Dorothy walks between the worlds of traditional and alternative medicine daily. She has extensive experience in pharmacology as a certified pharmacy technician. For the majority of that time, she also managed a local independent drug store. Currently she is employed as a senior technician in a large chain grocery-pharmacy in the Boston metropolitan area.

Following her father’s death and her mother’s placement in a nursing home, and subsequently experiencing first-hand the inadequacy of care and the gap in care options in several nursing homes, she elected to renew her pursuit of higher education opportunities. The dramatic paradigm shift to alternative medicine began after she entered the Wellness and Healing Arts program at North Shore Community College.

At Lesley University the focus of Dorothy’s studies was the Healing Arts with a concentration in touch and music therapy. Ultimately, her mother’s experiences residing in a nursing home became her inspiration to design a program that could address the gap in care options she encountered. Care with Compassion was then customized specifically for the ill, elderly, and those in late-life stages and their caregivers and could be provided either in their homes or in nursing facilities.

Dorothy’s three nursing home internships concentrated on serving the elderly, the ill, and those in late-life stages in those facilities. She designed and conducted double blind pilot studies at several North Shore facilities on the benefits of alternative therapies for the elderly, the ill and the dying. (see Research)

This individually tailored program has been introduced to administrators, nursing staff members and surgical units at numerous facilities across the North Shore and Boston areas. Dorothy has administered these services to clients in hospitals including ICU and surgical units, nursing facilities, assisted living communities, rehabilitation centers, and in private home settings.

Dorothy completed her Reiki Masters training under the guidance of Kristin Webb and Florence Whipple. She has volunteered at their Reiki clinics at Union Hospital Reiki clinic, Lynn and Salem Wellness Reiki clinic, Salem since 1999 which developed into an enriching apprenticeship.

Dorothy obtained her COMPASSIONATE TOUCH for Those in Later Life Stages™  practitioner and professional level certifications from the founder, Dawn Nelson, and an extensive internship was completed under her supervision.

 Her training as an authorized provider for Advanced Brain Technologies was conducted by the organization’s founders themselves. Dorothy has found this highly specialized music to be most beneficial with her clients especially stroke survivors and those with Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

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