Integrative,
patient-focused care

Douglas Babbitt

Dr. Babbtt is an honorary native of Portland , OR but grew up in Helena Montana, relocating here in 1980. Dr. Babbitt attended the University of Denver but returned to Portland in 1988 and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Portland State University in 1990.

Dr. Babbitt worked as first a sous chef then as a chef for multiple Portland area restaurants, with a focus on fresh NW cuisine including salmon, sauces with local ingredients and fresh produce.

In 1998, Dr. Babbitt was involved in a bicycle car accident sustaining injuries to his shoulder and back. Dr. Babbitt began to see a local chiropractor who was able to help him regain complete use of his shoulder and significant decrease in his back pain. After experiencing the healing qualities of chiropractic, Dr. Babbitt began his journey to becoming a chiropractor in 2000. Dr. Babbitt graduated from Western States Chiropractic College(now University of Western States) in 2006.

Dr. Babbitt has almost 14 years of clinical experience including primary care, acute injuries (car accidents, bicycle accidents) and also had his own private practice in Hillsboro OR. From 2012-2015, Dr. Babbitt worked with Oregon Weight Loss Surgery as an exercise and physical assessment doctor, evaluating and creating exercise programs tailored to each patient’s specific needs.

Dr. Babbitt is primarily a diversified manual adjustment. Dr. Babbitt uses many different techniques specific to an individuals needs including low force techniques, activator and electronic impulse adjuster. Dr. Babbitt has advanced training in Graston Technique, a specialized therapy which helps injured tissues heal properly. In March 2020, Dr. Babbitt completed training to become a certified DOT medical examiner, helping professional drivers meet their medical recertification requirements.

In his free time, Dr. Babbitt is a passionate road bicyclist and bike camper. Dr. Babbitt also enjoys hiking in the gorge and snowboarding. When not outside enjoying the great NW, Dr. B still loves cooking, practicing classical guitar and lively games of cribbage.

Elizabeth Wolf

Liz began her journey with Chinese medicine after witnessing many loved ones battle cancer in the early 2000’s. She saw firsthand the toll that Chemotherapy and Radiation had on their bodies and sought alternatives to ease their pain and discomfort.

In 2008, inspired to provide new perspectives on health, Liz left her job as a Photographer to embrace her love of care-taking and natural medicine. She moved to Portland, Oregon to study Chinese Medicine.

Graduating with honors from the National University of Natural Medicine, Liz received a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine. In addition to Acupuncture and herbs, she focused on dietary therapy and cranial-sacral therapy. Liz specializes in mood disorders, digestive disorders, women’s health, and chronic pain.

As a former competitive gymnast and dancer Liz is instilled with an appreciation for the human body and movement. Combining this appreciation with her passion for addressing emotional and spiritual needs, she uses a delicate system of pulse diagnosis, palpation, medical history, and symptom diagnosis to create an inclusive treatment plan. Beyond treatment, Liz encourages her patients to take charge of their own health and happiness.

When she is not treating patients, Liz enjoys camping with her husband and two kids in their Westfalia, experimenting in the kitchen, dancing, and exploring the Oregon forests.

Tara Nikzi

Tara Nikzi began her journey with Chinese Medicine when she was introduced to the healing art as a patient at the age of 12 after a car accident. She is the founder of Therapia Wellness Clinic and is a nationally certified acupuncturist and is licensed by the Oregon Board of Medical Examiners. A Portland Native, she envisioned and opened Therapia in early 2011. Tara’s specialties include acute and chronic pain relief (including headaches, joint pain, and arthritis), gastrointestinal problems, anxiety and mood disorders, and dermatological conditions. She has received specialized training in acute trauma as well as sports injury rehabilitation.

While Tara enjoys working with patients on a variety of issues, she has a long-standing interest in acupuncture’s ability to enhance fertility naturally. Tara has been working with fertility clinics in Portland for over 10 years, adding acupuncture benefits to the in vitro fertilization (IVF) program as well.

Tara has extensive knowledge of classical Chinese herbalism and studied the application of Chinese herbs for modern illnesses with leading scholars in China. Today, she integrates her knowledge of Western and Eastern herbal pharmacology to holistically treat patients and enhance the positive effects of acupuncture. She is also well adept to coach patients with diet and lifestyle recommendations to support health and wellness through everyday practices and choices.

