Dr. HOLLY CHRISTY-MARICIELO

Naturopathic Physician, Licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner, Counterstrain Academy Certified Instructor, Jones Strain Counterstrain Certified Instructor.

Dr. Holly Christy is the Medical Director and founder of Element 7 Wellness and is the executive director and co-founder of the non-profit organization called the Bridge Back Project. She is passionate about working with each patient on a highly individualized plan to reach their optimal wellness. Although her focus is mostly on the physical aspects of wellness, she recognizes that true wellness is established by addressing all elements of wellness: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, environmental and financial.

Dr. Christy is an instructor for the Counterstrain Academy and the Jones Institute. She travels to many parts of the country, as well as once to Costa Rica to train other practitioners in Counterstrain.

“Of all the modalities I’ve been exposed to in my career, Counterstrain is the most evolved and astoundingly powerful. Counterstrain is based in science and applied anatomy, and through it, we are able to reach inside the body and restore function with very little effort. One patient described it as ‘invisible surgery’ - an apt description for this outstanding technique.” To read more about Counterstrain, please check out the link above.

Dr. Richard Tan’s Balance Method acupuncture is the primary system of acupuncture Dr. Christy uses. This is an advanced system of acupuncture based on Dr. Tan’s 20+ years of research and study based on the ancient Chinese texts, including the I Ching. When combined with Counterstrain, impaired function is restored exponentially faster.

Dr. Christy offers intravenous therapy (vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, i.e. high dose Vitamin C for oncology and chronic disease), BEMER therapy, and Prolotherapy.

A lifelong Washingtonian, Dr. Christy earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Washington, a Master of Acupuncture from Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine, and her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University. She has been in practice since 2000.

Holly lives in Poulsbo with her family and enjoys many outdoor activities available in the Pacific Northwest. Before medical school, Holly was a professional soccer player in Sweden, and played Division I soccer in college. She coached soccer throughout college, medical school and for the first few years of her practice. She earned a black belt in Tao-Zen Ryu Shindo in 2007.