Ingrid Keating, PhD

Ingrid Keating, DACM, MSOM, L.Ac, OTR/L, RYT, Founder of LOTUS Integrative Therapy holds a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine from the prestigious Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego, California graduating Summa Cum Laude. Her doctoral focused was Integrative Medicine and multimodal care in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy utilizing the tenets of Chinese Medicine. She holds a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine with a combined Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from Midwest College of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Chicago, Illinois. Her Master’s focus was improving IVF live birth rates with pre/post embryo transfer acupuncture. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Alvernia University Reading, Pennsylvania. Within Psychedelic Medicine realms Ingrid completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado within the Center for Psychedelic Studies. The Naropa Center is now known as Memoru Center for Visionary Healing Arts. Ingrid has completed the first level of MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD. She had the honor of training with MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy investigators Marcela Ot’alora G. and Bruce Poulter. Ingrid is NCCAOM board certified Diplomate of Acupuncture, a licensed Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbalist, Occupational therapist and Psychedelic Facilitator. Ingrid integrates over 20+ years of clinical experience in Integrative Medicine, Aquatic therapy (WATSU), Chinese Medicine, trauma and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Ingrid has an extensive background working in Physical Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine hospital settings. Her previous position prior to private practice was a Director of Integrative Medicine at Chicago’s leading Medical Fitness facility Galter LifeCenter at Swedish Covenant Hospital. Her, therapeutic work has been featured in The Chicago Tribune, Well Magazine, Alternative Medicine Magazine and Time Out Chicago. In 2023 she co-authored and published the clinical textbook The Heart of WATSU Therapeutic Applications in Clinical Practice with the late WATSU creator and pioneer, Harold Dull and Jessica Kingsley Publishing, Singing Dragon UK. In her free time, she, her husband and four school-aged children enjoy travel, snorkeling, hiking, music, cooking, horseback riding and being in nature. Ingrid also enjoys training and showjumping her off the track thoroughbred and war horse County Court