ABOUT US
Hope Peek and Todd Trembula are the primary practitioners at the Charlotte Acupuncture and Wellness Center, and they are specialists in the practice of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Hope and Todd are Licensed Acupuncturists (L.Ac.) in the State of North Carolina, and they are nationally board certified as Diplomates in Oriental Medicine (Dipl. OM) by the National Certification Commission in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). The NCCAOM is the only recognized national organization to certify practitioners in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The Diplomate in Oriental Medicine is the highest level certification granted by the NCCAOM and is awarded to practitioners that have proven their knowledge and skills in acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and Oriental medical theory.
Hope and Todd have completed an extensive amount of training in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. They received Masters of Science degrees in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) from the prestigious Southwest Acupuncture College in Santa Fe, NM. Southwest Acupuncture College is one of the oldest and most respected educational institutions of Oriental Medicine in the United States, and the MSOM degree is the highest fully accredited degree available in the field of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. The MSOM program consists of over 3,000 hours of postgraduate training in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, and it is completed over four academic years. With over 1,000 hours of the program being devoted to clinical training, Southwest Acupuncture College is well-known for graduating highly-skilled practitioners of Oriental Medicine.
In addition to their training in the United States, Hope and Todd have also studied abroad and completed advanced hospital internships at the China Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center and the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Dongzhimen Hospital, People’s Republic of China. These internships included clinical training in integrated medical hospitals in China. Additionally, this training allowed Hope and Todd to work with some of China’s most experienced and respected doctors of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine. It also gave them the experience of seeing how acupuncture and Oriental medicine can work together with Western medicine, in an integrated setting.
Furthermore, Hope and Todd have received training in the Toyo Hari style of traditional Japanese acupuncture. Toyo Hari is a highly refined and gentle form of Japanese acupuncture, also known as Meridian Therapy (Keiraku-chiryo). Hope and Todd completed a series of intensive training with Sensei Takayuki Koei Kuwahara. Sensei Kuwahara was formally trained in Japan and also apprenticed under Kodo Fukushima, renowned Meridian Therapy master and founder of the Toyo Hari Association.
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Hope Peek, LAc, MSOM, Dipl OM, FABORM, CEFP
Hope is a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), a North Carolina Licensed Acupuncturist, and is nationally board certified in Oriental Medicine. She graduated from Southwest Acupuncture College with a Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine, completed an additional internship in China, and has received advanced training in Oriental reproductive medicine. Hope specializes in the treament of infertility, pregnancy health, and women’s health issues. For more information on Hope's specialty, please click here.
Hope was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and graduated with a B.A. in psychology. She enjoys the outdoors, swimming, skiing, and reading.
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Todd Trembula, LAc, MSOM, Dipl OM
Todd is a Licensed Acupuncturist in the State of North Carolina and nationally board certified in Oriental Medicine. He completed the Masters of Science in Oriental Medicine degree program at Southwest Acupuncture College and received postgraduate clinical training in China. Todd focuses on the treatment of various pain issues, migraine headaches, insomnia, anxiety, stress, depression, fatigue, and digestive issues.
Todd is originally from Lower Bucks County in Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. He received his bachelor's degree from the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. His personal interests include hiking, martial arts, skiing, and creating music.
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