Are we a fit?
Yes! if you want to work with a smart, warm, slightly sweary Jewish mom who is genuinely rooting for your health.
Yes! if you want someone whose clinical experience dates back to the Mesozoic era.
Yes! if you need a deep listener and a deep thinker.
Yes! if you want a teacher, a writer, a wonky academic who never stopped loving this medicine.
Yes! if you want guidance, empowerment, and a little handholding along the way.
How I Work
Less Patients
More Presence
I have the space to do something I've always wanted to do more of: craft truly personalized health journeys.
Each one grounded in my LAUGH framework — a philosophy I developed through years of fertility work and have come to realize is really a model for all of it.
Literacy, advocacy, uncovering root imbalances, growth, and healing with in partnership with you.
It's how I've always worked in the office. But now, I get to bring that same intentionality into a larger structure. A healing journey.
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"One on One Session $325 1 private session
90 minutes of focused, one-on-one attention, built around your case.
We start with a full narrative: your history, your symptoms, what's worked and what hasn't.
From there, I diagnose your underlying pattern (what Chinese medicine calls your constitution) and turn it into a plan: an herbal formula, supplement recommendations, and specific guidance on diet, movement, or breathing practices where they'll make a difference.
You leave with a written plan, not just an hour of conversation.
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Health Journeys $1397
MOST RECOMMENDED: Six private sessions over three months — the format I recommend for anything chronic.
This includes everything in a single session, then builds on it: your herbal formula gets adjusted as your body changes,
I’m a high touch practitioner: your formula is not fixed for three months straight,
Plus you’ll curated supplements at 20% off and email check-ins between visits.
You leave with a plan that evolves alongside you, not one that's already outdated by month two.
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In the Office or From Anywhere
The diagnosis happens with my hands. The treatment travels with you.
In my Philly office, I read your pulse, look at your tongue, palpate points that are guarded or tender — information no video call can give me. That's where acupuncture, cupping, and gua sha happen, and where the picture of your case gets built.
Once that picture exists, the plan doesn't need four walls to keep working. Herbal formulas get adjusted by video, refills get sourced through China Herb Co., and check-ins happen on your schedule, not a waiting room's. I see patients on video from wherever I am — Philadelphia or Portugal — and wherever you are.
Start in the office if you can. Stay with me by video when you can't.
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L: Literacy
You can't work with your body if you don't understand it. I start by teaching you to read your own signals (like your menstrual cycles, symptoms, energy, digestion). Your body is talking, let's learn to listen.
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A: Advocacy
As your practitioner, I am here to both be your advocate and help you advocate for yourself. I'll help you navigate your care, understand your results, and make informed, confidence health decisions.
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U: Uncover
All symptoms make sense when you can see the full picture. That's because chronic conditions have a root pattern beneath the surface. I use the diagnostic lens of Chinese medicine to uncover that pattern and address it with herbs, diet, and acupuncture tailored to you.
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G: Grow
Health is something you cultivate over time. I help you build the daily foundations (like good food, quality rest, and supporting habits) that make the path to health feel joyful.
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H: Heal
Healing is the goal. Being heard is how we get there. When you feel seen and understood, the body relaxes and change can take root.