Team of Cancer Care Providers

The Healing Garden is fortunate to have a broadly skilled team of cancer care providers who offer complementary care and use evidence-based, best practices for treatments.

All sessions are by appointment. Please email Chris for more information.

ACUPUNCTURE

Dorene Bowe-Shulman, D.Ac., M.Ac., Lic. Ac.

Dorene has been in practice since 2006 at Be Well and Beyond, an integrative wellness center in Acton. She uses a gentle, effective acupuncture technique to help prevent or mitigate cancer treatment side effects. For patients who need a gentler technique, Dorene uses magnet treatments and acupressure techniques. Dorene is on faculty at the New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS University.  She has her Doctorate in Acupuncture from the Pacific College of Health Sciences (formerly PCOM) and her Master’s in Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA).

Ken Cerreto, Lic. Ac., DAc, MAOM, Dipl. Ac

Dr. Ken Cerreto is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He completed his Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in December 2021. He completed a Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, which included a focused study on integrative health care and pain management, in May 2022. Ken also studied advanced orthopedic acupuncture with Steve Cina and Michael Short. Ken completed clinical internships at the NESA Clinic in Worcester, MA, and the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA.

JoAnn Simon, RD, Lic.Ac., MS

Professionally trained in acupuncture, JoAnn has been in practice since 1983. She also maintains a private practice in Littleton and Wayland, where she offers her training in Chinese herbal medicine and nutrition. www.simon-acupuncture-nutrition.com

Isaac Muffoletto, Lic.Ac.

Before getting his acupuncture degree Isaac graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Wellness and Alternative Medicine from Johnson State College. Where he learned about many different ways of promoting health and healing. While going through his program he completed training in massage therapy. Isaac holds a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University. Isaac studied Chinese acupuncture styles, Chinese herbal medicine, Orthopedic acupuncture, and Japanese acupuncture styles. After graduating, Isaac completed a course on acupuncture for oncology, which gave a better look into how to use acupuncture to support oncology patients. He is currently a part-time adjunct faculty member at the New England School of Acupuncture in Worcester. Isaac has also completed training to be a meditation teacher. www.mendedrootswellness.com

Karen Arsenault, Artist

A metastatic cancer survivor since 2011, Karen Arsenault has found the creative process invaluable in navigating the fear and uncertainty of the cancer journey.  Through the many expressive arts workshops she has participated in, Karen developed a passion for watercolors and now gives back by developing and facilitating her own Creative Mindfulness workshops and donating her art in several forms to The Healing Garden.

Pamela Powell, M.Ed, Certified Psychosynthesis Life Coach

Pamela has been leading writing groups and teaching writing for over thirty years. She loves the deep connections that can be forged when writing from the heart and sharing that work with each other. Pamela is the author of a novel for children, The Turtle Watchers (Viking ’92), and has been published in numerous magazines, journals, and newspapers. Currently, she is working on a memoir about why she went to sea and her search for her father. Pamela is a former sailor and Outward Bound instructor and is the mother of two fabulous young adults. She loves to read, spend time outdoors, (especially in the water), and be real.

Debra Solomon, M.Ed., Artist

Debra Solomon has been teaching and creating art for most of her life. Debra received her M.Ed. in Expressive Arts Therapy from Lesley University and teacher certification from Boston University.  Debra worked as an art therapist for a number of years in a variety of settings as well as teaching art to elementary school students.  After a cancer diagnosis in 2013 left her feeling alone and scared, she began attending art classes at the Healing Garden. Spending time immersed in the creative process and being with others who share similar challenges has played a big role in finding the courage and strength necessary to live with her diagnosis, As a way of giving back, Debra now shares her creative energies with others whose lives have been touched by cancer. Since retiring Debra creates her own artwork with her works for sale in several local galleries.  Debra is on the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization, Arts are Essential, and is a member of the Healing Garden’s Advisory Board.

Erin Raber, MA, MT-BC, Clinical Care Specialist and Music Therapist

Erin is a board-certified music therapist, clinical mental health counselor, and certified sound healing practitioner based in Boston, MA. She recently completed a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Music Therapy at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Erin’s expressive, voice-based music therapy approach combines theories and ideas from transpersonal and psychodynamic frameworks and ancient and modern music and sound healing techniques from a variety of Indigenous and non-Western cultures. She has also received accreditation through the California Institute of Integral Studies in Sound, Voice, and Music Healing and the Vox Mundi School of Sound and the Voice, and vocal training at the California Jazz Conservatory.

