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 civil and environmental engineering, where I studied how water moves through a landscape. Chinese medicine understands the body the same way, as an ecosystem, always in motion, never a set of static parts. It was the first time a model of the world actually made sense to me.

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 practice Worsley Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. 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, the medications didn't work, or didn't work enough. They were "too complicated," or it was "all in their head." I listen, and then I show how your 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
• Pronouns: she/her, they/them
• 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

Education & Training
Doctorate of Science in Oriental Medicine (DSOM), National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) 2021
BS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis 2009
• Clinical Residency and ongoing mentorship with Senior Worsley Classical Five-Element Acupuncturist David Berkshire, 2021–Present
• Worsley Institute Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Intensive Training
• Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis (ongoing study, 2018–Present)
• Chinese Herbal Mentorship with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf and Dr. Joon Lee
• Fourth-generation disciple of the Jin Jing Gong Qi Gong lineage; Daoist medicine study in China with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf
• Myofascial Release & Craniosacral Therapy