meet your practitioner

My name is Sara Crispino and I am a passionate healer, a trauma survivor, and an accomplished scholar. Reaching my lowest point taught me many things about resiliency, compassion for thyself, and what it means to act in this world from a place of love. 

It’s often during the most challenging times of our lives that we are able to discern what we truly desire and need. The emotional experience of being in such a place ultimately shows us who we are, myself included. From this perspective, it’s true that our emotions are some of our greatest guides as we sort through how to become well. 

As I explored the nuances of my feelings I began to understand what intuition was, and how to turn mine into a tool to protect and better my mind and body. I believe that the more we know about ourselves, the easier it is to find a long-lasting balance in our lives. 

Acupuncture has so much to offer in this regard as the theory highlights emotional connections to several pathological processes of the body. While in the clinic room, I feel it’s important to discuss such connections in order to help you to become more aware of your body’s needs and become better able to respond. 

Now, it’s true that emotions aren’t the whole story. Many times, there are other pathologies in the way; pain patterns or viruses that need to be quelled in order for us to feel better. Luckily, the two perspectives aren’t mutually exclusive! By working on one, we end up working on the other.