About Dr. Jessica Brophy, DTCM, L.Ac, OT
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Occupational Therapist
Dr. Jessica was born in the Bay Area where she was exposed to many different languages and cultures. Her experiences with traveling and studying abroad in multiple countries has given her the ability to build a strong rapport with her patients from different backgrounds. Also, her partial Chinese background gives her a better understanding of Chinese culture.
Dr. Jessica graduated from San Jose State University with her Bachelor's degree in Japanese and combination Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (OT) in 2014. She’s been practicing OT with a variety of patients from infants to adults. She is also experienced with sport injuries due to her martial arts background in Kung Fu and Kyudo (Japanese Archery). She is currently on the Wu Shu team at Sun’s Kung Fu Academy and has been practicing for over 5 years. She’s been practicing Kyudo for over 10 years and is a 3rd degree black belt.
Dr Jessica’s main interest in Chinese medicine is about food / dietetics and herbs since she believes that "what you eat has a big impact on your quality of life. She enjoys using her background in both Western and Eastern medicine and integrating these medicines to support her patients to see lasting results.
During her free time, Dr. Jessica enjoys learning languages (currently learning Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean), playing saxophone in a jazz band, doing Kung Fu, and doing Kyudo. She currently speaks conversational Japanese and has basic communication skills in many languages.