Our Practitioners & Staff
Blake Stoveken, a Pike County native, was inspired to bring affordable, yet effective, Chinese Medicine to Milford. He believed a model of service existed where a practitioner could offer effective care while being affordable enough for patients to continue treatment as often as they felt necessary. Inspired by the community clinic model but aware of its limitations, Blake developed a hybrid model that, from his perspective, blends the beauty of affordability and efficiency while maintaining the required elements of true individualized treatment. Blake has been serving Pike County and neighboring residents with this vision since 2011.
Blake is a Nationally Licensed Oriental Medicine practitioner (OM), which includes licenses to practice acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. He graduated from the Eastern School of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Montclair, New Jersey. Also a graduate of the Won Institute of Graduate Studies, he holds a degree in Chinese Herbal Medicine.
In addition to his continuous study in Chinese Medicine, Blake continues to seek additional therapies to add to his scope of Chinese Medicine. He has completed training and workshops offered by Chiropractor Dr. Tedd Koren, “Healing is Voltage” author Dr. Jerry Tennent, Bob Doane, Brian Bowen, and Dr. Nadir Soliman (SAAT), to name a few.
Blake also has a daily 1 -2 hour practice dedicated to internal cultivation, which he believes is essential in his role as a practitioner of Chinese Medicine. He has had the opportunity to observe and train with Master practitioners, such as Zhou Gan Sheng, Lydon Oudsten, and the late Jiang Feng. This discipline of inner cultivation has added a depth and authenticity to his treatments that he feels is an essential and indispensable aspect of being a practitioner of the healing arts.
Blake’s reputation in our community as a caring, highly skilled Chinese Medicine Practitioner is like no other in our area.
Blake Stoveken, D.OM
Dr. Jeanie Free, L.Ac
Dr. Jeanie Free joined Worker Bee in 2024. She completed her Masters and Doctorate of Acupuncture programs at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH). She is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Maryland and Pennsylvania and is currently studying Chinese herbal medicine with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf.
Prior to her career as an acupuncturist, Jeanie received her undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. She held positions as a Financial Analyst in a government agency and a publicly traded engineering corporation.
Jeanie has a passion for helping others overcome language barriers and has experience utilizing her bilingual skills to serve patients as an interpreter in hospitals and health centers. In this role, she discovered her passion for patient care but also became aware of the inadequacies of the Western healthcare system, which fueled her desire to seek holistic health solutions for herself and others. This desire for holistic healing deepened further after becoming a mother.
Throughout her acupuncture schooling, Jeanie deeply resonated with the ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine and its integrative approach to modern practice. Having grown up in Hong Kong, where her grandfather frequently practiced the philosophy of "Food is Medicine," Jeanie learned to eat seasonally and witnessed ailments being treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors. She also acknowledges the energetic shifts that affect health during different seasons and weather.
Jeanie is committed to walking alongside her patients, providing high-quality, personalized care with utmost authenticity and compassion.
When Jeanie isn't tending to patients at the clinic, delving into her studies, refining her skills, or exploring new techniques (she admits, she's a bit of a nerd!), she cherishes moments with her daughter and fur babies (cats). She combines her culinary expertise with nourishing meals, using it as an opportunity to instill in her daughter the importance of self-care through food.
Outside of her professional pursuits, Jeanie finds joy in hiking, photography, experimenting with essential oils, honing her skills in Chinese calligraphy, delving into the intricacies of Feng Shui/Bazi, and passing on her knowledge of Cantonese.
Robin Schneider
For over 10 years, Robin has been a warm and friendly face in the Worker Bee office, answering client calls and questions, and keeping schedules running smoothly. She has decades of experience in customer service and hospitality and her professional and compassionate care exhibits her skill set and wisdom. Robin’s presence is beyond appreciated in the office while our world contends with automated answering services, on-line schedulers, and chat bots.
Robin happily welcomes new clients, introduces them to clinic details and lingo, and creates a reliable and predictable treatment schedule our clients can count on. She goes above and beyond in response to the complexity of human schedules and all of the last minute changes life inevitably brings. We appreciate her commitment and devotion in ensuring our clients receive the treatment they need as soon as possible. .
Dani Stoveken
Since opening our doors in 2011, Dani has assisted Blake with his vision of offering affordable yet effective Chinese Medicine to the Pike County community. She equally holds a passion for Blake’s model of healthcare, and is dedicated to assisting with the practical side of operating the clinic - accounting, website design, content writing and the daily duties of keeping tea stocked and clinic sheets washed.
Dani has a deep knowledge of essential oils and has studied their therapeutic uses from both a Chinese Medicine and astrological perspective. You may see (or smell) her around the clinic while doing the bookkeeping, but more likely, you will find her chatting with clients who, from her perspective, feel like an extension of their family.
