Matt Woolsey
Licensed Acupuncturist
Matt is founder and owner of Green Valley Acupuncture. He has been serving the community of Green Valley and the greater I-19 corridor for six years. He enjoys living and working in Green Valley and finds the small-town environment more suitable to his lifestyle.
Matt holds a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from the Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ASAOM). He is licensed and in good standing by the state of Arizona to practice acupuncture. He is board certified in both Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. While in school, his masters work focused on the treatment of pain and sports injuries.
Matt values hard work, diligence, efficiency, discipline, and compassion. These values carry through to his professional practice as he is constantly learning more and refining his skill through Continuing Education courses and reaching out and studying with renowned and respected professionals in the field. He is committed to his patients’ care and well-being. He is proficient in treating many types of health conditions including pain, digestive disorders, sleep issues, headaches, urinary incontinence, stress and anxiety to name a few. However, he is not too proud to admit when he cannot help and gladly refers to other professionals in the community.
Matt’s interest in acupuncture grew from his own experience:
"My passion for and relationship to acupuncture comes from my own experience. I played hard. I worked hard. Besides playing competitive level Ultimate Frisbee, and being an avid rock climber, I worked for over ten years as a landscaper. I did new installations with custom patios, water features, decks, sprinklers, retaining walls, and whatever else you could imagine. It was hard work: digging, moving boulders, setting bricks and blocks, bending over, and always on my feet. Because of the labor-intensive work and active lifestyle, I had pain: tendonitis in my elbow, and constant back aching and pain. (I also suffered ringing and pressure in my ears.) These pains held me back on my days off from work. My regular doctors proved to be dismissive and of little help only offering pills or shots. In short, they had no answers or solutions that I found appropriate. That is when I decided to try out acupuncture. I had always been curious about it but had never used it. It was awesome! I got relief immediately and after just a few sessions, I was feeling great. I owe a lot to my first acupuncturist, because it was during my own course of treatment and a suggestion from him that I realized acupuncture was my calling. I knew it was something I had always wanted, and I just hadn’t discovered it yet."
Matt has many interests and passions in life. Top among them are enjoying the outdoors whether walking with his dog or hiking in the mountains. He finds southern Arizona beautiful and likes to explore new places. He is also an accomplished woodworker that enjoys the creative hands-on process. He finds there is something interesting hiding in every piece of wood that is waiting to be let out.