Dr. Tara Radsliff

L.Ac. – Acupuncturist

When we're not feeling well physically, this directly impacts our emotions. And when we're feeling emotionally stressed, this also impacts our physical body. You've felt it — the tight neck and shoulders. The urgent run to the bathroom. The sleepless nights. Maybe you've been told it's all in your head, but you know it's not. The answers you were given, if you were given any at all, treated you like a set of replaceable parts.

I came to this medicine from a background in engineering. It was a world I loved for its clear rules and right answers, until those same rules began to feel stifling. What I found in Chinese medicine was the opposite: a medicine of change and transformation, always shifting, always spiraling. It was the first time an explanation of the world actually made sense to me. The first time I received Worsley Classical Five-Element Acupuncture, the personal, internal work I'd been doing for years finally had somewhere to land. I had earth beneath my feet. I stopped feeling broken, like I needed fixing, and started feeling whole — not finished, not perfect, but whole.

Chinese Medicine recognizes three causes of disease: External, Internal and Neither. External is the weather and climate, which in modern times we are now largely protected from. Internal is our internal weather, our emotional state. And Neither includes acute injury, diet, lifestyle. What this means is, our emotional well-being isn't a side issue to our symptoms, it is a central cause. And our symptoms often amplify our emotions, creating a self-feeding cycle.

I've been practicing acupuncture and Chinese medicine since 2022, and what I've seen again and again is people leaving not just with improvement in their symptoms, but feeling more centered, more relaxed, more themselves.

I listen not just to your symptoms, but to your life. I ask detailed questions and follow-up questions, and I remember what you tell me, because it all matters. When you get to show up fully as yourself in the room, I get better diagnostic information, and you get more from your treatment. Pain and suffering can leave us feeling isolated, like we're the only one. If you've felt that, you don't have to carry it alone here. Many people come to me having felt dismissed or disbelieved. I listen, and then I show them how their symptoms actually make sense. You are not a malfunctioning machine. You are whole.

Modalities
• Acupuncture (Worsley Classical Five-Element)
• Chinese herbal medicine
• Bodywork & gentle hands-on techniques
• Moxibustion
• Qi gong instruction

Identity/Affirming Care (NLC standard)
• Pronouns: [she/her]
• Queer- and trans-affirming care; LGBTQ+ welcoming

Practical
• Accepting new patients
• In-network with [list specific commercial plans]
• If cost is a barrier, reach out — we'll find a solution
• Children of any age welcome in the treatment room

What I Treat
• Headaches & migraines
• Dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath
• Digestive concerns: constipation, loose stools, bloating, cramping
• Menstrual cycle support, pregnancy, menopause
• Stress, anxiety, low mood & emotional wellbeing
• Body pain & tension, including stress-related neck & shoulder