Rates: I offer a sliding scale. Additional details are available upon booking your first appointment. In short, my cash (time of service) rates are:

• Full rate new patient visit $150

• Full rate returning patient visit $110

• Minimum payment $60

(I can accept FSA, HSA, credit card, check or cash - but I do not keep cash on site to make change.)

Please note that I maintain two slots for patients who are unable to pay the minimum $60 fee. Please inquire about availability of these slots if you are in need of a lower payment. My goal is to avoid patients having medical debt for acupuncture services while meeting my expenses as a medical practitioner.

Services Offered:

Acupuncture uses a variety of tools to balance the body, mind and spirit. Using your body's own resources and innate ability to heal, acupuncture can provide relief for a variety of conditions. Most treatments involve the insertion of very fine needles into particular points on the body. (Patients afraid of needles should know that treatments can be provided without inserting needles into the skin!) All of my treatments are grounded in Body Trust and Health at Every Size, trauma awareness and social justice.

Primary modalities: 

5 Element Acupuncture  - treatment that is heavily based on an understanding of the natural world. These treatments can be particularly effective for helping patients find ease in life. I have studied with the Worsley Institute for over 10 years. I am currently the Treasurer of the Institute, a member of the Leaders In Training group, past participant in Worsley Institute Training, and have attended Teacher Training Basic and Advanced. I regularly participate in assisting with teaching in the Worsley Institute Training in the US, UK and China.

Custom Herbal Support - individually formulated herbal prescriptions to support a variety of conditions. I study with and apply a system learned from Dr. Joon Hee Lee, LAc. Formulas are based primarily on the Shang han lun. I use Root and Branch for my west side patients and Golden Cabinet for my East side patients. I also use biotherapeutic drainage as taught to me by David Berkshire, LAc.

Shonishin - very gentle, short treatments with no-needle insertion. This system is based on Japanese Meridian Therapy for treating children. 

Other treatments include: Cupping, gua sha (or scrapping), sotai (gentle muscle movements that can increase flexibility and range of motion), and essential oils.

Below are images evoking the five elements used in all of Chinese medicine, but particularly relied upon in 5 Element style acupuncture. Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal are all around us and within us. Being in nature allows us to remember these fundamental aspects of our being and, in turn, assists the body to heal.