Practitioners

Matthew P. Sieradski, L.Ac., Institute Director

Matthew is the Clinic’s acupuncturist and herbalist, as well as the Taiji Academy’s chief instructor. Matthew, a Eugene native, graduated from South Eugene High School in 1994 and went on to study Multicultural Psychological Counseling at The Evergreen State College, in Olympia, Washington, where he received his B.A. in 1999.
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Alicia Derby L.Ac.,D.A.O.M.

Alicia Derby earned her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon in 2007 after earning her Masters in 2001. The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is a postgraduate program renowned for its strong herbal curriculum and balance of both Chinese and Western medical sciences.
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Matthew Branham, MAcOM, LAc

Matthew Branham received his Master’s degree in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine (M.Ac.O.M) from the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine where he was trained in various styles of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.  He is licensed as an acupuncturist and herbalist in the State of Oregon and is certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
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Fred Chambers, MA, Clinical Psychology; Spiritual Teacher

I have worked in the mental health field for twelve years, have been a spiritual practitioner for eighteen years, and have taught meditation and a variety of spiritual practices for the past five years. I am now combining the two disciplines and offering services in Spiritual Psychology—a psychology that includes the spiritual dimension in its vision of healing, and a practical path for realizing it in our own lives.
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Ellen Rifkin, LCSW

My Job Description: To provide safety and direction as we unearth your capacity to reach your goals.

My Belief About Therapy: Making room for all the contradictions—where we come from and what we desire, what we nurture and what we deny—breaks the stuckness and lets movement arise.
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