Lindsay Herrera Kaplan, LAc, LMP, Dipl.O.M.
Lindsay Herrera Kaplan, LAc., MSAOM, Dipl.O.M., LMT, obtained her Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (2007) after completing her Bachelors of Science in Herbal Sciences from Bastyr University (2004) in Washington. She is designated as a Diplomat of Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Lindsay earned her Certificate of Massage at Brenneke School of Massage in Seattle, Washington and is currently a licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist and Massage Therapist in the state of Colorado. Lindsay is actively perusing her Functional Medicine Certification through Functional Medicine University to be completed in 2025.
In 2007, during her month-long externship in Shanghai, China she completed Chinese herbal clinical rounds in internal medicine and gynecology at Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shadowing world renowned TCM medical doctors. Lindsay additionally completed advanced preceptorships at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia learning Acupuncture Physical Medicine (APM) and pain management techniques, at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center in the Chronic Fatigue department, at Evergreen Outpatient (Methadone) Drug Treatment Facility providing acupuncture detox treatments, and in private practice at Acupuncture Bliss learning women’s health and maternity care including labor preparation.
Lindsay spent her first year of practice as a team member at The Spine Center in East Lansing, Michigan and established the clinic’s first acupuncture and massage therapy departments. She practiced alongside neurosurgeons, physicians, physiatrists, and physical therapists. During this time she also served as Treasurer for the Michigan Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAAOM).
With nearly two decades of post-graduate clinical experience Lindsay has supplemented her strong foundation in TCM with additional trainings in highly effective and efficient acupuncture and diagnostic techniques. She studied with world renowned, Dr. Richard Teh Fu Tan learning distal acupuncture methods and is skilled in Master Tung’s lineage of acupuncture. She has also studied extensively with Dr. Anthony Lombardi learning muscle activation and electro-acupuncture techniques that are extremely effective at identifying and treating muscle inhibition (weakness) and compensation patterns (tension/pain). She commonly uses Dr. Tan, Master Tung, and Dr. Lombardi techniques for effectively treating all types of pain.
Lindsay practices Advanced Medical Pulse Diagnosis (MPD) with incredible accuracy and utilizes this tool with all internal medical issues. She is skilled at detecting shock and trauma in the pulse and enjoys treating it using Eight Extraordinary Vessel style of acupuncture. As her interest in the field of Cardiology grows, she continues studies in this area and sees direct connections between fatigue, sleep, anxiety disorders and cardiovascular imbalances, all treatable with the use of internal botanical medicine formulations and supplements.
Lindsay owned and operated Achieving Health Clinic in Fort Collins, CO successfully for nine years and then joined the Traditional Chinese Medical Clinic in 2019 where she has been able to focus solely on patient care. This has also given her time to attend an the Functional Medicine Certificate program. She is excited to enhance her practice with this wealth of knowledge by combining eastern and western diagnoses and treatment protocols for the most effective, long lasting results.