Dr. Adam Graves’ journey toward natural medicine began back in college when he started seeking natural treatments for his severe asthma and allergies. He decided to become a naturopathic doctor after his father’s struggles and death from cardiovascular disease. Dr. Graves believes in the body’s ability to heal itself and utilizes therapies that are safe, natural and effective. Every illness has an underlying cause; Dr. Graves is trained to find and remove those underlying causes. He works alongside his patients, encouraging them to take an active role in their health. He combines his diverse background and experience with tools and wisdom from Eastern and Western medicine, providing true integrative health care. His practice incorporates many effective therapies including acupuncture, clinical nutrition, dietary therapy, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy and behavioral medicine. Trained as a Naturopathic Doctor and Acupuncturist, Dr. Graves has worked with a wide range of health conditions. He specializes in complex cases, pain management, digestive disorders, infertility and pediatrics.
Dr. Graves is a Naturopathic Doctor and a Licensed Acupuncturist. He received his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Masters of Science in Acupuncture at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Graves has a passion for helping his patients in their journey towards health. This is evident in his compassion and honest approach.
Melissa Crum is a national certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbologist. She received her M.A.degree from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine in 2000. She holds state licenses in both Colorado and New Mexico.
Melissa has been practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine for 23 years. She has done extensive training in Kiiko Style Acupuncture (a Japanese style of acupuncture taught by Kiiko Matsumoto). Her practice areas include but are not limited to, aesthetics, pain management, autoimmune disorders, hormone balancing, and preventative medicine. Learning is one of her passions. She loves new techniques as well as keeping up on nutrition and dietary supplements.
When she is not working, Melissa loves hiking/the outdoors, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and going to her dance classes. She is also a big fan of cats and all things health and wellness.
As both a Licensed Massage Therapist and Reiki III practitioner, Shaunti’s unique approach facilitates an overall experience of peaceful presence to her Clients in both body and spirit, leaving Clients simultaneously grounded and uplifted. Shaunti is a graduate of Denver Integrative Massage School, where she learned a variety of modalities in both Western and Eastern techniques which she combines in her massage sessions. She has also been a practitioner of Reiki for more than 10 years. Additionally, Shaunti worked as a trauma-informed interviewer for more than a decade and brings not only empathic listening, but hearing from the Client and their body. Massage and Reiki sessions with Shaunti offer a holistic approach that consider the Client’s physical, emotional, and spiritual health. She believes each individual is in charge of their own wellbeing , and that massage and Reiki sessions are tools for the for the Client to utilize in their holistic self-care regime.