Meet the Team

Heather Ellsworth is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, herbalist and oriental medical practitioner in Missoula MT. Heather was inspired by her mother, a nurse-midwife, at an early age and has been interested in medicine and women's health ever since. She graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Biology with a Botany emphasis. Then continued her studies in western herbalism with Michael Moore at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and became a Certified Clinical Herbalist in 2003. In 2009 she graduated from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine with a masters degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, she is also a Board certified Chinese herbalist.

Licensed Acupuncturist – Montana Board of Medical ExaminersDiplomate of Acupuncture – National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Education/Experience 

Private Practice, Acupuncture Clinic of Missoula, Missoula, Montana and Sapphire Mountain Acupuncture, Stevensville, Montana Post Graduate Study, Nan Jing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nan Jing, China, 2012Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, Oregon, 2012Bachelor of Arts in Oxbridge History, William Jewell College, 1996Oxford Overseas Study Course, Oxford, England, 1995

Paul Gourguechon brings to Acupuncture Clinic of Missoula 17 years experience as a Licensed Acupuncturist with a specialty in pain management. Paul, whose pursuit of excellence in Chinese Medicine has included an internship at the Chengdu University Hospital, has a calm and engaging manner that mirrors his deep knowledge and skill. He uses acupuncture to treat a wide range of conditions: from the joint, back, neck pain and headaches, to digestive and women's disorders, stress and anxiety, allergies and asthma, and to counteract the side effects of chemotherapy and other drug toxicity.