Integrative Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
Tansy Briggs, Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine (DACM)
Dr. Tansy Briggs has spent more than two decades helping women navigate the big hormonal transitions of life — from fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum through perimenopause and post-menopause. A Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in clinical practice since 2002, she's known for cutting through the noise and helping people understand what's actually happening in their bodies.
Tansy earned her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego, building on a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe. She's nationally board-certified in Oriental Medicine and licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and Colorado.
Her training is deep and ongoing. She's certified in Advanced Acupuncture for Pregnancy and Postpartum Care, and she stays at the leading edge of menopause care through advanced study with the Academy for Advanced Women's Health Medicine — translating the latest in women's midlife health into practical, real-world guidance.
Today, Tansy is passionate about giving women clear, trustworthy information about perimenopause and menopause, so they can make sense of the changes ahead and feel confident applying it to their own lives.
My background and journey to Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrative Health.
My undergraduate education focused on science and the human interaction with the environment and the technologies in our lives. I discovered my true passion when studying nutrition, biochemistry, and during my internship with an Epidemiologist who studied nutrition and diseases. This led me down the path to consider Epidemiology and Public Health as a career. I have a deep respect and curiosity for scientific research, but learned it wasn’t enough for me. To my own surprise, I found I wanted to work with people and their health at a deeper level beyond studying and understanding diseases. In order to affect public health at a wider level, meant first, helping individuals with their own health at a micro level. I discovered that I truly wanted to understand how the body and mind work the best and find ways to help people implement this into their daily lives. This quest led me to Acupuncture School.
When I began studying Acupuncture in Santa Fe, New Mexico, all of my previous years of study came together with a clearer picture of the interrelations affecting health. I learned how the endocrine, hormonal, digestive, and energy systems together with climate, lifestyle, and external factors that influence the body and the mind—and that was only the beginning of my coming to understand complex health interrelations.
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Tansy M. Briggs, DACM, Dipl.OM, L.OM, L.Ac
Dr. Tansy Briggs, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) has been in clinical practice since 2002 and specializes in Fertility, Pregnancy, Postpartum Peri-Menopause, Menopause. She has extensive experience with chronic diseases and pain and likes to work with difficult conditions and issues where nothing else has worked.
Dr. Briggs began her practice in 2002 in Santa Fe working with an integrative group specializing in pregnancy, fertility and pediatrics. In 2004, she took over an established family practice in Albuquerque, NM, as a solo practitioner, treating adults and children for 7 years. In 2011, Tansy sold her private practice and moved to Philadelphia. Tansy was an adjunct faculty member at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies and taught Chinese Medical Specialties and worked as a clinic supervisor from 2011-2014 and again in 2021.
Tansy completed her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) degree through Pacific College of Health and Science (San Diego) in 2018. She is nationally certified as a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine (Dipl.OM) by the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine). Additionally, Tansy a licensed Practitioner of Oriental Medicine (L.OM) in Pennsylvania and licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) in Colorado. She was a licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine (DOM) in New Mexico (now inactive). Tansy is certified in Advanced Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Postpartum Care and is a graduate of the Maternity Acupuncture Mentoring Program in 2021. Whilst not a prescriber, Tansy stays at the forefront of perimenopause/menopause care through advanced training with Heather Hirsch Academy for Mastering Menopause for Allied Professionals.
Tansy obtained her Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) from Southwest Acupuncture College in 2001 in Santa Fe, NM. Prior to Acupuncture College, Tansy studied natural medicine for three years in Santa Fe via seminars and mentorships. Her bachelor’s degree is from Clark University in Worcester, MA. Prior to graduation, Tansy spent her last undergraduate year abroad at the University of East Anglia, UK.
