Her Story
Dr. Marissa Bacchetta Pearson, DAOM, L.Ac. is the sole owner of AcuNova. She is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of California. Marissa holds a bachelor of science degree in Health Sciences, with a focus on Health Education from California State University - Northridge. Her Doctorate degree is in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Emperor's College in Santa Monica, CA. She also has a degree in Functional Medicine from Functional Medicine University. Functional Medicine better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century, integrating partnerships with medical labs to further assess a patient’s health issues. Marissa takes the time to listening to her patient's histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. Marissa also wants to help people look and feel their best, and offers Microneedling as an adjunct therapy tool. She strongly believes in not just treating an isolated set of symptoms, but shifting the paradigm of health care to treating the whole person, so she will be with you throughout the entire healing journey.