During your initial visit, we will have a comprehensive intake assessing different body systems and aspects of mental and emotional health. This will include an in-depth discussion about your reason(s) for seeking acupuncture. We will begin to formulate long-term and short-term goals and a plan to help you meet those goals. We will palpate specific acupuncture points to further our diagnosis and assessment. Every visit will include pulse assessment (this is different from a Western Medicine pulse evaluation) and tongue diagnosis (the tongue is a helpful tool to see what is going on with organ systems in the body). After our interview and physical exam, you will receive an acupuncture treatment with accompanying treatments if appropriate.