Bill Lehr, L.Ac.

Bill Lehr, Nationally Certified and NJ State Licensed Herbalist and Acupuncturist

I am a nationally certified herbal practitioner and acupuncturist (NCCAOM) and am licensed in New Jersey. I have extensive experience treating many chronic and acute conditions, with herbal medicine and acupuncture.

My knowledge of Asia does not stop at my acupuncture and herbal training. I lived in Kyoto and Otsu, Japan, for 10 years where I learned to speak and read Japanese.

I earned my B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

Because I am passionate about serving my clients, I'm always refreshing or adding to my knowledge base. Some of my more recent study includes:

  • TCM-Hub Harmonize Herbal Seminar, March 2025, Washington, DC (2025)This is the cutting edge of how to diagnose, formulate, and prescribe herbal medicinals. A very modern application based on traditional practices.

  • Mastering Menstrual Diseases: Complete Program  w/ the Excellent book "A Compendium of Chinese Medical Menstrual Disease" by Bob Flaws   (May 2023)

  • Integreting Functional Medicine with TCM - Adrenal Fatigue  (June 2023)

  • Integretating Functional Medicine with TCM - Thyroid Dysfunction (June 2023)

  • Integrative Breast Oncology: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (June 2023)

My Story

I have had allergies, headaches and sinus problems since I was a child. As an adult I have experienced migraines, anxiety/panic attacks, insomnia, digestive issues and of course joint pain including shoulder, knee and back issues. At the age of 20 or so a friend recommended I try chiropractic. With one adjustment to my neck, my sinuses started to drain. I then realized that decongestants and antihistamines were not the only answer to allergies.

Then in my mid-twenties while living in Kyoto, Japan, I tried shiatsu massage. This also helped my headaches and allergies, but the very gifted therapists, Ryokyu and Mayu Endo, also seemed to connect on a very deep psycho-emotional level as well. Several years later I decided to study with his wife, Mayu, and Endo-Sensei himself.

Endo Sensei had studied with Shizuto Masunaga, the author of Zen Shiatsu. In this book, there are several pages of outlining the relationship of the organ-meridian system with both physical symptoms AND their psycho-emotional counterparts. This fascinated me.

Then, when back in the US after 10 years in Japan, I found myself dissatisfied with office work and decided to turn to something more meaningful to me. I enrolled in the acupuncture program at the Eastern School of Medicine in Montclair, New Jersey. I continue to be fascinated with the art and science of Chinese medicine. The daily process of applying the knowledge and working with patients on their paths to healing I find extremely rewarding.

I continue to use acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, conventional medicine, meditative exercises such as qi gong and tai chi, and attention to diet according to Chinese nutrition to successfully manage my sinus/allergy challenges and other health issues.