Hi! Shelby here! Your journey into Traditional Chinese Medicine with me begins with a TCM Consultation, which involves taking educated insights into your current state of wellness. This begins before you even arrive. My intake form allows me to gather information about your whole being, from physical to mental and emotional health. I appreciate this aspect of TCM, where every symptom is taken into account to create a full understanding of your current state of health and well-being.

Upon taking your full health into consideration, I begin consultations by describing the TCM explanation for the origin of your unique set of symptoms. TCM explains your well-being by taking into account your body composition, the season of the year, the climate you live in, the stage of life you’re in, the pace of your life, early childhood experiences, how you process emotions, the condition of your home and workplace (I use Feng Shui), and so much more. Often in this educational portion of the consultation, my clients find validation and a "connecting of the dots" that they haven't experienced elsewhere. Suddenly, everything begins to make sense.

If the TCM explanation resonates for you, then I continue on and offer a route for treatment using TCM techniques that may include acupressure, movement through somatic therapies, energy work, Tui-Na, reflexology, Embodiment Coaching, and Feng Shui. These are all services that I can offer cohesively for you, with each session building upon the previous one. I may also refer you to a Nurse Coach or Holistic Medical Doctor, especially for support in supplementation and diet, or acupuncturist.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine is an ancient approach to wellness that has lasted the test of time. There are 5 branches of TCM:

1. Energy Work (acupuncture or acupressure)

2. Movement (qigong or somatic/embodiment therapies)

3. Bodywork (Tui-Na)

4. Supplementation (Chinese Herbalism)

5. Diet (Chinese Nutrition)

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Each of these forms of TCM include a fundamental education about how to balance COMPLEX CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS and MENTAL HEALTH. Using aspects of TCM like "5 Element Theory", we find simple lifestyle changes, dietary changes, and professional services to unwind mysterious and unknown symptoms.

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​Every branch of TCM can address and support conditions such as:

• Hashimoto's Disease

• Crohn's Disease

• IBS

• Menstruation symptoms (did you know your period should be symptom-free?)

• Menopause and perimenopause symptoms (did you know that menopause should be symptom-free and as late in life as possible?)

• Anxiety, depression, grief, general discomfort when experiencing difficult emotions

• Unexplained changes in the body, such as blood pressure, digestion, blood work levels, cognition, and more

• Any chronic, ongoing, unwanted symptom whether physical/mental/emotional in nature (in TCM, it is believed that chronic conditions are signals of deeper imbalances that, if left unaddressed, can turn into a collection of unwanted symptoms)

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Traditional Chinese Medical Consultations are not a substitute for mental healthcare, medical attention, examination, diagnosis, or treatment. The consultations are here to support your journey of wellness through education.