New Patients & FAQ

Plan on 60 minutes. Here's how the initial session actually unfolds — no mystery, no upsell script.

1. Consultation first. Your practitioner sits down with you and works through what brought you in: symptoms, health history, medications, sleep, stress. Expect Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostics too — pulse and tongue observation are standard. Nothing gets needled yet.
2. A plain-English plan. You'll hear what we see, what a reasonable course of care looks like, and what it costs — before treatment starts. Every rate is published on our pricing page, so there are no surprises at the desk.
3. Treatment — the rest of your 60 minutes. Hair-thin sterile needles are placed at selected points, then you rest for roughly 20 to 30 minutes in a private room with the lights low. Most people describe the resting phase as deeply calm; plenty doze off.
4. Aftercare. A few minutes on what to expect next — drink water, take the evening easy — plus when to schedule a follow-up. Follow-ups are 30 minutes, and a 5 session package brings them to $80 per visit.

Does it hurt?

This is the question under every other question, so here are the facts. Acupuncture needles are 32 to 36 gauge — hair-thin, nothing like an injection needle — and every needle we use is sterile, single-use, and discarded after your session. Most patients feel a light tap on insertion, sometimes a brief dull ache or heaviness that practitioners call de qi, which typically fades within seconds. If anything feels sharp, say so — placement gets adjusted immediately.