Traditional Chinese Medicine
Gentle, patient-centered acupuncture and herbal medicine in West Los Angeles — care that treats the whole person and seeks the root of the problem.
A holistic approach
Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are holistic — your physical health, your state of mind, and your surroundings all shape your wellbeing.
Each visit begins with a thorough evaluation and a treatment tailored to your current condition. Janet believes in patient-centered care built on trust, compassion, and a shared intention to move you toward better health — not just quieting symptoms, but finding and addressing their root.
What Janet offers
Treatments are combined and personalized to suit your body and your goals.
Hair-thin, single-use needles placed along the body's meridians to ease pain, calm stress, and restore healthy circulation and Qi flow.
Custom formulas from a pharmacopeia refined over centuries — available in modern granule, capsule, and liquid forms from GMP-certified sources.
Hands-on manual therapies that release tension, improve circulation, and help the body recover from strain and injury.
A warming heat therapy using refined mugwort (Ai Ye) to nourish and invigorate specific points and channels.
Therapeutic Chinese bodywork and orthopedic massage that complements acupuncture in treating and rehabilitating injuries.
Gentle breathing and movement exercises, plus diet and lifestyle guidance to carry your progress from the clinic into daily life.
Meet your practitioner
Janet is a California and nationally board-certified acupuncturist and Chinese medicine herbalist. She graduated summa cum laude from Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine, with over 3,300 hours of training, and holds a B.A. from Wellesley College.
Her clinical training includes the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center, where she treated patients managing the side effects of cancer and its treatment, and clinical rounds at Taiwan's renowned China Medical University in herbal medicine, gynecology, acupuncture, and traumatology.
Rooted in a living tradition
"A major aspect of Chinese medicine is the need to treat the body as a whole — and to seek out the root cause of the problem."
Traditional Chinese Medicine · in practice since ~2000 B.C.Conditions treated
The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture as an effective treatment for a wide range of conditions. A few of the areas Janet works with:
Ready when you are
Book online any time, or call and we'll help you find an appointment that works — including a free check to see whether your insurance covers acupuncture.