tissue and Myofascial Massage while incorporating her skills as an occupational therapy assistant to provide a unique blending of skill sets. In October of 2022, she became certified in Integrative Reflexology® to add to her skills.
Karen Hunter Dixon, LMT, CLT, Reiki Master
Karen is a 1994 graduate of the Baltimore School of Massage and a 2008 graduate of the Academy of Lymphatic Studies. Karen’s basic education included Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Myofascial massage techniques. She is also Maryland State Licensed and a member of the Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals association. Her continued education in the field of massage included pre- and postnatal massage, cancer and mastectomy massage, Integrative Reflexology®, cranio-sacral therapy and lymphatic massage. She is a Reiki Master and works with Chakra energy systems. Karen has been a practitioner in the Carroll Hospital complementary health program since its inception.
Andrea Thornton, LMT
Andrea is a board certified and state licensed massage therapist. She has a bachelor’s degree from UMBC in Health Science and Policy. Andrea has been practicing massage since 1998 after completing her training at the Baltimore School of Massage. Using such techniques as Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy, Andrea aids the body's natural healing process for chronic muscle pain. Andrea has experience working with clients with various health goals and conditions including post-injury and postsurgical rehabilitation, stress management, back and neck pain, autoimmune disease, repetitive use syndromes, oncology, pregnancy and sports conditioning.