Founding Member
Acupuncture Detox Specialists - ADS Collective
Washington, District of Columbia
Kokayi Patterson became an acupuncture detox specialist in1979. Prior to that, he was a drug counselor and program manger/director specializing in residential treatment, community outreach, and youth counseling for 35 years, In 1970, he witnessed acupuncture used at a local drug center. He lectures in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and nationally. At the Drug Center he headed both staff and client orientation and training for 20 years. He promotes the wholistic approach to treatment; exercise, meditation, quality water, vegetarian diet, herbs and vitamins and continues to practice Chinese acupuncture for addictions. AcuDetox is a empowering addition to treatment regimes. As an addictions counselor, he maintains a youth and adult counseling practice. He also trains in the Washington, D.C., area and is the only program that offers a wholistic natural approach to treatment. It gives counselors a wholistic (spirit, mind, body, environment) perspective and approach to their clients outside of conventional means. Dr Patterson developed and taught a variety of basic wholistic concepts to adults and youth in schools and colleges. At the beginning of each class, students are taught areas to massage for calming, focus before class work. These concepts complement the success of students, patients and broadens understanding of life from a wholistic view.
As a graduate from MITCM Maryland institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2001 and a NADA certified acupuncture detoxification specialist, he promotes the AcuDetox protocol everywhere he goes and promotes acupuncture and an array of wholistic processes and services to empower the person and the community.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
