STEPHANIE FISCHER
doctor of acupuncture
​FOUNDER, OWNER

Stephanie Fischer is a Doctor of Acupuncture with a Master's degree in acupuncture currently practicing in Rhode Island.  She is licensed to practice acupuncture by the Rhode Island Department of Health and is a Diplomate of Acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In 2009 Stephanie earned her Master's degree in both Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest acupuncture school in the United States. Additional post-graduate work and training includes a certification in Kiiko Matsumoto style acupuncture, Shinkiko healing and pediatrics under sensei Koei Kuwahara in Boston, Advanced Acupuncture for the Cancer Patient from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Engaging Vitality which is a combination of osteopathy and acupuncture.

Through years of training Stephanie specializes in pediatrics and non-insertive needle techniques. From 2014-2016 she worked as a part-time acupuncturist with a focus on pediatrics as part of the HOPES Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center where she provided acupuncture in both inpatient and outpatient settings to adult and pediatric patients undergoing radiation and chemotherapy.

In 2018 Stephanie traveled to Osaka and Kyoto, Japan to deepen her acupuncture training and cultural immersion by completing an intensive study under teachers of Kiiko Matsumoto in pediatrics, facial rejuvination, moxabustion techniques and the M-Test with the revered Dr. Yoshito Mukaino.

Stephanie is a dual Swiss and American citizen and first became interested in acupuncture while she was a young child in Switzerland accompanying family members on local trips to the village acupuncturist. Stephanie later began acupuncture treatments for her asthma at the age of fifteen and the results were so remarkable that she vowed to dedicate her interests in the healing profession. In addition to her busy practice in Providence, Stephanie continues to give guest lectures at Brown University on acupuncture and complementary medicine and pursue further studies with a focus on fertility and pregnancy support after her own personal journey. Recently Keystone Family Acupuncture became a referred Acupuncture provider by the Women and Infant’s Hospital Fertility Center in Providence, RI. 

RACHEL W. MARTINEZ

DOCTOR OF ACUPUNCTURE

As a doctor of acupuncture, Rachel partners with her patients to achieve harmony and health of the mind, body, and spirit - using acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, and other modalities to treat acute and chronic symptoms and achieve global health. Rachel’s patients often feel relief at their first appointment - enjoying a deepening of the breath, clear eyes, and a sense of settling into their body. Throughout the full course of treatment, she and her patients work together to make space, in the body and in life, for the lasting healing that comes with rest and recovery. 

Rachel is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) after graduating from the New England School of Acupuncture, now part of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) in Worcester, MA, where she trained in Chinese, Japanese, and Orthopedic acupuncture.  As an intern she treated patients at Boston Medical Center, UMass Memorial and Cambridge Health Alliance’s Malden Family Health Center. 

Under the supervision of Michelle Gellis, one of the few Acupuncturists certified to teach Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture on a national level, Rachel is trained and certified in facial rejuvenation acupuncture.  Using a combination of systemic body points and local facial points, along with facial cupping and gua sha, facial rejuvenation acupuncture can be used to naturally and effectively mimic cosmetic facial enhancements or treat neuromuscular conditions of the face, such as bell's palsy, TMJ and others.  Facial rejuvenation acupuncture works by releasing excess muscular tension, which causes wrinkles, invigorating weakened musculature which leads to sagging, and naturally stimulating the local production of collagen and elastin.  

Rachel was drawn to acupuncture as she trained to become a first-degree black belt in Aikido, a traditional Japanese martial art. Not surprisingly, there were aches and pains along the way which she was treated successfully with acupuncture and chiropractic. Later, acupuncture kept her healthy during two pregnancies. As a result, she found herself continuously referring her friends and family to similar courses of treatment. Feeling called, Rachel left a successful real estate career to attend MCPHS. She sees this career change as an aligning of her upbringing, being the daughter of a chiropractor, her passion for health, and her training in Aikido and Zen. Becoming a healer honors her family’s legacy and is a confluence of her own life’s journey.

Today, Rachel still trains in Aikido and Zen meditation and lives in Cranston, RI with her husband, two children, and pup Bucky.

BRIDGET BOURNE

REiki master + iet practictioner

Bridget Bourne is a native Rhode Islander, currently residing in East Providence.  She has had an interest in spirituality and psychic work for as long as she can remember, and has had the gift of clairsentience and clairaudience since childhood. She began exploring reiki and spirituality in 2007 after the loss of her father, which began her journey of healing work.
 
When Bridget was introduced to Reiki she felt an immediate connection to it. Her practitioner encouraged her to be attuned to reiki, knowing Bridget had a passion for reiki and a natural gift of compassion and healing. She is a Reiki Master Teacher and practitioner, attuned in Usui Reiki. She is known for bringing emotional and physical healing as well as intuitive messages during her reiki treatments.
 
Bridget is a certified psychic tarot card reader, intuitive angel card reader, and available also for distance reiki and pet reiki. Bridget has been certified by Hay House Author Denise Linn as a Gateway Dream Coach. She is also involved in volunteer work in the community. She has volunteered as a reiki practitioner at the Providence Animal Rescue League to provide relief of stress, anxiety and overall good health to the sheltered animals waiting for homes, and she also served on the Board of Directors of Tourette Syndrome Association of Rhode Island, promoting awareness and advocacy. Bridget is so happy to be able to help bring healing, happiness and empowerment to others as they find and continue on their path, while sharing her journey with others as well.

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heather callanan

office manager

Heather was born in Kansas but raised in New England. She is the mom of two children with special healthcare needs. Her son Ian had achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. He also had hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain.) Sadly Ian passed unexpectedly in August, 2018. Grace, her daughter has EVA (enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome) which is a genetic and progressive hearing loss.

​Heather along with our Reiki Master, Bridget have invested time in learning ASL (American Sign Language) together.
Before becoming a mother, Heather had a foot injury that resulted in nerve damage and RSD. After exhausting all other modalities, she tried acupuncture. To this day she swears that her ability to walk was saved by her intensive treatments. Heather studied massage therapy graduating on the Dean’s list, and is Reiki level 2 certified. She has written a children’s book to help others understand her son’s condition and celebrate differences.

Heather will greet you with a smile and often a compliment, or joke when you visit the office. She is maternal by nature and wants to extend her warmth and kindness to all that enter through our door.