Traditional East Asian Medicine

Your initial 2.5-hour visit is a comprehensive and supportive experience. We’ll begin with an in-depth conversation about your health history, menstrual cycle, and fertility journey, followed by personalized fertility education and helpful handouts to support you at home. You’ll receive a full physical assessment—including gentle abdominal palpation, tongue and pulse reading—and learn a self-care abdominal massage to continue between sessions. The visit concludes with a calming, personalized acupuncture treatment designed to support your reproductive and overall well-being.

The number of needles used can vary depending on your specific condition, but it typically ranges from 5 to 20 needles. The placement of the needles depends on your individual needs and the treatment goals we discussed earlier. They may be inserted on different areas of your body, such as your arms, legs, back, or abdomen, as well as your head, hands, and feet.

My goal is to support you on your unique healing journey. My approach combines Japanese (Kiiko Matsumoto Style) and Chinese acupuncture, Maya Abdominal Therapy, and herbal medicine with a deep focus on personalized care, understanding that each individual is different. If you're looking for a holistic approach to health, and you're open to integrating East Asian medicine, massage, and potentially diet/nutrition and lifestyle changes, then we may be a great match!

When it comes to acupuncture, it is possible to experience mild side effects like slight bruising, temporary soreness, or occasional light-headedness. However, these effects are typically short-lived and should not be a cause for concern. It's a good idea to eat 30-60 minutes before your treatment, drink plenty of water and take it easy after the session to allow your body to fully integrate the treatment.

The number of treatment sessions you’ll need can vary depending on your individual situation and goals. In general, acupuncture works cumulatively, meaning that the effects build over time. For fertility support, most people will start to see noticeable improvements after about 3–4 months of regular treatments, typically once or twice a week.

Why this frequency? Acupuncture’s benefits are most effective when sessions are consistent, especially at the beginning. In China, it’s common for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors to treat their patients more frequently—sometimes even daily—which can lead to faster results. This frequency helps create more immediate changes in the body and supports faster healing.

Why at least 3 months for fertility? It takes about 90 days for both eggs and sperm to mature fully, which is why a minimum of 3 months of treatment is recommended to optimize your fertility. During this time, we’ll focus on improving your uterine environment, enhancing egg and sperm quality, balancing hormones, and regulating your menstrual cycle. Along the way, many clients notice improvements in other areas like sleep, digestion, mood, and even cervical mucus—sometimes before even achieving pregnancy.

Of course, every person is different, and some may see results sooner, while others may require a more customized treatment plan. We'll adjust as we go and tailor the approach based on how your body responds.

Acupuncture needles are incredibly thin, flexible, and sterile—designed for single-use only. They are much finer than the needles used for injections; in fact, about 30 acupuncture needles could fit inside the opening of a typical hypodermic needle!

Once in place, you might feel a mild tingling or subtle, dull sensation, but discomfort is rare. Acupuncture is intended to promote relaxation and restore balance in your body, and many people feel so relaxed during their session that they fall asleep.

In our clinic, we primarily use Japanese-style acupuncture, specifically the Kiiko Matsumoto style, which is known for being especially gentle and precise. This approach uses minimal needle stimulation and emphasizes comfort—needling is shallow and should be pain-free. It’s a style that focuses on finding and treating root imbalances through careful palpation and diagnostic feedback from the body, making each treatment deeply individualized and effective.

Our sessions are personalized and holistic, offering a range of therapies beyond acupuncture. In addition to needle-based treatments, we incorporate other traditional modalities from East Asian and Mayan medicine, such as herbal medicine, massage, moxibustion, and cupping therapy. If you’re feeling apprehensive about acupuncture, we can begin with these alternative approaches and assess how your body responds.

Some people may not actually need acupuncture, depending on their condition. However, a person most likely will not get the same results (or at least not as quickly) as he/she would otherwise by combining all of the powerful modalities together.

Our practice is currently focused on fertility support. At this time, we offer prenatal care exclusively to patients who began their journey with us through fertility treatments, though this may expand in the future. For all other needs, we are happy to connect you with trusted providers to ensure you receive the comprehensive care you deserve.

Acupuncture is not “woo-woo,” a placebo, nor pseudoscience…despite what you may read on Wikipedia. The “magic” is simply a physiological response from your body to the stimulus of a needle in a certain area or point.

When we understand the data that is available throughout the current literature, we can conclude that there are measurable changes that take place in the body when acupuncture needles are placed in these areas or points that affect our body’s natural pain killers, stress hormones, anti-inflammatories, micro-circulation, and much more.

Click here to learn more about the research being done that lends support to the idea that acupuncture and TCM have beneficial effects on our fertility and health.

Traditional Chinese medicine is not a religion, and no belief system is required to benefit from it. It’s all about harnessing the body’s own natural healing power and restoring balance!