About DR. KAT BROOKE

Dr. Kat Brooke, DTCM, L.Ac.

Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist | Specialist in Orthopedics, Facial Rejuvenation, and Detoxification

Dr. Kat Brooke has over 16 years of experience in Chinese Medicine and holds a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine from Five Branches University in Santa Cruz, California. She is a board-certified Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Herbalist, licensed by the Hawaii State Acupuncture Board, the California State Acupuncture Board, and the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).

Dr. Brooke began her wellness journey as a teenager through the practice of Qi Gong and acupuncture. These transformative experiences led her to pursue a career in integrative medicine and become a certified Qi Gong teacher. She later obtained advanced orthopedic and sports medicine certification at Five Branches University, where she treated professional athletes and sports injuries using acupuncture and rehabilitative therapies. Her training also includes four years in an orthopedic and sports injury clinic, where she specialized in techniques for injury recovery and pain management.

With deep roots in herbal medicine, Dr. Brooke studied extensively under some of the most respected herbalists in the field—including those with a lineage of six generations of practitioners dating back to the emperor of China. She has also worked as a consultant for a medical herb company and later develop her own plant stem cell therapy products.

Dr. Brooke holds a Bachelor of Science degree and completed over 10 years of higher education, including her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her doctoral research focused on herbal medicine, functional medicine diagnostics, and the integration of biomedical lab interpretation.

For the past eight years, she has focused on detoxification protocols to help patients reduce the toxic burden from modern environmental exposures in air, water, food, and soil. Her approach blends classical Chinese herbal therapies with modern biomedical principles to support the body’s natural detox pathways and improve digestion, hormonal balance, inflammation, and metabolic health. 

Dr. Brooke also specializes in facial rejuvenation, non-toxic skin therapies, and microneedling using plant stem cells. She offers natural, holistic treatments that support collagen production, reduce inflammation, and enhance skin glow—without botox, fillers or downtime. Her practice includes the use of advanced tools like red light therapy and amethyst crystal mats for energetic restoration.

She is committed to a patient-centered model of care that nurtures physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Through personalized consultations, Dr. Brooke helps her patients address internal health imbalances while supporting external beauty and vitality.