"Acupuncture has so much to offer and I can not wait to share that with you"
Dr.Ac Kari Pettersen w/ her Dog Jackson & Hubby Adam
Kari is a Registered Acupuncturist with the College and Association of Acupuncturists of Alberta (CAAA).
She graduated from Grant MacEwan University with and shortly after returned home to Grande Prairie. She started her business in 2012 and has been practicing in the Grande Prairie for 10 years.
Kari has a passion for travel, adventure and connecting with others. After high school she worked in the service industry while attending Grande Prairie Regional College and traveling around the world. It was through travel that she experienced the healing capabilities of acupuncture. While surfing in Nicaragua, she was stung in the arm by a stingray, resulting in nerve damage and debilitating pain. After a year of taking medication, the pain was still fluctuating, so she decided to seek out other therapies. Acupuncture helped ease her pain to the point that she could get off her nerve medication and after 10 treatments the pain was gone. It was through her own experience with acupuncture that led her to continue on that path to a career.
Forever a student, she has several certificates in sports medicine acupuncture as well as fertility and hormonal acupuncture. Her goal to continue her education to become more specialized in obstetrics, gynaecology and fertility in 2023. She has recently completed the course AcuRegen Cosmetic Acupuncture Course and is currently taking Reproductive and Developmental Elements in PCOS: Optimizing Oocyte quality and Beyond. In addition to acupuncture courses, she has also completed a certificate in Tuina Massage and Moxibustion for Menstrual & Fertility Issues.
She became interested in fertility and hormonal acupuncture when she helped her first fertility patient conceive. After that, many women and men started seeking her help and she saw a huge need in the Grande Prairie area. Helping women and men to feel their best and achieve their goals of having a family has been a huge drive in her passion to continue her specialization.