Whitney Natiello
Licensed Acupuncturist
Certified Brain Health Coach
She has developed the individualized, unique Optimize Your Brain Health program integrating the most current in neuroscience and the wisdom of Chinese Medicine.
Whitney’s belief is “The heart holds the vision for one’s life and the brain is the “soldier” to fulfill that vision. The brain must be optimized to support fulfilling one’s vision. Connecting to one’s spirit to the physical is crucial as well.”
She currently develops and teaches integrated brain health optimization programs. She has taught the Chinese medicine curriculum in massage schools as well. Whitney also created a specialized mentorship program for new Brain Health Coaches in assimilating their particular modality with the Brain Health coaching program from the Amen University. She is continuing her research projects in women’s menopause affect on the brain, and on the psyche (subconcious) affect on healing.
Whitney has been in practice as an acupuncturist for 24 years, owned and managed the award-winning holistic wellness center, Source for Well Being, LLC for 14 years with fourteen practitioners at its peak, offering over 30 modalities. She has assisted over 35 complementary healthcare practitioners build their individual business’s during that time. She administered over 25,000 acupuncture treatments during her tenure before selling her practice to fulfill her vision of helping people to trust their body, and to inspire and educate others.
Whitney lives in Mars Hill, NC with her beloved pet therapy dog, Beau. She loves to hike, travel, and connect with Nature.
My Story, My Passion
While loving my work as an acupuncturist, I was struggling at home to find help for my daughter, Hailey, for her learning differences. I struggled for 12 years to find her support until we went to the Amen Clinic for brain scans. With their individualized detailed treatment plan and brain nutrient regime, my daughter’s life changed dramatically when she went from a 17% on her PSAT as a sophomore to a 74% on her SAT’s a year later as a junior, after just 2 weeks following her brain health treatment plan.
This was one of many changes that took place in her brain. She went from struggling with little short-term memory to graduating with a 4.0 from high school. She is now 23 years old co-creating the life she continues to dream of.
My daughter had wonderful tutors and counselors and teachers along the way, yet no one, not once, told me there was another way to approach her imbalanced brain. The day I realized Hailey’s brain was balanced, was the day I promised to the world that I would do everything I could to help others so they didn’t have to struggle for years with brain issues. Whether it be short term memory difficulties, ADD, OCD, anxiety, depression, “brain fog”, Irlen syndrome et al, there are so many ways to help optimize the brain, and to also prevent dementia.
This changed her life and our lives so dramatically that I took a sabbatical February 2017 and became one of Amen Clinic’s Brain Health Professionals.
It is my passion to share healthcare options and brain health resources through teaching classes, groups, and organizations. I also create and deliver curriculum for continuing education classes for healthcare professionals addressing learning, behavioral, and emotional issues as well as prevention of dementia.
Experience
- Developed and presented brain health optimization classes for
- adults through seniors
- parents
- teens
- school staff and faculty
- 23 years as an Acupuncturist practicing Chinese Medicine and individually giving over 25,000 sessions for new born to centenarians
- 14 years owner of Source For Well-Being, an integrative wellness center that housed 14 complementary healthcare practitioners at it’s peak
Certification
Whitney became a Certified Brain Health Professional through Dr. Daniel Amen’s program in 2017, and is also a Brain Health Licensed Trainer as well. She has had her Board Certified Diplomat in Acupuncture since 2000. Whitney has a BS from Virginia Tech and a Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Masters Level, from the Florida Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
