Care For Autoimmune Conditions
A steadier way to live with an immune system that's doing its job a little too well…and a little confused about the target
A Different Kind of Attention
When you have an autoimmune condition, you usually already have a medical team; a rheumatologist, an endocrinologist, a neurologist, a gastroenterologist. You have labs, scans, and a diagnosis. What you often don't have is someone with the time to sit with the whole picture: the fatigue that bloodwork can't explain, the flares that track with stress and seasons, the way one system pulls on another, and the question no one quite answers;what do I actually do between appointments?
That's the work I focus on. I don't treat your lab values; I treat the person carrying them.
My background bridges two worlds that rarely talk to each other. I've been a registered nurse since 2003, so I read your chart, your medications, and your specialists' notes fluently. I work with your conventional care, never around it.
There's an assumption that you have to choose; modern medicine or the classical kind. I've never believed that. Where a river meets the sea, the water turns brackish and, against every intuition, becomes the most fertile habitat there is. That meeting place, not one system or the other, but the abundant zone between them, is where I practice.
Who is this for?
Autoimmunity isn't one disease, it's a category of dozens, united by a single theme: an immune system that's overprotective and a little confused. It’s working hard to defend you, but sometimes mistaking your own tissue for the threat. The conditions look wildly different on the surface but often share an underlying terrain of inflammation, dysregulation, and unpredictability.
I work with people navigating a range of autoimmune conditions. A few examples:
Thyroid -Hashimoto's, Graves'
Joints and connective tissue - Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Psoriatic arthritis, Sjögren's
Skin - psoriasis, eczema with autoimmune features
Gut - Crohn's, Ulcerative colitis, celiac
Neurological — multiple sclerosis
This is not an exhaustive list. Autoimmunity is a massive tree with many, many different flowers. Chances are, whatever the bloom, I can work with you. Please do not hesitate to reach out.
What I actually work on
Acupuncture works with your nervous system, the body's regulation network, and many people find it eases tension, supports better sleep, relieves discomfort and brings a sense of calm that makes the day-to-day more manageable.
Chinese herbal medicine offers another layer of support between visits, chosen and adjusted for your individual pattern.
As such, Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine do their best work in the texture of daily life; the symptoms that quietly shape your days. My focus is helping you feel more like yourself, and we track real, measurable changes over time so we both know the work is working.
Most of my autoimmune patients are working on some combination of:
Fatigue that doesn't match their effort or their labs
Pain and stiffness - joints, muscles, the diffuse ache that's hard to name
Sleep that doesn’t feel restorative
“Flares” - the frequency, the severity, and the triggers
Digestive symptoms and the gut–immune connection
Stress and nervous-system load, which sit close to the center of nearly every autoimmune story
Quality of life -the right to feel like a person and not a patient
I operate from the belief that your body is always trying to help you, even on the days it doesn’t feel that way. As we work on how to improve symptoms, I also help you work with how to live as well as you can with them.
How I Practice
My approach is integrative in the literal sense; two complete systems of medicine, used together on purpose.
Saam acupuncture is my primary acupuncture framework. It's an elegant, precise classical Korean lineage that works through a small number of well-chosen points to shift the body's balance, rather than chasing symptoms one needle at a time. It is not my only approach, but it is my favorite.
Classical Chinese herbal medicine lets me address the deeper terrain between visits and is often where the most durable change happens in chronic, inflammatory conditions. I have options that range from whole raw herbs, whole ground herbs, and capsules.
A nursing and biomedical lens runs underneath all of it. I understand your diagnosis and your medications fluently, so Chinese medicine becomes one more layer of support woven into the care you're already receiving. And because I live with an autoimmune condition myself, I pay close attention to what these conditions ask of a person; the fatigue that outpaces the labs, the unpredictability, the long quiet work of staying steady.
If any of this sounds like what you've been looking for, I'd be glad to hear from you. Reach out and we'll start with a conversation.
What Sets Us Apart
People-First Approach
Everything we do is built around understanding your needs and helping you succeed—because when you thrive, so do we.
Long-Term Relationships
We’re not just here for the now. We love creating lasting relationships with our clients and growing with them over time.
Proven Process, Flexible Execution
We bring structure where it counts and adaptability where it matters. Our methods are clear, but always responsive.