Tessler Stromberg

M.Ac., L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., (NCCAOM.)

 I am Tessler Stromberg, owner of Five Element Acupuncture.

Having lived in the Washington Metropolitan area since 1986, I can safely call it home. One day in 1995, I wandered into an acupuncture office because of an interest in eastern healing traditions. Something changed after that treatment. I couldn’t believe how well I felt. It was as if I turned a corner and bumped into myself. So intrigued, I decided to change careers. 

My life has always travelled on the road of healing modalities with a line of healers in the family. After undergraduate school, I moved to Washington as a young actor and worked in the burgeoning theatre scene along 14th St. Quite a different place then! 

I later attended the graduate program at The Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia MD, where I received a Master’s Degree in the study of Acupuncture in 2002. My life until then laid a perfect groundwork for the experiential study, seemed a natural progression to pursue this life as acupuncturist. I served as lead clinical supervisor for 7 years at Tai Sophia Institute and Maryland University of Integrative Health, where I also taught classes in the theory of acupuncture. I supervised acupuncture at Baltimore City Detention Center, Samaritan Inn Rehabilitation Program, and The Women’s Collective, treating women with HIV in Washington DC.

 Now, 20 years later with 2 healthy practices, I am happy to say I made the right choice! I love this work and the people it brings. I love to spend spare time with my animals, family, and garden in Takoma Park MD where I have lived for the past 26 years.