PORTLAND, OR · ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
Acupuncture for anxiety, depression and stress relief in Portland, OR.
A warm, unhurried space where your nervous system can finally rest — and you can feel like yourself again.
You're exhausted, anxious, and running on empty — and you're tired of just pushing through. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, chronic stress, or hormonal shifts that have you feeling off, you deserve care that actually helps.
At Perennial Health Acupuncture, I offer warm, personalized treatments that go beyond symptom management. My goal is simple: to help you feel calm, grounded, and like yourself again.
HOW I CAN SUPPORT YOU
What brings people in.
Chinese Medicine has a remarkably broad reach — below are the areas I work with most often. Don’t see your concern? Reach out. Chances are I can help, and if not, I’ll point you in the right direction.
Mental health & emotional wellbeing
You're living with anxiety, depression, or a persistent sense of dread that's hard to shake
Stress has become your baseline — and rest feels out of reach
You feel emotionally reactive, burnt out, or disconnected from yourself
Through our work together, you can expect a calmer mind, more emotional resilience, and a genuine sense of feeling like yourself again
Seasons of transition & uncertainty
Loss, change, uncertainty, the sense that you're between one version of yourself and the next — these are some of the most disorienting experiences we move through. Chinese Medicine has a deep understanding of transition, and acupuncture can be a grounding, stabilizing presence when everything else feels unsteady.
Nervous system support
Your body is stuck in fight-or-flight — always braced for the next thing
You struggle with sleep, fatigue, tension, or a racing mind that won't quiet down
Stress is showing up in your gut — bloating, nausea, or discomfort that flares with your emotions
Together we'll work to regulate your nervous system so you can digest, rest, and move through life with more ease and calm.
Perinatal care
You're pregnant and navigating physical discomfort, anxiety, or the emotional weight of this season
You're postpartum and struggling with mood changes, exhaustion, or feeling disconnected from yourself
You're trying to conceive and looking for holistic support alongside — or instead of — conventional treatments
I offer gentle, nurturing care through every stage of the perinatal journey — from preconception through postpartum recovery.
Cycle & hormonal health
Your periods are painful, irregular, or emotionally overwhelming
PMS, PMDD, or perimenopause symptoms are affecting your quality of life and sleep
You feel like your hormones are running the show — and not in a good way
I'll help you find more balance, predictability, and comfort in your body throughout every phase of your cycle.
MY APPROACH
One patient. Full Presence. Every time.
I see one person at a time because it’s the only way I know how to do this work well. I’m not interested in rotating rooms or split attention. When you're here, you have all of me.
While I am trained in many TCM styles and treatment approaches, the practice I keep returning to is Five Element Acupuncture. A style rooted in the idea that your constitution — the way you’re wired to meet the world — is the most important thing to treat. Not just the symptom(s), but the soil it grew from.
What drew me to this medicine — and what keeps me here — is its foundational belief that the body is innately capable of healing. Symptoms are not signs of something gone wrong. They are the body speaking: pointing to disharmony, signaling imbalance, asking to be heard. My job isn't to fix you. It's to help your body find its way back.
TCM & Five Element | Herbal Medicine | One-on-one only
WHAT A SESSION INCLUDES
Three modalities. One integrated treatment.
Depending on your presentation and needs, I draw from acupuncture, moxibustion, and herbal medicine — often in combination — to create a treatment that addresses both your immediate symptoms and the underlying patterns driving them.
Modality 01
Acupuncture
Fine needles placed at specific points along the body's meridian pathways to restore the free flow of qi — the vital energy that governs how we feel, function, and heal. I'm working with your constitution, your current state, and what your body is telling me in real time. No two sessions are the same, because you're not the same person at every visit.
Modality 02
Moxibustion
I incorporate moxibustion into most of my treatments — it's one of my favorite tools in Chinese Medicine. It involves gently burning dried mugwort over specific acupuncture points, creating a warming sensation that helps move stagnation and support the free flow of qi through the body. Most patients find it deeply relaxing.
Modality 03
Herbal medicine
Chinese herbal medicine has a pharmacopeia of hundreds of plants, each with distinct properties. I prescribe patient-specific formulas designed to address both the root cause of what you're experiencing and the symptoms that need relief in the short term. Herbs can be a useful tool that extends the work of your acupuncture treatment between sessions. I'll recommend them when I think they'll make a meaningful difference. (please note: herbs are an additional cost.)
PRACTICE LOCATION
Perennial Health Acupuncture is centrally located in the NW Nob Hill neighborhood of Portland, within Linnea Hall — a renovated historic landmark building that brings warmth and character to every visit.
2066 NW Irving St, Suite 4, Portland, OR 97209
WHAT PATIENTS SAY
In their words.
"I am so grateful for all the guidance and healing Emily provided, and most of all for bringing me back to feeling like myself again — a new, more focused and relaxed me."
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L.N.
“I've been treated by a lot of practitioners. Emily is by far the most caring, nurturing and intuitive. You step into a room with her and feel like you're being truly seen, heard and hugged. The release and relief I felt after our acupuncture session was so valuable and supportive. When you see Emily you won't want to see anyone else."
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C.P.
“Emily is the kind of practitioner I hope treats me to the end of my days as she will sit in anything with you. She evokes an ease and comfort in the treatment room while paying close attention to detail that simply is not offered by most practitioners. She is a breadth of knowledge and will make you feel right at home.”
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K.K.
“What a gift to find such a caring, genuine, intelligent, and intuitive practitioner who provides unconditional support for me and my family members”
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W.F.
“Emily’s impact on my life is hard to put into words. I came to her during a time of my life filled with a lot of confusion and change. Her ability to listen to me, ask heartfelt questions, and exemplify her healing mastery offered me a safe space to navigate the challenges in my life at that time. I am forever grateful for her influence and am inspired to treat others with the same patience she offered me!”