Community Wellness Center
484 Maine Ave. Suite 2D
Farmingdale, ME 04344
Phone: 207-582-2323
Fax: 207-588-0294
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| Monday |
9 to 6 |
| Tuesday | 9 to 5 |
| Wednesday | 9 to 5 |
| Thursday | 8 to 1 |
| Friday | 9 to 2 |
| Saturday | 9 to 1 |
Lia has been practicing Massage Therapy for 11 years and finds immeasurable satisfaction in helping people relieve chronic and acute pain, experience stress relief and go on the mini-vacation that massage therapy can be. After graduating from The University of Connecticut, Lia traveled with Americorps*NCCC and then settled in the western mountains for a few years. While living in Utah, she discovered the Utah College of Massage Therapy and began her journey into natural healing.
Her belief in the body’s ability to heal itself when given the best tools has fueled her dedication to bring holistic healthcare to as many people as possible. Knowing that she would be limited in how many people she could “touch” through massage therapy alone, she launched her dream in August of 2008 as Community Wellness Center. Her vision is to bring the power of relaxation, stress relief, individualized care and non-invasion medicine to her own community and beyond.
In a few short months some of the most amazing holistic practitioners have become part of the Community Wellness Center team to make the possibility of helping so many people possible. Through education and outreach Lia hopes to guide her clients toward total health and ultimately personal empowerment.
Brett is a graduate of Five Branches Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine located in Santa Cruz, California (1997). She taught at the Southwest Acupuncture College while she practiced in Boulder, Colorado. She also studied under Jake Fratkin while in Colorado. She briefly practiced in Kansas City before finally settling in Maine in 2000. She has been in practice with Rusty Klobas and Sarah Wood at Acupuncture & Herbs in Hallowell, Maine since 2000. She recently joined Community Wellness Center in Farmingdale, Maine.
In addition to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Brett has been extensively studying Auricular Medicine, a sophisticated system of ear acupuncture that utilizes the knowledge that the entire body, including cranial nerves, glands, and each of the parts of the spine, is mapped out on the ear. By treating focal points, or places where a pattern of disharmony has gotten stuck and keeps the body in a weakened state, Auricular Medicine can change long-standing patterns that are resistant to other treatment.
Brett also focuses on treating fertility, women and children. She completed a course in treating Hepatitis C given by Quan Yin Healing Arts Center in San Francisco, California.
Brett also uses Chinese Herb formulas in her practice and custom-blends formulas using granule extracts.
Brett is also a volunteer at the Portland Veteran’s Acupuncture Clinic, which is a free community style clinic held every Tuesday for all Veterans and their families. We use the NADA(National Acupuncture Detox Association) protocol of 5 needles in each ear, which greatly reduces PTSD symptoms.
Laura earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982. She is a graduate of the Integrative Healing Arts Program through the Birch Tree Center for Healthcare Transformation and is certified in Clinical Aromatherapy through the Jane Buckle Clinical Aromatherapy for Health Professionals program. She attained Reiki Level II in 1998 and has incorporated that into her nursing practice as well. Specializing in obstetric and prenatal nursing much of her career, she currently works at Colby College in the Garrison Foster Health Center and teaches nursing at the University of Maine at Augusta.
In each setting, Laura has maintained a focus on health and wellness with particular attention to nutrition and environment. Through developing healthy diets and lifestyles, the body is better able to resist disease and dysfunction. This allows us to more fully enjoy the present and in many instances, to avoid the cycle of chronic health issues and medications with their costs and side effects. Reiki and aromatherapy both provide subtle and enjoyable means to support the body’s own physiologic systems to achieve optimal wellness. Laura is delighted to assist individuals in setting their own health and lifestyle goals and in developing the means to attain them.
I am a graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont and the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro, Maine. My education is based on Swedish massage, which is what most people envision when we hear the word massage: relaxing the muscles with gliding strokes with oils and lotions. To broaden my approach, I coupled this with the study of Shiatsu, an Eastern modality of bodywork.
Dr. Isaiah Stephan is a board certified Chiropractic physician. He earned his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Stephan also holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado, is a member of the American Chiropractic Association, New York State Chiropractic Association, Maine Chiropractic Association and the Kinesio-Taping Association of North America.
Prior to practicing in Maine, Dr. Stephan practiced family centered chiropractic care in both Portland, Oregon and New York since 2003. Dr. Stephan utilizes evidenced based Natural Medicine with a holistic approach to treat illness as well as promote life long wellness. He combines a talent for listening, knowledge of the neuromusculoskeletal system, clinical nutrition and exercise in the treatment of numerous acute and chronic conditions. Most importantly, he strives to create an opportunity for each person to reach his or her own unique and sustainable level of physical wellness and optimal health.
Dr. Jennifer Von Deesten, ND, earned her doctorate degree from the prestigious National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon, the oldest accredited naturopathic medical school program in North America. She completed a four year postgraduate academic program which included two years of clinical rounds in internal medicine, environmental medicine, minor surgery, gynecology, and community outpatient acute care with some of the finest naturopathic doctors in the country. Additionally, Dr. Von Deesten completed a specialized year long internship in homeopathy.
Dr. Von Deesten has passed rigorous national board exams in order to attain state and national licensure, and completes continuing education requirements to maintain her license as well as provide the most current researched based medicine available for her patients.
Dr. Von Deesten received her pre-medical training at the University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor degree in Human Biology while also completing an extensive 800 hour certification in Massage Therapy with an emphasis in Bodymind techniques from the Healing Arts Institute in Colorado.
Dr. Jared Lawson is a 2007 graduate of Parker College of Chiropractic in Dallas, Texas. He's passionate about his evidence based approach to chiropractic, effectively treating musculoskeletal conditions at their root, and works by his motto, "Move Well to Live Well." His first priority is to relieve his patients' pain, enabling them to live and enjoy life to its fullest. Dr. Lawson works hard to stay abreast of current research related to his field, and strives to maintain a positive working relationship with a variety of alternative and allopathic providers throughout the community.
Raised just outside of Portland, Maine, Dr. Lawson attended the University of Maine where he studied Kinesiology and worked as a chiropractic assistant. He currently lives in Winthrop with his wife Amy and their son James. He's an avid outdoorsman, with a particular passion for skiing and fly fishing.
Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always. ~Hippocrates