Meet Hadley.
Hadley is truly delighted to offer acupuncture in the Upper Valley of Vermont. After running robust acupuncture practices in Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Maine for twelve years, she and her husband and daughter moved back to the Upper Valley to be closer to family. She has been practicing acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine at Open Door Integrative Wellness in White River Junction Vermont since 2021, and she also has a small office in Strafford Vermont.
As an experienced acupuncturist and a former Emergency Medical Technician on ambulances and in hospitals and schools, Hadley has been on the forefront of delivering quality long-term and acute patient care for over 20 years.
With training in both Eastern and Western medical techniques, Hadley’s approach to treating her patients is integrative, individualized and holistic. She has a very gentle touch and is sensitive to her patients needs, adapting her treatments as necessary to ensure patient’s comfort. Hadley combines Chinese & Japanese acupuncture, herbal medicine, energy work, cupping therapy, and nutrition & lifestyle education to offer treatments to meet the unique needs of each individual.
Hadley received her Masters degree from the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest graduate school for East Asian Medicine in the United States. She is nationally board certified and licensed in Vermont and Rhode Island. She is an active member of the Vermont Acupuncture Association and recently served on the advisory board of the Rhode Island Society of Acupuncture where she is licensed as a Doctor of Acupuncture.
Hadley practices Classical Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Japanese Acupuncture. She is a certified practitioner of Medical Qigong, Reiki, and Auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture). She treats people of all ages, including infants and children.
Beyond her acupuncture practice, Hadley volunteers to bring access to healthcare resources to her neighbors in Strafford. As a Board Member of the Strafford Community Nurse Program, she helped fundraise to hire a nurse and initiate the program to provide support, guidance, and education to Strafford residents experiencing illness, aging needs, disability, or family care overload.
When Hadley is not treating patients, she enjoys going on adventures in Vermont and the surrounding areas with her family. She is an avid traveler, a curious ecologist, an enthusiastic photographer, and she has recently discovered an interest in sailing.
The back story…
Hadley has had a deep sense of wonder about the world around her since she was a young child. While studying Biology and Pre-Med in college, Hadley immersed herself in the study of life and the natural world. Prior to her acupuncture studies, Hadley worked at boarding schools teaching Ecology and Environmental Science classes, tending to student and faculty medical needs as an Emergency Medical Technician and Wilderness First Responder, and leading outdoor adventures. This work at The Island School in the Bahamas and The Outdoor Academy in North Carolina and the Maine Coast Semester helped shaped her into the adventure seeker and nurturing care provider that she is today. As a science teacher and guide for rock climbing/backpacking/canoe trips, Hadley was able to share her love of learning about the natural world and her deep appreciation for the delicate interconnected web of the systems in the environment. She was also able to share her knowledge and awareness of the human body to help her students thrive.
Hadley transitioned full time to medical care as the Health Care Coordinator at the Maine Coast Semester Program of Chewonki. While she was there, Hadley was introduced to energy medicine during a weekend conference offering continuing education credits for her Emergency Medical Technician certification. During the conference, she had the opportunity to take courses in Reiki I and II. After the Reiki trainings, she offered Reiki as an option for care in her Health Center. Whether it was for back pain, menstrual issues, headaches or anxiety, her patients in the Health Center noticed great results with Reiki.
During the same year, Hadley’s dog had been in the midst of a long and painful bout with arthritis, and because allopathic veterinary medicine wasn't helping, her veterinarian suggested acupuncture. After a few sessions with Christine Pinello (River Road Veterinary Clinic), her 13 year old dog was running with ease again, seeming to be pain-free. In addition to better mobility, the dog’s bladder issues seemed to subside. Acupuncture changed her dog’s life. The healing power of acupuncture and energy medicine intrigued Hadley, and she decided to try it for herself. She initially received acupuncture for her own tight neck and shoulders and found that after only a few sessions, she not only had relaxed neck and shoulder muscles, but also improved sleep, fewer seasonal allergies, and fewer rheumatoid arthritis flares. She was blown away with the results. She was especially impressed with the relief she got from issues that seemed unrelated to her initial complaint of neck and shoulder tension, but from the deeper perspective of Chinese Medicine, these ailments were connected by underlying patterns that were out of balance.
These experiences have led Hadley to her current work in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Throughout her work, Hadley embraces the philosophy in Chinese Medicine that every system in the body is intricately woven with other body systems in delicate and profound ways.