An experienced and dedicated acupuncturist, Tara is known for her soothing manner, gentle needling approach, and effective treatments. Outside of the clinic she enjoys gardening, bird watching, taiji, Qi gong, as well as snowboarding on Mt. Hood.

Dawn Moeller

Dawn was first introduced to acupuncture in July 2000 by her veterinarian when her dachshund became partially paralyzed after having back surgery. Within a few months of receiving acupuncture he had made a miraculous recovery! After seeing his results and experiencing it for herself, she decided that she wanted to help other people through acupuncture.

Dawn is board-certified in Acupuncture by the National Commission for Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She earned her Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in Portland, Oregon. Academic and clinical education included a solid foundation in the theories and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine that was well balanced with education in modern sciences and the biomedical understanding of the human body. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Colorado State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Laboratory Science from Oregon Institute of Technology/OHSU. She is fascinated with understanding how organisms and bacteria cause illness and how the body responds to these organisms to overcome diseases. Her solid science background combined with the holistic approach of Chinese medicine allows Dawn to truly get to the root of problems that stand in the way of achieving optimum health.

Dawn’s specialties include but are not limited to stress including anxiety/depression/mood disorders, digestive disorders, low back pain, allergies and headaches. Dawn is married with two daughters. She enjoys spending time with her daughters at the park, doing jigsaw puzzles, watching movies, going shopping, and taking family vacations; especially to Disneyland!

Alan Worf

A perennial student of the body and mind, Alan came to study massage therapy after more than a
decade of practicing and teaching yoga. With its common focus on relaxation, release, and balance of
the body’s tissues, massage was a natural next step in Alan’s healing toolkit. After some informal
massage training in India and Thailand, he was inspired to return home and become certified. His first
formal 750 hour training was only the tip of the iceberg, providing a solid foundation for continued
exploration of a powerful and timeless art.

Alan is fascinated by the variety of different kinds of touch within the scope of massage therapy. He has
studied intense therapies like deep tissue and Thai massage, gentle therapies like Swedish, and
Ayurvedic massage, and very subtle therapies like cranio‐sacral, reiki, and lymphatic massage. Alan has
found that each kind of touch can be just as effectual as any other when used in the right time and
place. Rather than practicing a specific modality, he is dedicated to deciphering which kinds of touch
suit each unique person he works with. In a session with Alan, you can expect an intuitive, expansive,
rhythmic, and gentle touch that helps him listen to your body’s needs. Alan also uses stretching, breathwork,
deep pressure and subtle coaxing as needed to leave you feeling balanced, free, and refreshed.

Alan is a proud new father and gives prenatal and infant massage as well!

Doreen Plischke

Doreen Plischke brings an effective mix of skill, warm touch, compassion, curiosity and integrity towards her overall holistic approach. Doreen was born and raised in East Germany and enjoys working with diverse populations and concerns. She has always been naturally curious in understanding the human body and one’s innate ability to regulate and heal. Doreen loves to create a mutual relationship where both the patient and the therapist work together to enable the healing process. She believes in the role of bodywork to achieve recovery from stress, injury and trauma. Doreen strongly believes that in order to stay healthy and support healing, one must emphasize creating balance for the mind, body and soul.

Born and raised in Germany, Doreen moved to Portland in 2004 and graduated from the East West College of Healing Arts. Since 1972, the East West College has prepared graduates for successful massage careers empowering students with a deep knowledge in the art and science of massage.

As a massage therapist, Doreen specializes in a variety of modalities, such as Swedish massage, deep tissue massage (which is her specialty) Myofascial Release Technique, Trigger Point Therapy and cupping. She often incorporates heat and aroma Therapy in addition to light stretching (passive/active) when indicated. She creates individualized therapy sessions to relieve stress, tension, stiffness or pain to benefit individual needs. Doreen is passionate in her holistic approach and treating the whole body for optimal functionality. Call to schedule an appointment with Doreen at Therapia, she looks forward to working with you!

