Please note Sonya is not accepting new patients at this time.

Sonya Seifert is a board certified (NCCAOM) acupuncturist and herbalist. Although a dance injury first led her to acupuncture as a patient, she quickly embraced the manifold applications of this time-tested medicine in healing both body and mind. Innate curiosity and a desire to help others heal led Sonya to begin formal study of Traditional East Asian medicine.

Sonya is a general practitioner who treats a wide variety of ailments. Her 20 years of experience as a Latin teacher have finely honed her listening skills and ability to meet people where they are. She has a non-judgmental approach and specializes letting patients set a comfortable pace for healing. Sonya includes dietary and lifestyle suggestions as part of all her sessions to help their clients take ownership of their healing journey.

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Terri is a board certified acupuncturist and herbal practitioner who received her degree from Pacific College of Health and Sciences.

She started her career by volunteering in Nepal where she treated patients with varying ailments from pain management to post-stroke care. Terri considers herself to be a general practitioner, while having a passion for digestive and reproductive health.

Terri views healing as a physical, mental, and emotional process. Her goal is to improve the health of her patients through acupuncture, herbs, diet, and lifestyle choices that support lasting change. Terri supports her patients in finding a balance that works for them, allowing patients to live a richer and more fulfilling life.

Terri loves food, cooking, gardening, camping, and crocheting. She enjoys many forms of fitness and she is a student of Vipassana.

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Eleanor is committed to creating a safe space for patients to take a breath and allow their bodies to unfurl. She is an attentive listener who collaborates with her patients to create a personalized treatment based on the principles of Traditional East Asian Medicine. Eleanor is a graduate of the Pacific College of Health and Science and is national board certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbology. She is a former Chicago Public School teacher who enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

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Elaine received her Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Health Sciences in Chicago, where she now teaches East Asian Medical Theory and Chinese Herbal Medicine. During her graduate work, she studied meditation and healing in Malaysia, Thailand, and China. After practicing all over the Midwest and in Germany, Elaine returned to Chicago to make her permanent home. Elaine is a state-licensed and nationally-accredited holistic practitioner, specializing in Japanese acupuncture, classical Chinese herbalism, and Reiki. She holds a Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

Elaine takes payment in the forms of cash, check, PayPal, or direct transfer (for example Zelle). If you have insurance, she can check what your benefits are and she can always use your HSA or Flex spending account.

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Jennifer is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Board Certified Herbalist. She has extensive experience working with folks to facilitate the transformation of trauma, anxiety, digestive complaints, headaches, sinusitis, palpitations, allergies, back, knee, hip, jaw, wrist and neck pain and much more! She likes to mindfully go at each persons own pace and is non-judgmental. Jennifer has also completed advanced studies in herbal medicine with the Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine. She is trained in the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association protocol which helps with addictions and stress. Jennifer studies qi gong and tai chi loves to spend time outdoors walking and foraging for local herbs. She is also fluent in Spanish.

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Thom’s passion for Chinese medicine started after acupuncture and herbs turned his health around. He had seen multiple Western doctors for his digestive problems, which were easily diagnosed but not so easily treated. Within months of seeing an acupuncturist and taking Chinese herbs, however, his health improved dramatically, and he had started on the path to a new career.

In more than eight years of private practice, Thom has successfully treated patients with acute and chronic pain, sinus and nasal congestion, menstrual irregularities, digestive disorders, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and illnesses subsequent to cancer treatment. He specializes in the treatment of sciatica and back pain, as well as insulin resistance and the effects of type 2 diabetes.

Thom is an avid gardener and traditional diet enthusiast who enjoys cooking bone broth and making fermented beverages in his spare time. He graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, and is licensed to practice acupuncture in the state of Illinois. He is nationally certified in both acupuncture and Chinese herbalism by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

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