Siân is an acupuncturist and herbalist who works with people of all ages. She is trained as a generalist, and treats a full range of health conditions with various Chinese medicine techniques. She also specializes in Five Element acupuncture and serious skin conditions.
Siân loves Chinese medicine because it is a holistic system. Thus, her lifelong interest in the arts, science, and culture all feed into her acupuncture practice.
Please review her CV below to get a sense of her areas of focus outside of the treatment room.
About Siân
Siân Marguerite Sheppard, B. A., B. S., M. Ac., L. Ac.
CD, RYT-200, Reiki Level II
(she/her/ella)
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Masters of Acupuncture, Licensed Acupuncturist
Certified Doula, Registered Yoga Teacher 200 hrs, Reiki Level II Attunement
Curriculum Vitae
Formal Education
Bachelor of Arts, Comparative Literature and Gender Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Masters of Acupuncture, Diploma in Herbal Medicine, & Bachelor of Health Science, Academy for Five Element Acupuncture
Licensed Acupuncturist, National Certification Commission, Credential # 091.0134118
Additional Courses and Training
2025-2026: TCM Diploma Course: Practical Dermatology, with Mazin Al-Khafaji
2025-2026: Ongoing Qigong Practice, with Brea Fisher
——
2025: Consultation Days in London, with Judy Worsley
——
2024: Treating Long COVID with Chinese Medicine, with Brendan Kelly, L. Ac.
2024: Pregnancy: an Energetic Outline according to Chinese Medicine, with Diane Gioioso
2024: 21 Day Facial Gua Sha BootCamp, with Sandra Lanshin Chiu, L. Ac.
——
2023: Reiki Level II attunement, Usui Lineage, with Winifred Tannetta Costello
——
2021-2022: Shen Hammer Pulse Diagnosis ongoing study, with Laisha Canner-Ward, AP, MAOM
——
2021: Qi Gong and Eagle Claw Fire-Earth Term, with Brea Fisher
2021: Prescribing Poisons for Healing? A Lesson from Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, with Yan Liu PhD
2021: Facial Gua Sha as a Cultural Practice, with Dr. Paige Yang and Ivy Lee, MSTCM, L. Ac.
2021: The Ben Cao Gang Mu by Li Shizhen, with Prof. Paul Unschuld
2021: Clean Needle Technique Certified, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
2021: Self, Community, Nation: Harm Reduction for East Asian Communites. For East Asian Medicine Practitioners and Students with Dr. Paige Yang, Dr. Emily Siy, and Dr. Tamsin Lee
——
2020-2021: Clinical Days, The Unseen Hand: Medicine from Antiquity, with Laura Clarke Stelmok, L. Ac.
2020: Yoga Teacher Training, RYT-200, with Molly Kitchen
2020: Facial Gua Sha workshop with Dr. Emily Siy
——
2019: Reiki Level I attunement, Usui Lineage, with Winifred Tannetta Costello
——
2017: Shamanic Journey workshop, with Dr. Michael Verrilli
——
2015: Image Theater and Approaches to Consensus-Building, Theatre of the Oppressed, with Marie-Claire Picher
2015: Healing Racism Seminar: Healing Racism Institute Pioneer Valley
2015: The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat, led by Matthew Daniell, Winnie Nazarko, & Pat Coffey
2015: Mindful of the Body: Insight Meditation Retreat, led by Lila Kate Wheeler & Anushka Fernandopulle
——
2014: Doulas of North America (DONA) Birth Doula Certification Course
—————
Experience
2023-2026: Ongoing training in Aerial Hoop & Flexibility, New England Center for Circus Arts
teachers: Eliza Gaston, Meghan Mallouk, Chelsea St. Jacques, Kyla Ernst-Alper, Rebecca Starr, Josephine Somerville
2023: Private Training in Aerial Hoop with Cara Chapman, Paris, France
2023: Self-Guided Perfume Study, Paris, France
——
2020: Double Edge Theatre Open Training
——
2018: Double Edge Theatre Open Training
2018: Multiple Exposure, life drawing master class, with Gabriela Handal
2018: Entrainment, contemporary dance workshop, with Riley Watts
2018: Uncertain Distances, contemporary dance workshop, with Lailye Weidman & Meredith Bove
2018: Grotowski: The Cat, Corporelles, and Plastiques, with Martha Cuomo
2018-present: Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Counselor, Stop It Now!, Northampton, MA
——
2015-2017: Ongoing studies in Studio Art, Greenfield Community College
2015: COFFEE Parenting in the Pioneer Valley Un-Conference, Amherst, MA
——
2014-2020: Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP) Advocate, Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, Greenfield, MA
2014-2021: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counselor, State of Massachusetts