Jebrahn Ferrier

Through 15 years of self-healing and as a student/teacher of Yoga and Chi Gong, Jebrahn Ferrier found herself supported to become an LMT as a way to remain at the intersection where anatomy, philosophy, movement, and ecology meet; and, to arrive at this intersection in further service to the well-being of others and our shared planet Earth. Prior to graduating from EastWest College of the Healing Arts in 2019, she lived for several years within the healing arts community of Ojai, California, and worked closely with mentors in many healing lineages including Thai yoga massage, Continuum movement, surfing, LomiLomi, the Medicine Wheel, Hugh Milne’s approach to CranialSacral Therapy, and Counsel. A fusion of LomiLomi, Deep Tissue Therapy, and Swedish massage is her specialization, and she also specializes in working with pregnant women and elderly bodies. Beyond table massage, she supports clients with traditional Thai bodywork/massage therapy at Therapia.

As an LMT, she believes that she has no small responsibility as an activist in a movement to make “alternative medicine” accessible for all, and that access to natural healing is both a human right and a possible dream to achieve in our lifetime, together.

She dreams of the day when massage therapy- and all natural health supporting therapies- are accessible and affordable without discrimination of transportation access, economic status, religion, race and cultural background, gender, etc. – and she thinks that 1x/week is how often we should dream of treatments being accessible. She is enthused that Therapia accepts a wide network of insurances.

In her free time she plays music, studies history, watches “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau”, considers how she will reduce her use of single-use plastics and gasoline as much as possible, and volunteers as an event organizer and garbage collector with SOLVE Oregon as an adoptive guardian of the Sandy and Bull Run river shorelines.

She is studying toward becoming a Continuum movement facilitator and Clinical Herbalist.

License number: 25024

Rob Brady

Rob studied a contemporary Western style massage at the Chicago School of Massage Therapy, and Eastern style massage at Zen Shiatsu Chicago. His style incorporates his numerous years of training in both disciplines. Rob has had training in Doula work by Rachel Dolan Wikersham to support all pregnant clientele. He obtained his massage therapy diploma from the Chicago School of Massage Therapy in 2005. His training included foundation work in Swedish, myofascial , and body mobilization techniques, along with sports massage, extensive kinesiology, and anatomy. Other recent education has been in precision neuromuscular massage therapy with NM Midwest, and cupping with Cupping Dynamics. Rob has also trained at the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA, where he focused on acting, voice and breath work, especially diaphragmatic breathing, Linklater, and Alexander techniques. He is nationally certified in Therapeutic Bodywork and Massage, and has over 10,000 hours of experience.
License #24213

Chad Snow

Chad always wanted a career that would provide more than just a paycheck. So, after graduating from Ashmead College of Massage in 2003, he began his work as a Massage Therapist under the tutelage of two amazing Zen Therapists. It comes as no surprise that the focus of his work centers on assisting the body to maintain healthy structural balance. Gravity, stress, emotion, injury and environment all contribute to the experience we have in our bodies. When properly aligned, every action, thought and movement comes with ease. You are free to be.

With a relaxed and casual approach you can expect to have muscles, connective tissue and energetic needs addressed. Chad’s holistic approach to short and long term goals and issues is a perfect fit for today’s hectic and challenging lifestyles.

Each client is unique and responds to the treatment that is right for them. Thus, my goal as a practitioner is to present to the client the treatment that elicits healing from within.
License #15173

Faith Bales

Faith is a 2012 graduate of East West College of the Healing Arts. She believes in natural medicine and takes a holistic approach in everything she does. Through offering individualized care and tailoring her massages based on patient need, Faith enjoys helping her patients find pain relief, increased mobility, and relaxation.

Faith has always been amazed by the body’s ability to heal itself. After a major car accident, Faith was able to avoid major shoulder surgery with regular acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage treatments, as well as physical therapy. After this experience, she wanted to find a way to support others in healing naturally and decided to go to school for massage.

Faith’s favorite massage styles are Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, and prenatal massage. She also offers intra-oral massage therapy which has shown dramatic results with TMJ and other jaw-related concerns. Faith is certified in Reiki Level 2.

An Oregon native, Faith loves spending time with her family which includes her husband and 5 boys, who were all born at home. In her spare time you can find her camping, reading, strength training at the gym, doing jigsaw puzzles, and fermenting her own food.
License #19709

Leslie Clapp

 Leslie completed her studies as an Amma Therapist here in Portland at The Wellspring School for Healing Arts. She is a student of Gong Fu and Manual Medicine where she trains at Three Stones Internal Arts in St. Johns. She also has a background in gardening, and has completed training in various outdoor educational studies, such as Permaculture Design and Medicinal Plant Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  She is originally from the East coast, and has been happily living here in Portland with her husband since 2015.

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