Welcome
to the Advanced Acupuncture Practice of
Rachel Toomim, A.P.
Rachel Toomim, A.P., has been in Complementary Medicine for 25 years and practicing acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for over 18 years. Because of her extensive experience in addictions and drug court consulting, she was brought to Florida by the 12th Judicial Circuit Court to design and implement drug court programs for both Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Her current practice is within an integrated treatment setting where she shares a close association with several respected healthcare practitioners. Provider disciplines include psychotherapy/neuro- and bio-feedback, massage therapy, brain-training and a floatation tank. She serves as an elected board member for the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance, a 503(c)(4) public welfare organization and currently serves as the Vice President and Registered Trainer for NADA, the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association.
Family Practice
Rachel Toomim treats men, women and children for a wide variety of disorders. Dr. Toomim has advanced training in the treatment of immune disorders, the treatment of cancer and other tumorous growths, women's and men's health issues (including fertility, menopause and andropause), digestive disorders, nephrology, ophthalmology, pulmonology, rheumatology (arthritic problems) and other pain disorders, and is respected world-wide as an addictions and mental health clinician.
Addictions/Mental Health/Public Health
Ms. Toomim is recognized as an experienced innovator in the addictions and criminal justice fields, receiving the distinguished Chief Justice Commendation from the Supreme Court of Florida. For over seventeen years she has consulted and trained judges, prosecutors, public defenders, correctional officers and treatment professionals throughout the country in implementing criminal justice programs. Her programs in California, Nevada, Texas, Vermont and Florida have drawn practitioners from around the world.
To bring greater attention to the need for treatment of people with addictions, Ms. Toomim created an international event in May 2001 (for more information, click on “events” button, above). Sixty sites, including Mexico, Germany, India, and Australia, participated in an almost simultaneous treatment experience based on the acupuncture “wellness protocol.”
Teaching
Ms Toomim educates medical and criminal justice professionals in the use and implementation of acupuncture, clinically and programmatically. She has served on the faculty of the Acupuncture for Physicians Program at the University of Miami School of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Other national trainings include Acupuncture, Oriental Medicine, addictions/mental health treatment and annual trainings for the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance.
Lecturing
Ms. Toomim lectures nationally on topics of Acupuncture, Addictions/Mental Health/Public Health and Drug Court.
Serving the Community Since 1988
Open Monday through Friday
at the Mindspa office
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2800 Bahia Vista Street, Suite 400
Sarasota, FL 34239
941-952-9902
FAX: 941-954-9960
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