Carly Herrero, MAcOM, LAc

I am a licensed acupuncturist in Maine and hold certification through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

My journey in the healthcare field began at East West College of the Healing Arts in Portland, OR in the massage therapy program. As a licensed massage therapist I provided therapeutic massage at an integrative health clinics for many years. I also worked with disabled adults as a caregiver, and with HIV/AIDS patients as a nursing assistant. I volunteered in hospice which sparked an affinity for working with people at the end of life.

In 2016 I obtained my master degree in acupuncture at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, OR, studying with Tracy Thorne and Takahiro Funamizu in traditional Japanese styles, and training tai chi with Dr. Mark Parzynski.

Later I moved to Olympia, WA and provided general health care with specialization in orthopedic approaches to pain at a chiropractic practice, and volunteered at the free clinic to help increase access to acupuncture for underserved populations. I served as secretary adn chair of the continuing education committee for two years for the Washington Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Association. 

While in Washington I collaborated with two hospice organizations to help develop their acupuncture services programs, and provided acupuncture treatments to hospice patients in their homes. I continue this work as a hospice acupuncture consultant and training acupuncturists as an NCCAOM provider.

I love teaching and have taught continuing education for years for healthcare professionals on gua sha, cupping, ethics, and business, and have taught or assisted teaching at East West College of the Healing Arts and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine.

I recently (2024) completed a year long study of classical herbal medicine with Dr. Heiner Fruehof as part of my lifelong continuing education and learning.

The Blue Fire Healing Arts clinic in Bath, Maine is the result of over 20 years of working in the healthcare field and I’m happy to offer a welcoming, healing space for the amazing MidCoast Maine community.

With my background in therapeutic massage I can very often provide relief from all kinds of pain, injuries, neuropathies, scars, and other musculo-skelental dysfunction. For sensitive individuals, children, or complex medical conditions I have the tools to give gentle and effective treatments with minimal needles or even non-needle treatments.

Over time as an acupuncturist I’ve had the opportunity to help people of all ages, backgrounds, and at different stages of their health journey. More and more I’m seeing patients come in because they have tried everything and have no place else to go. I continue to educate myself in medicine to help as many people as possible feel back in balance and back to themselves.