Meet Lisa

Lisa Bouchard, LMT, Dipl. Ac., LAc

Veteran Affairs Credentialed

Lisa, is co-owner of MassageCraft & Acupuncture Clinic with her husband, Mike Maldonado. She is a licensed acupuncturist, nationally certified Diplomate of Acupuncture, as well as a licensed massage therapist. Lisa began her bodywork career over 30 years ago with the completion of diplomas in both Massage Therapy and Shiatsu at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy. She then went on to earn her Master’s degree in Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture. She also holds diplomas in osteopathic manual practice and research from the Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques in Montréal, CAN. 

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 and Gua Sha friction therapies, Shiatsu, Thai massage, and Qi Gong.

Diplomas:

  • Diplôme en Ostéopathie, Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques (CEO), CAN
  • Diplôme en Sciences de l’Ostéopathie, Collège d’Études Ostéopathiques (CEO), CAN
  • Master of Acupuncture from the New England School of Acupuncture (NESA), MA
  • Massage Therapy, Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, CT
  • Shiatsu Massage, Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, CT
  • BA in Philosophy, University of Southern Maine, ME

Licenses:

  • Maine licensed massage therapist (LMT) since 1999
  • Maine licensed acupuncturist (LAc) since 2001

Certifications:

  • Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.) with National Certification Board for Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine (NCBAHM)™
  • Auricular acupuncture protocol for detox, National Acupuncture Detox Association (NADA)
  • Zen Shiatsu with American Organization of Bodywork Therapist of Asia (AOBTA)
  • Medical Qi Gong practitioner, Dr. Roger Jahnke
  • Qi Gong instructor in Wuji Hundun and Organ Cleansing Forms, Community Awake