Licensed Acupuncturist

Matthew Wagner, L.Ac. M.S.O.M.

Matthew Wagner, L.Ac. provides Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Tuina Massage, and Dietary Therapy to clients located in and near Scappoose, St. Helens, Warren, Deer Island, Columbia City, and the surrounding Columbia County, Oregon communities.

Matthew Wagner, L.Ac. M.S.O.M., received his degree from Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, Colorado.  This program consists of a total of 3,045 academic hours, as well as 1,140 hours of clinical practice.  He additionally completed a private, two-year internship with Jack Schaefer, at Mountain West Wellness Center in Boulder, Colorado, focusing on herbal and classical theory, needle and hand manipulation techniques, and Qi Gong.  Matthew is licensed in the state of Oregon by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

Matthew's treatment style is informed by various arts of Chinese medicine, from needling technique and herbal diagnosis, to tuina massage, qi gong, ba gua - and finally, his favorite hobby, cooking.  In this way, both the treatment and the advice to the patient are as well rounded as possible, using all means available to overcome the barriers to a patients healing process, whether they are physical, energetic, or spiritual.  Matthew believes firmly that healing is a co-creative process and works with patients through regular treatment, dietary and lifestyle advice, and daily practices to give patients the keys to their own best health.