Dr. Vanessa Ebertz
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B.A, Dr. Ac (she/her)
Doctor of Acupuncture
Dr. Vanessa Ebertz is a Doctor of Acupuncture, specializing in trauma injuries. She has been practicing as an acupuncturist since 2013. She is registered with the College of Acupuncturists of Alberta, and is a past Treasurer of the College.
Dr. Ebertz graduated from the Acupuncture program at MacEwan University in Edmonton, in 2012. Prior to this, Dr. Ebertz obtained a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Calgary where she studied Kinesiology and minored in Psychology.
Following the floods in Southern Alberta in 2013, Dr. Ebertz co-founded the YYC Acupuncture Relief Project (YARP) which provided over 2,200 free stress-relief ear acupuncture treatments to members of communities affected, and the first responders who were assisting in the relief efforts.
Dr. Ebertz is a trained member of Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) whose mission is to mitigate the destructive effects of trauma by alleviating suffering and nurturing individual and community resilience with community-style ear acupuncture. In addition, Dr. Ebertz is a National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) specialist and uses ear acupuncture to help those in addictions recovery.
Dr. Ebertz is the founder of the Ear Acupuncture Resilience (EAR) Program which offers weekly ear acupuncture to mitigate the effects of trauma. She is currently conducting research utilizing this program with members of the Calgary Fire Department.
Chinese Medicine doesn’t see a separation between mind and body, and emotional ailments are just as important to address as physical ailments; they often go hand-in-hand. Ear acupuncture helps us process life’s stresses and down-regulates the sympathetic nervous system allowing for a relief from the fight-or-flight state we often get stuck in.
Dr. Ebertz looks forward to helping people regain balance and become ever more resilient as a result of their healing.