John Barrett, CPT

John is a certified personal trainer who creates a unique fitness plan that integrates your personal goals and assessment results. John is a lifelong exercise enthusiast who set out to help cancer patients with their own fitness goals following his recovery from pancreatic cancer. Also, he is working and collaborating with Nancy Campbell, MS, the exercise physiologist in Dana-Farber’s Adult Survivorship Program. He has completed the Boston Marathon four times and trekked his way up to Mt. Everest Base Camp.

Pam Turci, LMT, GCFP

Pam completed her 4-year training in the Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education in September 2020 and is now a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFP). As such, she is authorized to teach Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons to groups, as well as enhancing ease of movement for individuals in private sessions called Functional Integration®. These lessons use small, gentle movements to open self-awareness, to which each person brings their curiosity – without judgment – into their own sensations. Bringing this awareness to movement allows the discovery of easier ways to move, with a soothing time of mindfulness.

Angela Raymond, LMT, Certified QiGong Instructor

Angela loves exploring Qigong. Qigong is a combination of meditation, movement, breathing, and massage which helps build clarity, focus, strength, flexibility, connection, and peace of mind. Angela has been a Qigong practice leader since 2015 and is certified in medical Qigong. Class is open to everyone, no experience necessary, and can be done sitting, lying down, or standing up. For something that helps clear your mind, calm your heart and help revitalize your energy, give qigong a try. Angela’s other ambitions include practicing massage therapy for over 20 years, enjoying the great outdoors, and spending time with family and friends.

Katherine W. Lee, RPP, Certified Yoga Instructor

Kathie is a Registered Polarity Practitioner, and Certified Yoga Instructor. She offers healing bodywork sessions using polarity energy balancing and therapeutic touch to deepen relaxation and expand inner awareness and harmony. Her weekly yoga classes recognize the need for individualized attention, and provide space for each student to open up her body and breath in a loving, safe, and mindful way.

Nadine Mazzola, Certified Forest Therapy Guide

Nadine is the author of the award-winning book “Forest Bathing with Your Dog”, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide and founder/director of New England Nature and Forest Therapy Consulting based in Massachusetts. Her book, “Forest Bathing with your Dog” combines the practice of forest therapy with our practice of walking our dogs and elevates the depth of both. Nadine’s training includes special knowledge in guiding people of all ages in Shinrin-Yoku, “Forest Bathing,” walks and the body of scientific knowledge demonstrating the benefits of spending time in nature as a wellness practice and an effective way to manage stress. As a breast cancer survivor and client of the Healing Garden herself, practicing good self-care is Nadine’s most important guiding principle for herself. She has come to know the healing and support that nature can offer us through her own personal wellness journey. She was formerly a world professional pocket billiards player competing on the Women’s Professional Billiard Tour and has a business and marketing background. Also, an artist, Nadine facilitates Expressive Arts classes at the Healing Garden often incorporating elements of forest therapy throughout. She works with a wide variety of populations and enjoys giving talks about forest bathing for various organizations. A Massachusetts native who loves spending time wandering and exploring in nature, she is joyous to be sharing forest bathing and creating environments for forest therapy.

Monica Aranguren, LMT, CST-T

Monica is a Technique Certified CranioSacral Therapist (CST-T) and owner and sole practitioner of Vital Core Healing, with an office in Acton.  She has extensive training in structural bodywork and energy therapies and has been helping clients optimize their health for over 20 years.  Her passion and the focus of her practice is advanced CranioSacral Therapy, a very gentle, yet powerful, tissue-based approach that releases tension in your central nervous system, so that your entire body can relax, self-adjust, and naturally free itself of pain and dysfunction.

Through her complete presence, non-judgment, and gentle, nurturing touch, Monica holds a space for you to rest, unwind and soften; connect deeply; awaken to new awareness; release physical and emotional holding and pain; open and lighten; reclaim your spark and true self, and discover your natural direction of ease and balance.

In addition, Monica offers her skills through Telehealth-Distance Healing from the Core® to help empower clients in their own healing capabilities and keep their immune and nervous systems strong while they enjoy the comfort of home.

