About Jennifer Henry
Jennifer’s interest in acupuncture began with a severe back injury in her early twenties. By using a combination of treatments, which included Chinese medicine, Jennifer avoided the radical surgery that was said to be necessary. This experience directed her interest toward the body’s natural healing ability and the modalities that support that process.
She received her first Bachelors degree in Biology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a second Bachelors degree in Nursing from Western Governors University. Jennifer received a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine from the Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine (SBCOM), a Masters in Nursing Education and then an additional Masters in Nursing to become a certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
She completed nursing clinicals at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and FNP clinicals in local Santa Barbara practices. She continued her post-graduate studies for Complementary Medicine in the areas of Orthopedic Acupuncture, addiction recovery, internal medicine and Amino Acid Therapy. This included internships at the Morinomia College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Osaka, Japan, and at the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Bejing, China.
Since 2003, she has maintained a private acupuncture practice in Santa Barbara and worked with addiction recovery agencies on the south coast. Jennifer has enjoyed developing and teaching courses at Santa Barbara City College in the Alcohol and Drug Counseling program, as well as teaching continuing education courses for graduate students and practitioners of Oriental Medicine.
Jennifer is a Family Nurse Practitioner, and a Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist in the State of California. She is also licensed as an acupuncturist by the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She is a board certified Orthopedic Acupuncturist and Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist.
Jennifer has lived in Santa Barbara for over 30 years. In her free time she enjoys paddleboarding, knitting, hiking in the beautiful Santa Barbara mountains with her dog Tuesday and vacationing in the Northern Sierras near her home town.