ABOUT DR. EMILY
Medicine that sees the whole of you.
Two decades of studying the human body — first through movement, then through Chinese Medicine — have shaped a practice built on one conviction: that genuine healing requires genuine presence.
DACM
Doctor of Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
L. Ac.
Licensed Acupuncturist
Pacific College of Health & Science
Masters & Doctorate, Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine
Dipl. OM (NCCAOM)®
Board Certified in Oriental Medicine
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY
One patient. One room.
Full presence — every time.
I see one patient at a time. That's not a scheduling preference — it's a philosophy. When you're in the treatment room with me, you have my complete attention from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave. No other patients waiting, no rooms to rotate between, no clock driving the experience.
This is a deliberate departure from both the conventional medical model and from many acupuncture clinics, where practitioners move between multiple patients within the hour. I believe that the quality of attention you receive is inseparable from the quality of your care.
"I see the practitioner-patient relationship as a true partnership — we both play an active and pivotal role in your journey toward balanced, lasting health."
My treatments are rooted in the understanding that our emotional and nervous system health is deeply connected to our physical wellbeing — and that our bodies hold an innate capacity to heal when given the right conditions and support.
Whether you're coming to me as a complement to therapy or medication you're already receiving, or looking for a different approach entirely, you are welcome here. This practice is built to meet you where you are.
THE APPROACH
Why Five Element Acupuncture?
While my training spans several styles under the Traditional Chinese Medicine umbrella, Five Element Acupuncture is the primary style I practice — and the one I return to, again and again, for its profound ability to address not just symptoms, but the root patterns beneath them.
Five Element Acupuncture works with the understanding that each person has a constitutional element — a fundamental way of relating to the world — and that when this element is in balance, the whole system finds equilibrium. It's a style of medicine that treats you as an individual, not a diagnosis.
Treats the root, not just the branch
Rather than chasing symptoms, Five Element practice works to understand and address the underlying constitutional imbalance driving them.
Deeply individualized
Your treatment is shaped by your unique constitution, history, and presentation — not a protocol applied to a diagnosis.
Mind, body & spirit
Five Element medicine recognizes that emotional, mental, and physical health are inseparable — and treats all three.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
A different kind of path to medicine.
I didn't arrive at Chinese Medicine through a traditional route. I spent nearly two decades living in and through the body in a different way — first as a professional dancer, then as a fitness educator, leading hundreds of barre classes and training instructors across the country.
That time taught me a great deal about the body's resilience and its limits. But the more I worked with people, the more I found myself drawn to questions that movement alone couldn't answer — about why we struggle, how we heal, and what it means to feel genuinely well.
That curiosity led me to Pacific College of Health and Science, where I earned both my Masters and Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. What I found there wasn't just a clinical system — it was a complete framework for understanding human beings, one that had been refined over thousands of years and that held space for the full complexity of who we are.
When I’m not at my practice, you'll find me seeking joy in the things that ground me: family, community, time outdoors, and the beauty that shows up when you're paying attention.
Ready to find out if this is the right fit?
Your first visit is a conversation as much as it is a treatment. Come with your questions, your history, and whatever you've been carrying — we'll take it from there.