About Stephanie
Hi there
Hi, I'm Stephanie, an Acupuncturist, Herbalist, and Chinese medicine practitioner working at the intersection of classical theory, bioenergetic physiology, modern medicine, and the natural world.
My work is grounded in one premise: nature is the physician, and wuxing, the five movements of Qi, is the medicine it has always been practicing. Fire rises. Water descends. Wood expands. Metal contracts. Earth centers. These aren't metaphors. They're the directions Qi moves in your body, across the seasons of your life, and through the spaces you inhabit. My role is to read that medicine accurately and help your body remember how to receive it.
My Approach
In the clinic, I practice acupuncture, herbal medicine, bodywork, facial acupuncture, and nutritional guidance, all expressions of a single classical model applied to your specific pattern of imbalance.
In virtual sessions, I offer various Elemental Health & Living Readings that draw on Chinese medicine, Bazi (four-pillar astrology), and Feng Shui to map your elemental constitution across three domains: your body, your timing, and your environment. The same medicine, at three different scales.
Health as a Practice
Modern medicine is extraordinary and necessary, but incomplete.
Classical Chinese medicine is the other half. At its heart is Yang Sheng, the art of nourishing life. Not treating disease, but cultivating the conditions in which health naturally arises. Nature as physician. Qi flow as health.
When you understand how your Qi moves, in your body, across the seasons of your life, and through the spaces you inhabit, you stop managing symptoms and start participating in the medicine nature is already practicing.
Why This Matters To You
Health as a Journey, Not a Destination
Modern healthcare often prioritizes quick fixes and labels, leaving individuals feeling defined by their diagnoses. My approach reframes health as a lifelong discovery process, where individuals can find grace in ambiguity and uncover deeper meaning in their experiences.
Empowering Resilience
Stress and trauma are inevitable parts of life, but they don’t have to define us. By helping you cultivate resilience through personalized health practices, I empower you to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease and strength.
Connecting to Nature
My work is rooted in the principles of nature, helping individuals align with its cycles and rhythms. This connection fosters a deeper sense of belonging and well-being, providing a grounding force in an increasingly disconnected world.
Addressing the Root Cause
True healing requires looking beyond surface symptoms to address the underlying imbalances that drive illness. By working with the Five Elements and the bio-energetic principles of Chinese Medicine and Mother Nature, I help individuals uncover and heal these root causes, leading to more sustainable outcomes.
Building a Bridge Between Science and Spirituality
Many people are searching for an integrative approach that honors both the scientific and spiritual aspects of health. My work provides a bridge between these worlds, offering practical tools grounded in ancient wisdom and modern science.
How I Work With You
I work with people who are ready to:
Invest in themselves fully to heal the best they can given their circumstances.
Dig in, tune in, and pay attention to what their body is communicating.
Open their mind to a new way of relating to the body.
Let go of identifying with disease and pathology and focus on the practice and craft of health.
How I work with you in the clinic.
Nourishing Life, or Yang Sheng, is the foundation of Chinese Medicine. Living with true health is about nourishing the body, mind, and spirit through the essential elements of an optimal diet, mindfulness, healthy emotions, and balance of exercise and rest.
I use the map of the 5 Elements in Chinese Medicine to take you on a journey of self-discovery and transformation.
During each session, we will explore Yang Sheng and the art of nourishing life through the 5 Element system of Chinese Medicine and how it can support you in your healing journey no matter what it is you are working on or what your disease or illness is.
Working with me is:
1-Part Treatment
This includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, and nutrition.
1-Part Anatomy
This is not your typical anatomy lesson! I blend the wisdom of ancient Chinese Medicine with a modern understanding of the human body to transform the way you think and relate to your body.
1-Part Coaching
Together, we bring clarity to the road you need to travel for a Happy, Healthy Life and work through and change what keeps getting in the way.
1-Part Inner Cultivation
We will look at your beliefs, attitudes and perceptions around your illness and life in general. You will learn how to connect your body to your thoughts, emotions, and inner life calling.
The goal is to transform YOU, not treat the illness. The disease may always be there, but that does not mean you need to stay there with it. I want you to have a renewed relationship with your body, mind, and spirit, not the disease.
Benefits of working with me.
You get my time. Intuitive and deep therapy/work sessions help you understand who you are on a deeper level.
When you work with me, you will understand YOU through Yang Sheng and the 5 Elements of Chinese Medicine. This systematic framework will help you:
Understand how you see your body and illness through your beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions.
Reduce and manage stress.
Eat right for your Elemental and Constitutional type.
Improve sleep quality.
Use the story of your life to heal.
Emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually, decode your illness.
Build a beautiful relationship with your body and learn how to communicate with your body in new ways.
Understand how nature and the seasons are here to support you.
See the different systems of your body as an integrated whole.
Understand the power of your mind and visualization in healing.
Learn breathing and qi gong exercises to support your health goals.
Relate to your organs in new ways and learn how they work together.
Integrate ancient Eastern wisdom into modern Western medicine.
Apply the principles of Yang Sheng, the art of nourishing life, to your life.
““Medicine is not only a science, it is also an art...it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they can be guided. “”
Stay in Touch
Ongoing Reflections on Health, the Body, and Living Well
If you’d like to stay connected, you can subscribe to my Substack publication, Elemental Health & Living.
I share thoughtful reflections on health, symptoms, and the lived experience of the body, drawing from clinical practice, seasonal awareness, and real conversations that unfold in medicine over time.
This is not a newsletter about trends or quick fixes. It’s a slower, more grounded exploration of what it means to practice health and living well in modern life.
Subscribers receive:
Reflections on health as a lived, ongoing practice rather than a problem to solve
Insight drawn from real clinical conversations and patterns that show up again and again
A deeper way of understanding symptoms, illness, and change without reducing them to diagnoses
Writing that helps you think more clearly about your body, your life, and what health actually asks of you
This space is for people who want to think more clearly about their health and develop a more trusting relationship with their body, mind, and life.