Your First Visit at Balance Acupuncture
New Patient Forms
Please fill out your Health History Questionnaire and sign the consent forms prior to your visit. You will receive these via e-mail when you book your appointment. You may also arrive 20 minutes early to fill out the forms before your appointment time.
What Can We Help With?
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Women's Health
Hormonal health • Period pain • PMS • PCOS • Menopause • Pregnancy support • Labor prep
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Fertility
Fertility support • IVF/IUI support • Cycle health • Endometriosis • Reproductive health
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Pain & Physical Health
Back & neck pain • Headaches & migraines • Joint pain • Sports injuries • Chronic pain
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Whole-Body Health
Stress, burnout • Anxiety • Sleep • Digestive health • Autoimmune • Complex conditions
Your First Appointment
At your first visit, we’ll take some time to understand what’s been going on with your health, what you’ve tried so far, and what you’d like help with. We’ll review your health history, answer your questions, and talk through the next steps for your care.
Your initial appointment is 75–90 minutes and includes an acupuncture treatment ($160). Cupping, gua sha, or moxibustion may be included when appropriate. We may also recommend an herbal formula or simple dietary and lifestyle changes to support your care.
Try not to arrive overly full or hungry, and wear loose, comfortable clothing that allows easy access to your elbows and knees.
Follow-up visits are about an hour ($100). We’ll check in on how you’re doing, make any needed adjustments, and continue with your care. We’re happy to connect you with other providers when needed.
Ask questions! Chinese medicine may be a different way of looking at health than what you’re used to, and we want you to understand what we’re doing and why. There’s no such thing as a silly question, so please ask anything that comes to mind.
About Balance Acupuncture
Let’s be honest, we could all use a little more balance in our lives! And our bodies are no different.
It’s not about being perfectly balanced all the time. Life changes, stress happens, our health shifts, and sometimes our bodies need a little extra support finding their way back to a better place. That idea is at the heart of our practice.
We use acupuncture and Chinese medicine to care for the whole picture, from pain and fertility to stress, chronic conditions, and everything in between. Our approach is rooted in the depth of Chinese medicine while recognizing the many ways modern healthcare can be part of your care.
And a personal story: When Lauren was 19, acupuncture helped her with allergies and asthma and completely changed how she thought about health and healing. That experience eventually led her to become an acupuncturist and, years later, create Balance.
Because sometimes feeling better starts with finding a little more balance.
FAQs
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We do not bill insurance, but many of our patients are able to be reimbursed for our services by submitting a “superbill”, and invoice with specific insurance coding, to their insurance provider. We will create this superbill with appropriate diagnostic codes for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
You may use your flexible spending and health savings account debit cards for our services.
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We accept all major credit cards (including HSA/Flex-spend), checks, and cash payments. Payments are to be made in full at the time of service.
We require a credit card on file to hold your appointment.
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We have a 24 Cancellation Policy as common courtesy to our practice and other patients. No-shows and appointments cancelled within 24 hours will be charged for half the cost of the appointment.
We will do our best to accommodate late arrivals but please note your visit may be shortened.
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We recommend you wear loose-fitting clothing to your appointment, and that you eat a little something prior to treatment. Water and snack bars are available at the clinic.
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Yes! We work as a team, sharing notes, discussing cases and new treatment approaches as needed. Our goal as a clinic is to be accessible, so that you may keep up with your treatment plan and see who you can when it works best for you.
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The sentiment is appreciated, but tips are not expected for acupuncture treatments.