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Jade Mountain Practitioners
Gary Dolowich, M.D., B.Ac., Dipl.Ac., founder of Jade Mountain Health Centre, graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1971 and then did
general practice for seven years. To better address the roots of illness, he studied at the College of
Traditional Chinese Acupuncture in England. For the past thirty-two years, he has integrated acupuncture, Zero Balancing, and Jungian psychology with Western biomedicine.
831-685-1800 |
Sena
Dolowich, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her M.S.S. degree from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work. She has over 30 years experience in agency settings including renal dialysis, adoption and foster care. Since 1981 Sena has maintained a psychotherapy practice focusing on the challenges posed by personal and family growth, life transitions, couples work, medical conditions and grief/loss issues.
831-685-1800 |
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Jade Mountain Health Centre is located in Aptos, California, on the
Central Coast, in Santa Cruz County.
Staff from left to right, bottom row: Jessica, Maria; middle row: Lynda, Ann, Alyson, Judy; top row: Gary, Sena, Charlie, Martha, Randi.
Absent from photo: Lisa, Nicole, Mischa, Pipa
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We offer a broad range of health
services, based on a wholistic approach.
Our practitioners offer a variety of modalities:
Charles Singer, R.N., L.Ac. Dipl. NBOA
831-685-1800 |
Earned his nursing degree in 1980 and Masters of Acupuncture in 1988. He currently practices intensive care nursing and in his Five Element acupuncture practice has a special interest in general medicine, addiction, and orthopedic conditions. He holds Diplomat status for the National Board of Orthopedic Acupuncture.
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Judy Pruzinsky, L.Ac.
831-426-5717 |
Specializes in Five Element acupuncture to address emotional as well as physical disorders. As a licensed herbalist, Judy uses herbal medicine as an alternative to pharmaceuticals. She has a Masters in Medical Qigong, enabling her to treat without needles, and practices Chi Nei Tsag, a Taoist form of abdominal massage. Judy is on the faculty of Five Branches Institute. |
Mischa Eovaldi, LCSW
831-685-3219 |
Is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1989, receiving her MSW from San Jose State. She has worked at Family Services, Youth Services, Headstart, SCAP, and Heartland Home Health and Hospice. Mischa works with individuals, couples, adolescents, the elderly, and Spanish speaking clients. She specializes in E.M.D.R. and Mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
We also have a number of body workers offering excellent hands-on
treatment:
Lynda Chaikin, CMP, CPT
831-426-9453 |
Is a Certified Therapeutic Massage Practitioner and Polarity Therapist since 1984, specializing in Merciful Deep Tissue Release. She practices Isometric Muscle Release Techniques, which allow release of muscle tension through movements that affect the central nervous system, and teaches a Heart Embracing healing method that utilizes the heart’s healing influence on the body. |
Martha Corrigan
831-239-2764 |
Is a licensed massage therapist with over 25 years experience in a variety of bodywork modalities, including deep tissue integration, polarity, and craniosacral therapies, a system that gently balances the bones of the skull and the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid in order to encourage optimum function and health. |
Nicole Heinrich, MA, MFT, CHT
831-466-9497 |
Is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Hakomi Therapist. She has more than 17 years experience helping individuals and couples with depression, anxiety, trauma, and grief issues. Nicole has been integrating experiential, somatic and relational models to help people explore and change mind/body patterns. She also has 25 years experience as a professional massage therapist. |
Jessica Luehrs, CMT
831-331-9748 |
Graduated from Trinity College in 1999 and The Guild for Structural Integration in 2001. Jessica addresses the causes of pain and movement limitations through Structural Integration, a deep form of massage that works with the connective tissues to balance and align the physical structure with gravity. |
Maria Marcusson, RN, CMP
831-331-9016 |
Has since 1981 enjoyed blending her intuitive skills with her knowledge of anatomy and kinesiology to serve clients from tri-athletes to the neurologically challenged. Maria employs a variety of modalities, specializing in a nurturing form of deep tissue massage. In 2008 she earned her CHT and will enter nursing school in 2009. |
Alyson Vanderbeck, CMT
831-234-8418 |
Has been practicing Massage Therapy in both clinical and private practice settings since 1985. She specializes in an integrative Swedish deep tissue style. |
We are grateful for the support of our
office staff:
Randi O'Brien |
Office Manager and Bookkeeper |
Ann Steinlauf, RN |
Nurse and receptionist |
Pipa |
Receptionist |
Jade Mountain Health Centre |
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