My acupuncture practice began in 2006 on Main Street, as Northampton Community Acupuncture, where I offered both private sessions and community acupuncture until 2010, and then ran a thriving community acupuncture clinic from 2010-2022.

Since joining CLINIC in 2022, I’ve been enjoying offering both private and community sessions again. Having performed thousands of acupuncture treatments over the years, I continue to be both humbled and amazed by the power and elegant simplicity of this ancient medicine. My needling style is quick, gentle, often painless, and meant to help you relax immediately.

My education includes a research-focused Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Neuroscience and Philosophy (1994), a Master’s Degree in Acupuncture at the New England School of Acupuncture (2006), and two years apprenticing with Kiiko Matsumoto. I completed a program in Applied Astrology with astrologer and psychologist, Debra Silverman in 2023-24, and continue with ongoing studies in astrology. 

I identify as non-binary (she/they), believing that our fullest expression of self is fluid, and therefore not limited to an either/or paradigm. I welcome folks of all genders to work with me in a safe, supported environment. In fact, I believe that energy medicine can be deeply healing, as a pathway for helping people become fully embodied, embracing all of who you are and integrating all that you have experienced, to reach your fullest expression.

I believe that the highest form of medicine and healing includes both intellect and intuition, the mind working with the heart, and both in alignment with spirit. What this means for how I practice is that, while I have spent thousands of hours dedicated to science, research, and learning the system of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am also an intuitive and empathic healer, and believe that both are essential to practicing medicine.

What this means for you as a client -  you will be seen as a whole human being, not just a diagnosis. Why does this matter?  Because the current practice of Western medicine is full of specialists, who focus on one part of the body or another. While there are benefits to developing expertise in how one specific body part or system works, the result is that the whole picture is often lost, and the context is lost.

When we can see (and be seen by others as) ALL of who we are, that allows us to BE all of who we are in the world - a gift to ourselves and to everyone around us.

ASTROLOGY OFFERINGS

I am passionate about learning, and sharing my ideas with others. I took a deep dive into studying astrology in 2023, completing the Applied Astrology program with Debra Silverman, with the intention of incorporating astrology readings as a healing modality into my current work. The studies continue, and I imagine that I may find more ways to bridge my two passions as time goes on. 

Both Chinese Medicine and Astrology are an art and a science. Both require learning a new language, and they are both complete systems of understanding how we operate. Each system illuminates how every one of us is a microcosm of the whole. For me personally, astrology has helped me uncover, reclaim, and bring forth parts of my being that I hadn’t realized had been forgotten or neglected, and with this newly reclaimed joy and hopefulness, I would love to share these tools and seeds of wisdom with you! I practice Western-based astrology, and am currently studying humanistic and evolutionary astrology.

Rachel works at CLINIC doing community acupuncture on Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday 1- 5pm, and private sessions on Wednesday 9am- 3pm and Saturday 9am- 1pm. Their acupuncture offerings and prices are here.

Rachel now offers astrology readings in person at CLINIC on Monday 9am- 1pm, and online over Zoom on Fridays (and occasional Sundays). Contact Rachel directly to book an astrology reading. Their astrology offerings and prices are here.