ABOUT

Margaret Hallisey has been a licensed practitioner of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine since April 2004. Her initial practice began in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her second office in Columbia County, close to Hudson, NY, was opened in October, 2012.

She is board certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She earned her Masters in Acupuncture from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, when it was located in Hallandale, Florida. She is also a graduate of the Academy’s Herbal Studies program and can prescribe custom herbal formulas, as needed.

Fresh out of college, Margaret worked as a dancer and choreographer in New York City, which enables her to bring a kinesthetic understanding of body mechanics to her practice. Early in her practice, she worked with many artists and performers, helping them sustain their physicality and creative inspiration. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College in 1989.

Margaret has traveled across the United States and Europe to study with experienced practitioners of Chinese Medicine. She is certified in Clean Needle Technique by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In addition to being trained in Classical Acupuncture, Margaret has received training in Auricular Acupuncture, Acupuncture Detoxification, Pain Treatment, and Zero Balancing. She specializes in Fertility, hormonal imbalances and more difficult issues that cannot be explained or addressed by allopathic medicine.