Meet the JTS acupuncture interns for the 2026-2027 school year. Coming from a variety of backgrounds and places, they are eager to learn and to help you feel your best.
Hannah Booth
Bio coming soon.
Aliyah Brooks
As an Acupuncture Intern, Registered Yoga Instructor, Reiki Practitioner, and Massage Therapist with 10 years of hands-on experience, I am committed to helping others feel their best through compassionate, holistic care.
My journey into the healing arts began as a child watching my father live with chronic pain. Seeing the impact that pain had on his and my family’s quality of life inspired me to seek ways to help others find relief and reconnect with their own health. That experience continues to shape my approach to care and fuels my passion for supporting each person’s unique healing journey.
I also own a massage therapy practice, where I work alongside four talented therapists who share my commitment to wellness. My love of learning continually motivates me to expand my knowledge and skills so I can better serve those who trust me with their care.
Outside of the clinic, work, and studying, you’ll find me enjoying the great outdoors with my husband and our puppies or spending time with my family and friends.
Rachel Charles
Bio coming soon.
Elizabeth Anne Douglas
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Zachary Fant
Trained in clinical massage and therapeutic bodywork (including structural balancing, myofascial release, and Chinese bodywork), acupuncture for orthopedic conditions, medical qigong, therapeutic exercise and stretching, qigong and daoyin for health, strength, and flexibility, and Chen taijiquan (martial art) for combat, coordination, and balance.
I’ve invested the last six years into being with patients in the treatment room, helping to address pain, posture, and movement issues and to enhance performance, as well as performing medical qigong therapy to address internal conditions and psychoemotional health. My aim is to include some form of bodywork during treatment sessions, and possibly other modalities, along with acupuncture (based on patient needs and restrictions). I look forward to working with you!
Lauren Ferrone
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Liana Ghibu
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Eric Grasse
As a recovering alcoholic, I find inspiration and profound compassion for the suffering others experience dealing with the weight of addiction and chronic illnesses. My experiences, paired with my thirty years of tai chi practice, led me to solutions found in Classical Chinese Medicine. I was drawn to its holistic philosophy, which honors the extent to which our emotional, physical, and mental experiences shape our health.
I am particularly passionate about supporting individuals going through addiction recovery, with mental and emotional well-being (including anxiety, depression, and stress), insomnia, and physical pain or tension through somatic integration. As an intern practitioner, my approach is practical, grounded, and collaborative. I strive to empower each patient to reconnect with their body’s inherent wisdom and balance.
When not in the clinic, I stay rooted through ballroom dance, Tai Chi, meditation, and cooking. I look forward to bringing this compassionate and integrative practice home with me to Atlanta after I graduate.
Priscilla Jordan
Priscilla is a multidisciplinary artist from South Carolina, with a background in theatre and film. Nearly a decade ago, she received acupuncture for the first time, an experience that changed her life and sparked a deep reverence for the healing arts. She went on to become a certified holistic health coach and yoga teacher, seeking to integrate art and science in her work.
As a student of Chinese medicine, Priscilla practices with a trauma-informed, heart-centered approach to healing. She’s especially interested in women’s health, mental and emotional wellbeing, chronic conditions, addiction recovery, and herbalism. She currently lives in Asheville, NC.
When she’s not in school, she loves to write poetry and be outdoors. Her go-tos for joy are tea, traveling, Qi Gong, and her wizardly cat, Rumplestiltskin.
Emily Lancaster
Matthew McDonald
Committed to lifelong learning, personal growth, and living a life of purpose through service to others, I’m dedicated to helping patients live their best lives through holistic health care. I divide my time between Rock Hill, SC, and Ashe County, NC, where I live with Tyanne—my wife of 42 years—and our beloved rescue dogs, Roscoe and Darcy.
Zachary Morris
As an acupuncture intern at the Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine, Zachary Trey Morris draws on a rich background in martial arts, qigong, and structural mechanics to inform his clinical practice. Long before entering formal medical training, his pathway into holistic healthcare was forged through three foundational oral traditions – Ling Mo Fa Qi Northern Shaolin Family Style Kung Fu, Mantak Chia’s Universal Tao internal alchemical system, and the ancient oral tradition of Väinämöinen mythology – complemented by years of practice in boxing, parkour and gymnastics.
Synthesizing classical Chinese medical theory with hands-on physical techniques, Zachary focuses on working with the channel systems to address structural imbalances, chronic pain, and internal dysregulations. His approach is rooted in the classical view of the body as an interconnected system, utilizing precise needle strategy, tactile feedback, and channel engagement to help restore structural integrity and support the body’s self-regulating capacity.
When outside the clinic, he continues his personal cultivation through external and internal kung fu practices, ongoing forensic and linguistic studies in classical systems, and exploring structural mechanics. Following graduation, Zachary plans to establish an independent practice focused on integrative structural health, athletic optimization, and expanding community access to classical healthcare and modalities.
Mallory O’Shea
Bio coming soon.
Steven Robertson
Steven Robertson is a Tai Chi and Qigong instructor from Knoxville, Tennessee, and the founder of Knoxville Tai Chi, a Clear Tai Chi member school. He has studied the Clear Tai Chi system under Sigung Richard Clear for over a decade (completing his tenth year in 2023) and is certified as a Clear Tai Chi Instructor and Clear Internal Push Hands Instructor.
His long-term practice of Tai Chi has led him to the formal study of Chinese medicine at Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine where he brings an appreciation for the internal arts, softness, alignment, and the cultivation of qi.
When not in the clinic, Steven enjoys going on walks with his wife, Katie, one year old daughter Eleanor, and his dog Ollie. He looks forward to integrating the principles of Tai Chi with classical acupuncture to help patients find greater balance, interconnectedness and peace.
Chelsie Sholes
Chinese Medicine is a beautiful place where my diverse passions, experiences, and love of helping others constantly come together in new and unique ways. Here, I am always learning. My aim is to do my best to help each patient in finding their own individual harmony with themselves no matter their specific situation. One of my highest goals is to make this medicine more accessible to more people and in a variety of ways. I live in Columbia, SC and love being outside, gardening, cooking, making tea, the arts, practicing tai chi, and sharing these with others.
Cora Turrell
Bio coming soon.
Rebekah Veitia
Rebekah Veitia is an acupuncture intern dedicated to providing attentive, compassionate care. She strives to create a welcoming environment for patients to feel supported and empowered in their healing journey. Through thoughtful listening and individualized care, Rebekah is committed to supporting balance and holistic healing while continuing to grow as a practitioner. Outside the clinic, she enjoys homeschooling her two boys and spending time with her family and community here in the High Country.
Jen Wen
Before landing in grad school to become a Chinese Medicine doctor, Jen had just gotten back from spending 14 years living and working in Taiwan, her home country. Little did she know, but that time in Taiwan helped her reconnect to her Asian roots and culture. It was also in Taiwan, where she studied Buddhism and became involved in teaching meditation and qigong to the expat community. Through breathwork, movement, and presence, Jen guides others toward a felt sense of themselves — an experience that translates naturally into the practice of acupuncture, where the body’s own signals become the map for healing.
In the clinic, Jen is drawn to that same work of somatic connection, helping patients bridge mind and body so they can process and move through what’s happening for them. The goal isn’t only symptom relief, but creating the conditions for patients to reconnect with their bodies’ innate intelligence and move forward.
Outside of work, Jen enjoys traveling with her partner, laughing it up at comedy shows, going to concerts, and staying active through exercise and hiking. Currently based in Asheville, NC.