Jaclyn Delrosario MOT, OTR/L, CLT, CORE 

Jaclyn Delrosario received her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy at Quinnipiac University. In 2017, Jaclyn became certified as a Lymphedema Therapist and since has been devoted to the emerging field of Oncology Rehab. She has an extreme passion for providing rehabilitation for patients with all cancer diagnoses, in all phases of
treatment. Jaclyn believes that therapy is a crucial piece of cancer care that empowers patients to be able to take on an active role in their recovery. She has specialized skills in treating lymphedema, lipedema, scar management, manual lymph drainage massage (MLD), Axillary Web Syndrome, breast cancer rehabilitation, pain management,
compression wrapping for full complete decongestive treatment (CDT), fitting for compression garments, and overall education to improve functional movement and overall quality of life.

Julie Ervin, LMT

Julie is a licensed massage therapist, certified manual lymphatic drainage therapist, and Reiki Master. Her passion is working with clients and caregivers to provide fluid, nurturing, and gentle yet effective sessions to facilitate positive change in the body and to soothe the mind. She is a graduate of the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy, completed Tracy Walton & Associates’ Oncology Massage Therapy intensive course, and Hospice Massage training with Irene Smith of Everflowing.  She completed trauma-sensitivity training with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, as well as the Trauma Resource Institute’s Community Resiliency Model workshop. She is a certified ABMP member, as well as a Preferred Practitioner with the Society for Oncology Massage. She maintains a private practice in Leominster.  www.JulieErvinLMT.com 

Katherine W. Lee, RPP

Kathie is a Registered Polarity Practitioner and certified yoga instructor. She offers healing bodywork sessions using Polarity energy balancing and gentle, safe, touch techniques to deepen relaxation and expand inner awareness and harmony. Her weekly yoga classes recognize the need for individualized attention and provide space for each student to open up her body and breath in a loving, safe, and mindful way.

Lisa W. MacDonnell, Muscular Therapist, Energy Worker, Trauma Healer, Prepare for Surgery Facilitator

Lisa has been a licensed body and energy worker since 1990. She integrates her years of study in body-centered psychotherapies, oncology bodywork, energy and trauma healing, and spiritual psychology to guide clients in opening to their innate ability to heal.

Lisa holds certifications in two integrated modalities that focus on healing trauma: Life Centered Therapy and Nirodha Karma Healing. Both address the underlying causes of trauma (any unintegrated negative experiences) and clear the way to freedom.

Lisa’s clients report feeling relief, lightness-of-being, clarity, open-heartedness, embodied presence, and forward movement from sessions. Sessions are 90 minutes in length and take place via Zoom.

Visit Lisa’s website to learn more: www.lisamacdonnell.com

Mary McAlister, Shiatsu Practitioner

Mary practices Shiatsu, a Japanese style of acupressure that supports healing by balancing the body’s energy system. Shiatsu is performed on a massage table while clients are clothed by applying pressure, gentle or deep, to the bodies energy pathways, or meridians, to free energy that has become obstructed through disease, trauma or stress. By harmonizing energy Shiatsu facilitates the body’s own ability to heal. Shiatsu supports the immune system and can help increase mobility, relieve muscle pain, tension and headaches, improve digestion, and promote relaxation.

Mary has been a Shiatsu practitioner and instructor since 1987. She studied under Sensei Tsuneo Kaneko and teaches and practices a style known as Shiatsu Anma which incorporates techniques of Anma, an ancient form of Japanese massage. Mary has also studied shiatsu for trauma release with Michael Deagro. Mary has practiced in Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, and Worcester and taught Shiatsu at the Shiatsu Massage School of Southern California in Santa Monica, Samra University in Los Angeles, and the Heartland School of Massage in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a founding Board Member, in 1990, of the AOBTA, the national certifying body for Asian bodywork modalities.

Pam Turci, BCTMB, GCFP, LMT

Pam is a board-certified Muscular Therapist, in practice since 2005, who practices Swedish relaxation massage, using Positional Release Therapy (PRT) and other gentle methods to relax tight, contracted tissues in the body. She has also been trained in gentle tissue mobilization techniques to release pain in scars. Pam has been trained in Tracy Walton’s method of Caring for Clients with Cancer.

Patty Kitchen, LMT

Patty is a licensed massage therapist, bringing a blend of relaxation and deep tissue work to tailor a therapeutic session for your particular needs.

She earned her certification in 2009 from the Cortiva Institute of Boston. Since graduating Patty has added to her training in the areas of oncology and hospice massage through Tracy Walton & Assoc. Oncology Massage and Irene Smith of Everflowing.  Patty has worked as part of a team offering oncology massage at Lowell General Hospital to aid in the healing and wellness process.