Dr. Kathleen Mathews earned her Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College.  The four-year program consisted of over 3000 hours of training in acupuncture, herbal medicine, tuina, nutrition and exercise therapy.  She is also certified in Virginia Doran’s Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture.

She has passed both the Acupuncture and Herbal exams of the NCCAOM (National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine), and has been granted the title “Diplomate in Oriental Medicine” (#020984), the highest national accreditation available in North America.

She has additionally passed the New Mexico State Board Exam and is a licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine (#835).

Dr. Mathews believes that each person has his or her own ability to restore balance to heal themselves.  The various modalities of Oriental medicine are tools which help a person get back to their optimal state of being.  It is her goal to assist the patient in getting to a point where their health stabilizes so they can maintain balance through diet, exercise, self-massage, meditation, and lifestyle changes.  In this way, only periodic preventative treatment from a health care practitioner is needed.