THE WELL

Bill Crosby M. Ac., Lic. Ac., is a board certified and state licensed acupuncturist. Bill graduated from Skidmore College with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Exercise Physiology. He worked as a personal trainer, and went on to graduate from the New England School of Acupuncture in Watertown, Massachusetts with a Master's Degree in Acupuncture. There he studied Chinese, Japanese, and Korean styles of traditional medicine, and he integrates all of these into his practice. With the exception of his college years, Bill has been a lifelong resident of Cape Ann, and hopes to contribute to improving the health consciousness of his community.

Rebecca Wallace, MAOM, Lic. Ac. is an NCCAOM board certified and state licensed acupuncturist. She is also trained as a Chinese herbalist and certified yoga instructor. After completing a bachelor's degree in biology at Smith College and working in the field of medical disease research for over seven years, Rebecca received her Master's degree at the New England School of Acupuncture in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. She has worked in specialty clinics, including inpatient addiction and rehabilitation and public health, and she now enjoys a general private practice in Gloucester. She draws from the philosophies of Traditional Chinese Medicine, yoga, and ayruveda to develop an integrative assessment and treatment strategy for her clients based on physiological, emotional and spiritual health. Rebecca is also certified in Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation and serves as a staff editor for the American Association of Oriental Medicine for their various publications on Chinese Medicine.

Silvie Lockerova is originally from the Czech Republic. She has been practicing alternative medicine for over ten years, and has been educated in the Usui Reiki system and Reiki/Seichem. In addition to Reiki, Silvie practices another form of medicine called Matrix Healing, which is a powerful technique based on Quantum Physics. She believes that Reiki and Matrix Quantum Healing promote a healthier life and bring harmony to human beings. Silvie also works as an international and domestic tour guide. She has worked in Sub-Saharan Africa with orphans and on an HIV/Aids awareness project. She teaches Reiki certification courses in the Usui Reiki system and Reiki/Seichem.

Jenny Rangan was trained at Dr. Scherers Academy of Natural Healing Massage School in Santa Fe, NM, and has an MA in Counseling. Her massage is an eclectic blend of Esalen Style Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi (using forearms and elbows), Stretching, Cranio-Sacral and much more. Through 19 years experience and countless workshops her hands and heart have become skilled in addressing a wide range of needs including specific injury, relief from muscular aches and pains, relaxation and/or personal growth. Jenny is committed to touch as a means to return to a natural state of vitality, wholeness and well-being. She is also trained in pregnancy and cancer massage and specializes in Rosen Method, a form of bodywork that gets to the unconscious roots of chronic tension. For more about Jennys massage or Rosen Method Bodywork go to www.wisdomofyourbody.com

Frank Militello. M.A. has been practicing psychotherapy in a variety of settings for over 10 years with both children and adults. He is trained in Ericksonian hypnosis through Winchester Hospital and has been a consultant, a researcher and professor of psychology in several local colleges. He received his Master of Arts in clinical psychology in 1997 from the California School of Professional Psychology and is proud to return to his Gloucester roots.

Johanna Keefe, BSN, MA is a certified practitioner of Zero Balancing. Johanna graduated with a Baccalaureate Nursing degree from Boston University in the mid 1980s and worked for the child and adolescent psychosomatic program at Childrens Hospital Boston for a number of years following. In the early 1990s she designed and completed a Masters program at Lesley University focusing on the integrative therapies of Zero Balancing, Depth psychology and Archetypal astrology. Since then, she has worked both in the holistic and clinical fields while co-parenting two a mazing children in the wonderful environment of Cape Ann.