Acupuncture

Acupuncture induces a strong anti-inflammatory response in the body and increases blood flow to compromised tissues, muscles, joints and organs. Studies show that the body also releases endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine in response to acupuncture treatments.


Tuina or Cupping

Choose a tuina or cupping session to relieve pain or promote health. Acupuncture may be included as needed.

Amy Woodstock (she/her/hers) comes to us from NYC Points Acupuncture where she treated hundreds of patients on the Upper West Side and Midtown East in Manhattan. Specializing in pain and chronic pain, women’s health and fertility, psycho-emotional health and digestive issues for the last 6 years she’s finally agreed to join Avon Acupuncture and embrace a quieter life with friends and family.

Amy did her training at Pacific College of Health and Science and holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture. Her training includes Classical Chinese Acupuncture, Esoteric Acupuncture, and Reiki, allowing her to provide deeply individualized care. She pursued; advanced training in trauma-focused care with Acupuncturists Without Borders; Abdominal Acupuncture with Dave Shipsey; fertility; and women’s health. She has held internships at; Mount Sinai-Beth Israel Continuum Cancer Center, The Institute of Family Health, and Columbia University Student Health Center.

Amy’s passion for exploration and adventure has taken her across the globe. As a former Peace Corps Volunteer, she served in Eastern Ukraine as a Community Development Volunteer. She has lived and worked in France and Peru and speaks French, Spanish and Russian. In her free time, Amy enjoys hiking, yoga, long walks, and exploring new places, and is always planning her next adventure.

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Jim Fitzpatrick (he/him/his) has been a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner since 2002. He holds an undergrad degree Georgetown Universityin Philosophy, a Masters from Trinity College in Teaching and received his Masters of TCM from Mercy College in 2002.

Previously Jim was Clinic Director at the University of Bridgeport from 2005-2015. Since 2015, Jim has been a clinical practitioner with MDs, NDs, PhDs and other Healthcare professionals in CT and NY.

Jim strives to expand his skills and knowledge to advance his application of the most effective acupuncture and Chinese Medicine techniques and protocols to help his patients regain and maintain their health and well-being.

He considers acupuncture to be a combination of art and science, and engages in the ‘TCM’ philosophy that acupuncture used with herbal, dietary, meditation and lifestyle practices can be incredibly beneficial.

Jim is dedicated to being a passionate, creative and effective practitioner and is excited to work along side the West Hartford associates. When not in the office spreading health and TCM, Jim can be found enjoying his son’s baseball games.

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Dr. Kleiber completed her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine through Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego.

Dr. Kleiber earned her Masters in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSOM) through a rigorous four-year, post-graduate program at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, where students study and intern with world-class Chinese doctors. This training encompassed: nutrition, meditation (qi gong), herbology, and acupuncture.

Focusing on musculoskeletal disorders early in her career, Jill became a nationally certified practitioner of Tuina (Chinese massage) as well as a registered massage therapist in 2003. She assisted Tuina classes at AOMA with Dr. Yongxin Fan and worked in pain management at a clinic that integrated massage, acupuncture, internal medicine, and chiropractic care.

After becoming a Licensed Acupuncturist in 2006, Jill interned, then practiced at Light Family Acupuncture in Austin, specializing in women’s health, especially fertility, IVF, pregnancy, and menopause.

Working at West Hartford Acupuncture since 2010, she has helped bring health, pain relief and fertility to thousands of patients in the community.

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