FAQs
Answers to some frequently asked questions
Do you bill insurance? Will my insurance cover your services?
Payment is due at time of service. I no longer bill any type of insurance or create superbills for reimbursement as I do not align my fees with insurance billing codes. To find an in-network acupuncturist associated with your insurance plan, contact your insurance company or Human Resources at your employer for a referral.
How much does a treatment cost?
Pricing is specific to which procedures are used at each visit and the hands-on time involved. Because this is determined based on how you present at the time of treatment, I can only make estimates upfront, which I can explain to you during the free phone Discovery Consultation.
Which forms of payment do you accept?
Payment is accepted in the form of cash, personal check, credit card, and HSA cards.
How often do I need to be treated?
For most health issues, treatments are done 1-2 times per week in the beginning of the course of treatment. Within the treatments, I am working to rebalance, support, and enhance the body's energy systems to encourage true healing to take place. You and I will work together as a team to analyze your healing progress. Even though acupuncture treatments can very often help to alleviate pain rather quickly in many instances, it's best to continue toward complete resolution of the issue so the problem doesn't return. When we see that your issue is improving and you are able to go longer between treatments, we begin spreading them out with more days between treatments. This is something that is decided jointly between patient and practitioner.
How many treatments will I need? How long will I need to come for treatment?
Each person's healing is individual and influenced by the current level of health and lifestyle factors. Issues that are not very complex and are easily resolved are often treated for just a few weeks. Most issues we treat, though, result from an imbalance that is complex or has been going on for a while and, therefore, can take weeks to months for complete resolution. In most cases, we are relying on establishing new energy patterns, correcting the flow of blood and qi, and nourishing the growth of new cells and tissues to lead toward a resolution of the issue. I can give you a general idea regarding your issue at the first visit and then again after several treatments, according to the healing pattern I observe in you. As the treatments continue, you will also become aware of your own unique healing pace.
My fertility doctor told me to get acupuncture during my IVF or IUI treatments. Do you treat this?
While it has been proven that acupuncture helps IVF treatments to be 40% more effective, I do not treat patients in conjunction with Western medicine fertility treatments. I do treat menstrual and fertility (both female and male) issues strictly from a TCM point-of-view.
Do you treat children?
I do treat children on a case-by-case basis, which can be determined during the Discovery Consultation. Be aware that most of the childhood health imbalances that lead parents to seek acupuncture/TCM treatment for are based in diet, nutrition, and lifestyle. All of these would have to change according to our recommendations for the treatments to be effective (for example - organic whole foods, no processed foods or fast food, very limited electronics).
