About Sallie Smithwick
Dedicated to serving individuals by listening deeply to their health concerns, Sallie works together with her clients to explore factors that may be contributing to imbalances of body, mind and spirit. She offers a variety of treatments and practices that gently support the healing process.
As a practitioner of Chinese Medicine for over 25 years, and a registered nurse for over 35 years, she has grounding in the healing traditions of both East and West. She worked many years in hospital settings in Maternal and Women’s Health and Mental Health, as well as practicing Chinese Medicine in a physical therapy and wellness clinic in Miami, Florida. She moved her private practice to Charlottesville in 2004.
In 2002 she discovered the ancient practice of meditative self-inquiry. She has found self-inquiry to be a practice that offers profound inner exploration and discovery. She offers self-inquiry to clients who are drawn to this type of healing work.
Sallie lives with her husband and sweet dog, Bruce, in the country outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Licenses and Certifications:
- Licensed Acupuncturist ~ by the Virginia Board of Medicine
- Diplomate of Acupuncture ~ by the National Certification Commission for Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
- Licensed Registered Nurse ~ by the Virginia Board of Nursing
Sallie graduated salutatorian from the Acupuncture/Acupressure Institute (now Acupuncture and Massage College) in 1998 with an Acupuncture Diploma. She pursued further studies in Chinese herbology, integrated nutrition, homo-toxicology, homeopathic medicine and oriental bodywork to obtain a four year Master’s level Oriental Medicine Diploma in 2000.
She has studied various types of Acupuncture including: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Non-Somatic Extraordinary Vessel Healing, Dr. Tan’s Balance Method, Five Element Acupuncture, Auricular Acupuncture.
She studied Self-Inquiry and Mindfulness with teachers: Adyashanti, Rupert Spira, Eckart Tolle, Gina Lake, Gangaji, Byron Katie, Scott Kiloby, as well as being deeply influenced by the writings and recordings of: Thich Nhat Hanh, Stephen Mitchell, Nisargadatta Maharaj and Pema Chodron.
A practitioner in the following research studies:
- Effects of Acupuncture’s Extraordinary Vessel treatments on depression. Daniel Atchison-Nevel in conjunction with Florida International University. 1999/2000 Sallie provided moxibustion, cupping and rolling treatments. The successful results of the pilot study, Using Acupuncture to Treat Major Depressive Disorder, were presented at professional conferences and published in peer reviewed professional journals.
- Department of Gynecology at University of Virginia. She worked as an acupuncturist for a UVA Medical School study which analyzed the effect of one particular six acupuncture point protocol on polycystic ovarian syndrome.