Contact Information

Contact Kim at:
503-208-5460
or by sending an email to: kim@acupuncturepdx.com

Directions to the Office

Our office is located just north of Fremont Avenue at 3615 NE Grand Ave, Portland OR, 97212

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Public Transportation

Our office is located to provide easy access via public Transportation. Please go to Tri-Met to plan your trip, or use the map above to look at directions using public transport.

• 6 – MLK Jr. Blvd
• 8 – NE 15th Ave
• 33 – Fremont

Clinic Information

My clinic  is located in the heart of Northeast Portland and was established within the Owls Nest North in January of 2008. It is a quiet, beautiful and peaceful collaborative of Counselors and Art Therapists and of course, Acupuncture!

When you first arrive, you will notice that the office is in a beautifully redecorated house.  Please feel free to walk right in the front door and enjoy some tea in the waiting room.

The office creates a warm and comforting environment that helps to maximize the therapeutic effect of our treatments. My acupuncture treatment room is warm, clean and private.

Services Offered

Acupuncture Styles

• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Tan – Balance Method
• Japanese

Massage / Tuina

Tuina is a Chinese Medical Body Work and Massage modality which uses the techniques of gliding (known as effleurage or Tui), kneading (petrissage or Nie), percussion (tapotement or Da), friction, pulling, rotation, rocking, vibration, and shaking. Tuina can treat various musculo-skeletal problems including spinal and disk problems, neck pain and is efficient at relieving chronic pain and the problems arising from poor ergonomics and work environment.

Guasha

Gua Sha is a healing technique used in Asia by practitioners of Traditional Medicine, in both the clinical setting and in homes, but little known in the West. It involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation where the skin is pressured, in strokes, by a round-edged instrument; that results in the appearance of small red petechiae called ‘sha’, that will fade in 2 to 3 days.

Raising Sha removes blood stagnation considered pathogenic, promoting normal circulation and metabolic processes.The patient experiences immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.

Cupping

Cupping is an ancient Chinese method of causing local congestion. A partial vacuum is created in cups placed on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues. When the cup is left in place on the skin for a few minutes, blood stasis is formed and localized healing takes place.

Cupping has also been found to affect the body up to four inches into the tissues, causing tissues to release toxins, activate the lymphatic system, clear colon blockages, help activate and clear the veins, arteries and capillaries, activate the skin, clear stretch marks and improve varicose veins. Cupping is the best deep tissue massage available. Cupping, the technique, is very useful and very safe and can be easily learned and incorporated into your family health practices.

Want more about how cupping is a great alternative method for relieving pain?

Cupping: An Alternative Treatment for Pain

Chinese Herbs

Herbal Consultations are available singularly or in conjunction with acupuncture or massage. We offer patent (pills) herbs as well as make available granual and bulk formulas.

Chinese Nutritional Counseling

In order to get the most out of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, it is very important to suport your treatment with the proper diet and lifestyle. In Chinese medicine, there is the saying, “Seven parts nursing, three parts treatment.” Nursing here means proper diet and lifestyle modifications. Your treatment will include various suggestions to help you make the most of health!

Insurance and Payments

Kim is currently on the following panels and will accept most insurance.  Your claims are e-filed within the office in a 100% HIPAA compliant manner using Acubiller, an Acupuncture Medical Billing Service that Kim is a founding Partner of.

• ODS
• Providence
• Regence/BCBS
• First Health Network
• EBMS
• HealthComp
• Ash Network
• Health Net
• Lifewise
• Healthways WholeHealth Networks (HWHN)
  • Serving Reliant PacificSource Health Plans in Oregon
• Cigna
• Aetna
• United Healthcare
• Pacific Source
• I am happy to apply for your insurance panel as well!

Please bring your insurance information with you to your first appointment.

Payment is expected at time of service. Discount for full payment at the time of service is available. I accept cash, checks, HSA debit and regular debit and credit cards. If you would like to use another form of payment, you can do so through Paypal: