What Can We Help With?

There’s a moment we see often in clinic. It happens somewhere between the second and third visit, between the pulse-taking and the first needle. A pause. A breath. And then the patient says something like:

“I didn’t know you could treat this.”

It’s a common misconception—that Chinese medicine is only for pain, or stress, or things that haven’t responded to anything else. That we’re a last resort. A niche. A maybe.

But the truth is: we’re here for much more than that.

While we’re not considered primary care providers in the conventional, legal sense, we often end up filling that role for our patients. We’re the first call when something feels off. The consistent presence. The person who remembers not just your symptoms but your story. And for many of our patients, that feels like primary care—because it is care that sees the whole of you, and it comes first.

We can help with pain, yes—back pain, shoulder pain, headaches that stretch across the brow like a storm front. But also with the things that linger in quieter ways: digestion that’s never quite right, sleep that flickers and won’t hold, hormones that swing too wide. The kinds of problems that don’t always show up clearly on labs, but still make life harder than it needs to be.

We support people through the in-between times—when you're not acutely sick, but not well either. When something isn’t “bad enough” for the ER, but it’s affecting your quality of life. Low energy, brain fog, stubborn cycles of constipation or diarrhea, recurrent UTIs that don’t seem to resolve, anxiety that hums just beneath the surface. These are the things we treat every day.

We also treat acute conditions. Colds, flus, lingering coughs, sinus congestion, bronchitis, digestive bugs, and viral fatigue. Whether you’re trying to avoid antibiotics, get ahead of something before it worsens, or recover from an illness that just won’t seem to pass—we can support your immune system and help your body resolve the issue more efficiently. Many of our patients find that when they come in early, symptoms ease faster, complications are fewer, and recovery is smoother.

We work with cycles: the menstrual kind, the seasonal kind, the ones that rise and fall with emotion, energy, or the phases of life. We walk with people through menopause, postpartum depletion, adrenal exhaustion, chronic stress, and the strange dissociation that can come from pushing your body too hard for too long.

We treat anxiety not as a diagnosis but as a signal, a ripple on the surface of something deeper. We help regulate the nervous system through touch, breath, needles, herbs. We don’t talk about “fixing” your anxiety—we talk about working with the root, changing the internal weather, giving your system a different map to follow.

We don’t do quick fixes. But we do do transformation. Slow, steady change that respects your body’s wisdom. Medicine that listens. And in a world where so much medical care is rushed, reactive, and impersonal, we believe that kind of presence is powerful.

We track patterns over time. We ask different questions. Not just what hurts, but why now? Not just what are your symptoms, but what story is your body trying to tell?

If you’ve ever wondered whether Chinese medicine could help with what you’re going through, the answer is probably yes. Not because it’s a miracle cure. But because it’s a system built on attentiveness, on pattern recognition, on relationship. Because it meets you where you are, and walks with you from there.

And if you’ve ever wished for a practitioner who could be part of your life the way a family doctor used to be—someone who knows your constitution, your rhythms, your history—then maybe what you’re really looking for is a clinic like ours.

Some of our patients come in with a single clear complaint: migraines, reflux, painful periods. Others come in with a messier list—fatigue, low mood, poor sleep, trouble focusing—and a sense that something is off. Still others come simply because they want to feel better, more themselves, more balanced. And all of that is welcome.

We don’t need you to have it all figured out before you walk in. You don’t need a diagnosis to get started. All you need is a sense that something could be better—and a willingness to let us help you get there.

So what can we help with?

Quite a lot.

And if you’re not sure, that’s okay too. Reach out. Ask. Tell us what’s been going on, even if it doesn’t fit neatly into a box. We’re listening.

Because even if we don’t check the box marked primary care, we’re ready to care for you in that spirit—for the long arc, not just the flare-ups. For the slow healing, not just the quick relief. For the real life you’re living, with all its complexity.

That’s what we do.