About Dr. Pillsbury
Dr. Pillsbury wants to change the way we provide healthcare in America
Dr. Cima Pillsbury believes in patient centered wellness care. As a naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist with over a decade of clinical practice, she is an expert on health promotion and wellness. She provided naturopathic primary care for over ten years and now does specialty naturopathic consults and acupuncture.
Dr. Pillsbury sees people of all ages from infants to elderly.
Dr. Pillsbury specializes in the treatment of pain, gastrointestinal health, mood disorders, fertility support (for both men and women), autoimmune disease and hormone regulation (for both men and women).
Education
Dr. Pillsbury attended undergraduate school at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.
Her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and Master of Science in Acupuncture degrees were both obtained from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington – a leading university in the natural health sciences.
Practical Experience
- Dr. Pillsbury worked at the Center for Natural Medicine in Eagle River AK from 2009-2012.
- In 2012 she established Natural Family Health, Inc. in Eagle River, AK which operated from 2012-2022.
- In 2022 she established Boston Holistic Health Center where she sees patients and also acts as Medical Director.
Dr. Pillsbury offers a research based approach to naturopathic medicine and is known as a detail oriented provider. She has years of experience treating complex chronic disease cases. She works with patients to restore balance by using nutrition, physical medicine, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, counseling, botanicals and nutritional substances.
Personal Life
After providing naturopathic primary care in Alaska from 2009-2021 Dr. Pillsbury moved to Maine to work at an integrative care center. In 2022 she moved to Boston’s Back Bay to marry her great love, Rob. She holds one of the first licenses to practice naturopathic medicine in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When not at work Dr. Pillsbury can be found at home cooking great food, walking on the Charles River Esplanade or trail running.
"My style emphasizes stimulating vitalism, the body's ability to heal."
Cima Pillsbury, ND, LAc, Dipl. Ac.
Professional Affiliations
Massachusetts Society of Naturopathic Doctors 2022-current
Vice President of Massachusetts Society of Naturopathic Doctors 2023-current
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2009-current
National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine 2008-current
Maine Association of Naturopathic Doctors 2021-2022
Maine Acupuncture Society 2021-2022
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Association of Alaska 2011-2022
Alaska Association of Naturopathic Physicians 2011-2022