Our initial session is 90 minutes long. Here we will have an in depth conversation about your medical history as well as how you have lived your life.

It is the information we gather through this intake that directs our treatment strategy. For this reason, your honesty about your health and lifestyle is imperative to a successful treatment.

Your pulses will be taken and we will look at your tongue to help us formulate our diagnosis. The diagnosis will be a Chinese Medicine Diagnosis. Which will be very different from any western medicine diagnosis.

We will take our time and explain what our diagnosis means. Keep in mind in our medicine as your body changes throughout life your diagnosis will also change.

When you start acupuncture we need to mobilize fluids and open the channels. This means 2-3 treatments per week for the first 2-3 weeks depending on the situation. You may see changes after your first appointment but depending if it’s chronic or acute. Chronic conditions take longer to address.

Our goal is to get you into the upkeep phase as fast as possible. In this stage you come in when symptoms reappear or for tune ups. Symptoms typically reappear when the seasons change and the body needs help adjusting.

If you the patient can understand the medicine you can become your own healer. If you understand the symptoms you are experiencing indicate the need for you to make a change, you can make it. These changes can be hard. we are here to support you in spirit and knowledge.