In high school, Izabel experienced a series of concussions and whiplash injuries from horseback riding. At that point, she sought out medical care from just about every speciality in Western medicine and various holistic modalities — acupuncture and Chinese medicine were the only things that brought her significant relief without major side effects.

Due to the nature of the injuries, her vision was greatly affected, losing the ability to read, among other difficulties. In the end, with the help of Chinese medicine, she was able to graduate from high school and go on to college along with the rest of her high school class. Izabel went from unable to read, to reading with glasses, to reading glasses-free without an issue, due to the profound effects acupuncture and Chinese medicine have on healing the brain.

Once in college she knew that she wanted to go into healthcare as she wanted to help others as her doctors had helped her. After exploring her options she knew that becoming an acupuncturist was the best way to make an impact.

Upon gradating from college she enrolled at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine to begin her Chinese medicine training. In school, she gravitated towards cases of chronic pain and autoimmune conditions, finding great joy in seeing her patients regain their quality of life when their symptoms and pain decreased.

Izabel’s goal for her patients is for them to have the ability to live their lives without being restricted by their bodies. Chinese medicine is a perfect tool for that goal, as it works to restore harmony and balance from within and builds resilience to be able to handle whatever life stressors you may encounter.

When not working with patients, Izabel can be found working on her Doctorate, at Zilker with her dog Bodhi, playing pickleball, hiking the greenbelt, reading, and playing the ukulele.