Polly Christy, B.A., M.Ac, L.Ac, Dipl.Ac (NCCAOM), NADA Certified, received her Master of Acupuncture Degree from Tai Sophia Institute (now known as Maryland University for Integrative Health), where she maintained a private practice and has served on their Masters level faculty and senior staff for the past seven years.  She coordinated the clinical resident program at Tai Sophia, providing mentorship for recent graduates.  Tai Sophia Institute is America's first accredited acupuncture school founded in 1975 in Columbia, Maryland.  She completed a post graduate apprenticeship with the president of Tai Sophia Institute, Robert Duggan.  She has studied with Chinese Master Tom Tam in Boston, Massachusetts and Mayan osteopathic and herbal healer Don Aurelio in Yucatan, Mexico. 

 She earned her B.A. in International Studies with magna cum laude honors from the University of San Diego. Ms. Christy is fluent in Spanish, and integrates acupressure, massage, hot stone and aromatherapy therapies into her practice.

 She is licensed by the South Carolina board of Medical Practitioners.

Polly maintains a busy private practice in downtown Charleston since 2005.

 The designation Dipl.Ac.(NCCAOM) indicates that the practitioner is cer­tified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupunc­turists and Oriental Medicine.  The designation L.Ac. indicates that the practi­tioner is licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina.      

My Philosophy

I am dedi­cated to help­ing peo­ple achieve and main­tain well­ness and to providing excel­lent care to people in the midst of illness. I respond to each unique situa­tion and believe that keeping open communication be­tween patient and practi­tioner is necessary to assure that people are taken care of beyond their expectations.

 I am committed to relationship-centered care in which you are invited into a partnership with me to observe your symptoms as teachers, and to make choices that will serve you in body, mind, and spirit.

 My role, as your practitioner is to guide you to increased awareness so that together we can transform your experience.  In the course of treatment: pain gives way to ease, rage to forgiveness, isolation to connection, stiffness to flexibility, resignation to hope.  In partnership, we will encourage this process of healing and change.

My Invitation

I invite you to schedule an initial visit and to begin acupunc­ture treatment. If you have specific questions about what acupuncture can of­fer you given your par­ticular situa­tion, or if you wish more informa­tion, please telephone.

Fees

Initial Visit $160

Treatments $90

843-442-0014

 pollychristy@gmail.com

www.tidesacupuncture.com