Moonlight Medicine

Moonlight Medicine was founded on the idea that our bodies naturally want to go back to balance. My logo with the herbs growing in moonlight was inspired by the taijitu, or Yin-Yang symbol, which is a continuum - yin and yang are never without each other. I look at our mind, body & spirit balance similarly, that we need both light & dark to heal. So much healing is done in darkness: think of the plants that grow, how your tissues repair while you are sleeping, how we become stronger and more resilient after times of hardship & pain.

My treatments aim at getting you back to balance! I treat using acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, so we may also do cupping, gua sha, use herbal medicine therapies and make changes to food & lifestyle habits as needed. I like to treat your main concern first and then get to the root cause. I am very communicative and also love to work with other practitioners and refer out as needed.

I studied Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine (now Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine) and received a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.  My studies included Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture, various bodywork methods (Tuina, Shiatsu, cupping, gua sha), nutritional therapy and Chinese translation.  

I have also studied Western herbalism with various teachers over the last 10 years, have worked for 8+ years in herbal apothecaries, have supervised herbal medicine shifts at SIEAM, tutor students and I am a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalist’s Guild. My personal work & interest is deeply rooted in plant spirit medicine, folk magic and spiritual work.

I specialize in pain management (acute and chronic), mental health/emotional concerns (stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, grief/loss, trauma), Cosmetic acupuncture (Facial Rejuvenation), digestive and LGBTQIA+ health, but am open to seeing all!

Degrees, Certifications & Trainings:

• M.Ac.OM (Masters of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine), Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine - I am a licensed acupuncturist (L.Ac., East Asian Medical Practitioner) in WA state as of 2017

• B.A. in Asian Studies & Mandarin Chinese, University of Washington, 2009

• Registered Herbalist (RH), American Herbalists Guild, 2019

• NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) training in detox & trauma auricular therapy, 2017

• Advanced training in Facial Rejuvenation (Cosmetic Acupuncture), Michelle Gellis, 2018

• Advanced training in Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture, Martha Lucas, 2021

• Advanced training in Pediatrics, Robin Ray Green (acupuncture & herbal medicine), 2020

• Herbal studies from International Integrative Educational Institute (K.P. Khalsa), herbal energetics training from Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine (Karyn Sanders & Sarah Holmes), Corinne Boyer of Maple Mist Wood and many others

• Compassionate Depossession, Betsy Bergstrom, 2021

• Curse & Thought-Form Unraveling, Betsy Bergstrom, 2022

• Advanced Curse & Though-Form Unraveling, Betsy Bergstrom, 2023

• Reiki 1 as of 2014 & 200-hour YTT Certification as of 2012

Podcast Interviews

• Living with the Seasons & Spirituality on Your Strongest Self with Dr. Sam Chernak

• Acupuncture, Chinese & Western Herbs & Karaoke as a part of Self-Care on Sage Sisters Podcast