Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine
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Acupuncture Treatment
Individual acupuncture sessions may include the use of cupping, gua sha, & essential oils.
60 minutes
$80 - $100 (sliding scale)
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Acupuncture + Chinese Herbs
Individual acupuncture treatment + a Chinese herbal consultation
90 minutes
$130 (herbs not included in this cost)
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Chinese Herbal Consultation
Chinese herbal consultations include a deep dive into your health and a customized Chinese herbal plan
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Package of 4 Acupuncture
4 individual 60 minute acupuncture treatments
60 minutes
$300 ($75/session)
What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture is one of the oldest and most commonly used systems of healing in the world.
As a branch of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture views the body and mind as one energetic structure along with the organ systems that work together to keep all of the systems in balance and health.
Chinese medicine aims to treat the whole person — emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually — to help us gain and maintain optimal health.
My Philosophy
I love the way that Chinese Medicine takes into account every aspect of a person's life to understand disharmony.
Over the years of treating patients, I have been honored to see the profound ways that acupuncture supports health and wellbeing.
People often feel that acupuncture is “magic” because of the massive shifts that they feel sometimes after just one session.
However, underlying this ancient practice are real, measurable physiological changes that we can track:
Increased blood flow
Decreased inflammation
Release of endorphins
Regulation of hormones
Enhancing the parasympathetic state, or “rest and digest” state
What do I treat?
I am comfortable treating a wide range of physical, emotional, and spiritual complaints & am delighted by serving whoever enters the clinic.
My specialities include:
Fertility, pregnancy, & postpartum care
Muscle & nerve pain
Headaches
Anxiety, depression, grief
Injury & surgery recovery
What is Chinese Herbal Medicine?
Herbology is a powerful way to promote healing. The goal of Chinese herbal medicine is to rectify the underlying imbalance, rather than to just eliminate symptoms.
Herbs are typically given in a formula (usually containing 3-15 herbs) tailored to each patient's unique needs.
With over 300 herbs in the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, and hundreds of classical formulas to base prescriptions on, nearly every condition can benefit from herbal medicine.
The most common issues I treat with herbs are:
Anxiety
Depression
PMS
Irregular cycles
How to take herbs
Herbs come in a variety of forms.
Tinctures and tablets are given for common conditions.
For more complex conditions, taking raw herbs or the powdered extract is usually advised. I have a powdered herbal pharmacy on hand and can make many of the formulas in house.
There is the possibility that I may not have one of the herbs stocked and I would need to order the formula from a supplier.