Cove Wellness is happy to announce the addition of Dr. Matea Polisoto to our staff, offering alternative and holistic medical services for the San Diego and La Jolla area.

Dr. Matea Polisoto received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She is licensed as a primary care doctor in California and Montana. Dr. Matea received her Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has a diverse background and utilizes a wide variety of healing modalities from both Eastern and Western traditions.

Cove Wellness is happy to announce the addition of Julia Sanfilippo to our staff, offering Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine & Massage Therapy for the San Diego and La Jolla area.  
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Julia Sanfilippo, L.Ac, Dipl. O.M, NCTMB
Julia ran her first 1-mile race when she was 3 years old, and swam competitively on a USS team for 13 years. Being an athlete her whole life, she has a fundamental connection to the physical body, and a great appreciation for overall health. She values the importance of balance in life: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Her mission is to promote wellness through acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage therapy.

Julia is certified and licensed by the California Acupuncture Board, designated a Diplomat in Oriental Medicine by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), and is a nationally certified massage therapist by the National Certification of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB). She completed the Oriental Medicine and Asian Body Therapist program at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, with over 3,500 hours of education and clinical experience in Western and Eastern medicine. She received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with a double concentration in psychology and Spanish.

Her focus includes pain/musculoskeletal/rehabilitation conditions, internal medicine, auricular acupuncture for smoking cessation/addictions, and facial rejuvenation. She uses acupuncture, Chinese herbs, supplements, massage, PNF stretching, soft tissue release, and nutrition/exercise counseling to provide a complementary treatment plan. Her multi-modality approach and passion for providing quality healthcare provides a holistic treatment plan for overall wellness and well-being.

Julia's clinical experience include externships at RIMAC sports facility in UCSD, where she treated various musculoskeletal conditions for college athletes and trainers, and San Diego Senior's (Geriatric) Clinic. She assisted Matt Callison, L.Ac. and Vasa Mik, L.Ac. at AcuSport Health Center for 2 years, whose specialty is sports medicine acupuncture. She participated in San Diego's Veterans Day Stand Down and volunteered her time to the volunteers, evacuees, and firefighters in San Diego county after the devastating fires of 2007 ( read more).

Please call Julia 203-449-7510 to schedule an appointment