About

Jaclyn Angela Heneghan L.Ac

Jaclyn Heneghan is an East Asian practitioner and licensed acupuncturist in New York. She graduated with a dual masters in Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, is an Usui Reiki practitioner, and an Acupuncturist Without Borders Member. Jaclyn grew up in the health food store her grandmother Angela ran, which sparked her passion for all things wellness; such as herbs, essential oils, and meditation. Losing her grandmother at a young age, ignited her desire to help facilitate the healing in others. Jaclyn is currently in school for her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. She holds a Masters of Science and Chinese Medicine from Pacific College of Health & Science and a Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology with a Cultural and Ethnic Concentration from The University of Montana. Her undergraduate program allowed her to study a passion of hers, human societies and cultures and their interactions with each other and their environment. While studying and living in a small village in Nicaragua, and seeing the limited access of healthcare available, something we often take for granted in the States she felt a strong need to take action.  Initially Jaclyn thought she would pursue naturopathic medicine, but after receiving acupuncture she knew in a moment that this energetic medicine was her calling.  Jaclyn strongly feels that the body can heal itself if you give it the right environment to do so. And when you connect into your heart, it has all the intelligence to transform your life. She has deep gratitude being part of others healing journeys. 

Jaclyn uses acupuncture, plant essence, reiki and related modalities to reduce stress and pain, improve circulation, digestion, sleep cycles, and to help patients find that elusive sense of well-being that we all seek to have in our day-to-day lives. Her specialty is in treating acute & chronic pain, pediatrics, autoimmune, digestive and anxiety disorders, as well heart-centered work focusing inwards. Jaclyn works with pediatric patients from newborn to teenagers, as well as elderly and immune compromised patients using a variety of non-invasive techniques such as Tui Na massage, as well as Shonishin. Shonishin is a Japanese style of acupuncture that is needle free and employs gentle instruments to stimulate meridians and acupuncture points. Shonishin has been the main treatment for keeping children healthy for the last 80 years in Japan.

Outside the clinic, Jaclyn holds a strong belief that life requires balance, which she finds through spending time in nature with her family. The mountains and ocean are her happy places, along with yoga, a good cup of tea, a really good book, cooking and baking plant based treats, making jewelry, camping and hiking, traveling to new places, stopping to smell the roses, and impromptu dance parties with her partner and children.