Dr Holly A. Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist, Master Herbologist and a Diplomate of the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturists.  She earned her Doctorate in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncturist degrees at South Baylo University, California.  She then entered a second Acupuncture internship program in Beijing, China and is additionally certified by the Beijing Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

 Dr. Carling received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Naturopathy from La Salle University.  Her background also includes Nursing, American as well as Oriental Herbal Medicine, Iridology, Homeopathy and extensive training from many organizations in nutritional counseling.  These only scratch the surface.  Dr. Carling has participated in more than 600 courses geared towards health and healing in many areas of alternative or complementary medicine.

Dr. Carling has over 30 years of experience with much of that treating people with complex health challenges.  Her broad and diversified background enables her to look at her patients and their health condition from many different perspectives to provide a truly wholistic (whole person) and holistic (natural) approach to healing.

"She was so encouraging and supportive.  She know how I was feeling and understood why I was feeling that way - it took away some of the guilt.  When she says something - she knows it - it's no guesswork.  She is very accurate because of her dedication to constant learning.  I don't know any other practitioner who has the well rounded education in both conventional and alternative medicine that Dr. Carling has.  With Dr. Carling's help I was able to take this big pool of symptoms, identify the source of each and resolve them.  It was like peeling away the layers on an onion." - Melissa

What Makes Dr. Carling Different

Dr. Carling is different in that she looks for what is going on underneath the symptoms you are experiencing.  A symptom is simply your body's way of telling you that there is a problem that needs to be addressed.  It's like having the check engine light come on in your car.  You can put a piece of tape over it and cover up the symptom (like taking a drug to mask a symptom) or you can cut the check engine light out of the car (like removing an organ that is not functioning properly), but until you find out WHY the check engine light is coming on in the first place, the problem still exists.  Dr. Carling does a lot of investigating to discover WHY your body is not functioning properly in the first place.  What is going on "underneath the hood?"  Once she discovers WHY you are experiencing your symptom(s) in the first place, she is able to put together a comprehensive treatment plan to help you to re-claim optimal health.

"That's the cool thing about working with Dr. Carling, she teaches you how to work with your body instead of the quick-fix, "Band-Aid" approach of western medicine." - Stephanie

The other thing that makes Dr. Carling different is that she takes the time to truly listen to her patients and answers all of their questions.  Her patients feel heard and know that she truly cares about them.

"I appreciate Dr. Carling's kindness.  She has paid complete attention to me.  She has so much compassion...she listens with her whole heart.  She really cares what happens to me.  You don't see that too often in medicine.  She has wisdom and knowledge beyond measure.  Dr. Carling is one of the most gracious women I have ever met." - Betty

"My experience with Dr. Carling has been wonderful.  She is so helpful and so knowledgeable.  I enjoyed being able to ask questions about my health and getting answers that work.  I have felt cared for by the whole office.  It really matters what I say - everybody is here to help me.  I am so grateful that I came to see Dr. Carling." - Rosalia