Most of my patients find me when they've been told "everything looks fine" — but something still feels off. They're exhausted but can't sleep. They're trying to conceive and running out of patience. They're navigating perimenopause without a roadmap, or carrying a kind of stress that's settled into their body and won't let go.
I understand that feeling. It's part of what brought me to this medicine.
I hold a Master's degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) in Portland, and I'm nationally certified in Chinese herbal medicine. I've trained in Japanese acupuncture and pain management, and spent three years living in South Korea — where I witnessed, up close, what this medicine can do when practiced with real depth and intention.
Before I was a practitioner, I was a patient. That experience informs everything: the way I listen, the way I ask questions, the way I structure a treatment plan. I want to understand the whole picture, because the whole picture is how Chinese medicine actually works.
My practice focuses on women's health at every stage: fertility and conception, pregnancy and postpartum, perimenopause and menopause, hormonal imbalance, stress, and pain. I also spent time in the research department at OCOM, assisting with clinical studies on endometriosis and MS-related fatigue — so evidence matters to me alongside tradition.
I practice at Calm Acupuncture in SW Portland. My schedule is intentionally small. Each appointment runs long enough to actually talk — about your sleep, your stress, your cycle, your life. You won't feel rushed. You won't feel like a number.
A native Oregonian. Hiker. Runner. Gardener. Black belt in Hapkido.
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