All acupuncturists at Acupuncture Together are licensed to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in Massachusetts, hold Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) degrees and have passed the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) exams.
Justine Deutsch earned a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAOM) degree from the New England School of Acupuncture in Newton, MA in August of 2007. Her graduate studies focused on Chinese style acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and she has done extensive post-graduate coursework in distal point treatments for acute and chronic pain as well as Chinese herbal medicine for internal medicine conditions. Justine has extensive clinical experience successfully treating a wide range of conditions.
Justine was a board member of the Community Acupuncture Network in 2010 and 2011, and now serves as a community acupuncture clinic mentor and New England regional leader for POCA, the People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture. Justine’s work in the community acupuncture setting began at Manchester Acupuncture Studio in New Hampshire in September of 2007, where she practiced until opening Acupuncture Together on May 27, 2008.
Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, Justine obtained a B.A. in mathematics with a minor in psychology from the University of Rochester. Although she has always enjoyed studying math, she knew her heart was in holistic health and helping others, which led her to the field of Chinese medicine.
When she’s not needling patients, Justine enjoys working out, outdoor activities, collecting community acupuncture clinic t-shirts, walking her cat and spending time with friends and family.
Alison Winters earned her Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) in San Francisco in December of 2008. While at ACTCM, Alison interned at both its community clinic and auricular drop-in clinic as well as California Pacific Stroke Project and Physical Therapy Center, Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic and Dr. Lifang Liang’s Fertility Clinic. She was also a teaching assistant for a sports medicine and pain management course.
After graduating from ACTCM, Alison traveled to China where she studied with Dr. Wang Ju-Yi, one of modern China’s most respected scholars, teachers and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Studying his theory of channel palpation and distal point treatments has led her to more precise diagnoses and much better clinical results.
Prior to joining Acupuncture Together in 2011, Alison was in private practice since 2009, having opened and ran the Community Clinic in Salem, MA.
Alison holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and psychology from Northeastern University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is a Reiki Master of the Usui Shiki Ryoho tradition and has extensively traveled in Peru where she studied Inca medicine and taught English as a second language.
Jess Butler earned a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from the New England School of Acupuncture. Her clinical background includes diverse experiences, having treated patients at the Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury, Boston Medical Center Pediatric Outpatient Clinic and in private practice in Jamaica Plain. Jess’s personal experience with acupuncture began over 10 years ago when she sought treatment for chronic migraines. As a patient, acupuncture’s holistic approach to health resonated strongly with her, and she was also, of course, very grateful to experience pain relief from the treatments she received. Jess has supplemented her acupuncture education from NESA by studying distal point acupuncture techniques to produce gentle, effective treatments.