Meet Lisa

Lisa Bouchard, LMT, LAc

Veteran Affairs Credentialed

Lisa, is co-owner of MassageCraft & Acupuncture Clinic with her husband, Mike Maldonado. Lisa earned diplomas in manual practice and research from the Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques in Montréal in 2016. In 2001, she earned her Master’s degree in Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture. She began her bodywork career over 30 years ago with the completion of diplomas in both Massage Therapy, (1990), and Shiatsu, (1991), at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy.

Lisa joins you on a path of discovery using a blend of acupuncture and manual therapies. Lisa uses these finely honed skills to help you resolve musculoskeletal pain; manage systemic conditions and stress; and recover your vitality. Sessions include postural, occupational, and lifestyle suggestions to sustain the benefits of treatment.

Her specialties include: Japanese acupuncture, manual therapies with an osteopathic approach, moxibustion, cupping, Gua Sha, Shiatsu, Thai massage, and Qi Gong.

Diplomas:

  • Diplôme en Ostéopathie, (2014), and Diplôme en Sciences de l’Ostéopathie, (2016), from the Canadian College of Osteopathy, Montréal.
  • Master of Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), 2001
  • BA in Philosophy, University of Southern Maine, 1987

Licenses:

  • Licensed massage therapist (LMT) with the state of Maine 1999-present
  • Licensed acupuncturist (LAc) with the state of Maine 2001-present

Certifications:

  • Nationally certified acupuncturist, NCBAHM diplomate (National Certification Board of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine), 2001
  • Certified in the NADA protocol, (National Acupuncture Detox Association, auricular acupuncture), 1994
  • Certified Practitioner (CP) in Zen Shiatsu with the AOBTA, (American Organization of Bodywork Therapist of Asia), 1991
  • Certified medical Qi Gong practitioner, Dr. Roger Jahnke, 2016
  • Certified Qi Gong instructor in Wuji Hundun and Organ Cleansing Forms, Community Awake, 2023