Our Services
Acupuncture: 45-60 minutes/session to address your specific
health concerns $85-$180/session. Treatments may also include:
- moxibustion (heat therapy)
- tuning forks (superficial application of vibration)
- cupping (application of 'suction' cups)
- tui na (Chinese Medicine massage)
- gua sha (superficial technique for opening the pores of the skin)
- acupressure
- dietary
therapy
- herbal medicine
Pediatric acupuncture: 20-30 minutes/session to address health
concerns for kids including, digestive concerns, sleeping
irregularities, frequent colds and infections, recurrent fevers, and
more $60-$100/session. Treatments may include:
- acupuncture needles (needles are inserted
shallow and quickly)
- moxibustion (heat therapy)
- tuning forks (superficial application of vibration)
- cupping (application of 'suction' cups)
- tui na (Chinese Medicine
massage)
- gua sha (superficial technique for opening the pores of the
skin)
- acupressure
- dietary therapy
- herbal medicine
Chinese herbal medicine: Herbal medicine is most often bundled into
acupuncture sessions, the only additional charge is for the herbs
themselves. Our herbal formulas are custom ordered for you, the fee is
dependent on the herbal formula required and we are happy to give you
the total cost of your formula prior to placing the order. Typically,
herbal formulas range in cost anywhere from $10-$50/week that treatment
is necessary. The length of herbal treatments varies depending on the
condition being treated.
Our Policies
Privacy
In order to ensure your privacy and safety, we follow HIPAA
guidelines to keep your personal information confidential. If you would
like a copy of our policies and/or procedures or further information,
please contact us by phone or email.
Insurance
Insurance: We accept (in-network) many insurance plans including:
- Premera (excluding Microsoft)
- Lifewise
- Aetna
- Cigna
- Uniform
If you need assistance understanding your insurance coverage, please call us,
we are happy to help look into your benefits for you. If we are
out-of-network with your insurance, we are happy to submit the billing
paperwork to your insurance carrier for you, but we may require payment
up front. Please let us know if you have any questions about the
financial aspect of your care, we are happy to work within any financial
situation.
Payment
To make payment easy, we accept cash, personal check, and
all major credit cards. Many Chinese medicine expenses are reimbursable by health savings and flex spend accounts. Please let us know if you need paperwork for these reimbursements.
Our Staff
The Practitioner:
Tristin McLaren, EAMP/LAc, CCE
-
Founder
- East Asian Medical Practitioner/ Licensed Acupuncturist
- Certified Hunyuan Practitioner
- Certified Childbirth Educator

Tristin holds a
Master's Degree in Acupuncture from Bastyr University and a Bachelor's
from the University of Washington in Anthropology with an emphasis on
Medical Anthropology. She is a Licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner
(EAMP; formerly called Licensed Acupuncturist or LAc) in Washington
State and is board certified by the National Certification Commission
for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She is also a Certified
Childbirth Educator from Childbirth International. Tristin has extensive
clinical training from Bastyr Center for Natural Health and Harborview
Medical Center where she addressed a variety of health conditions under
the supervision of some of the leading Chinese Medicine practitioners in
the Seattle area.
Tristin has spent the last year in intense study of Classical Chinese Medicine and it's use in fertility treatment with Yaron Seidman, DAOM of
Hunyuan Fertility. The past several years prior she studied reproductive medicine
and pregnancy with some of the top Chinese Medicine practitioners in
this specialty including Sharon Weizenbaum, LAc, Debra Betts, LAc, Jane
Lyttleton, LAc, Brandon Horn, LAc, and many others. She is also an advocate for The Birth
Survey part of the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) and
a member of La Leche League International (LLLI). She has two children,
both born at home attended by wonderful midwives.
Areas of expertise:
- Pregnancy
- Postpartum
- Fertility/Infertility
- General women's health
The Artist
Sarah Bastien
Sarah's family friendly, beautiful artwork brings a cozy feel to our
walls. Please enjoy the wonderful work of this local artist while you
visit and if you would like to see further artwork or purchase any
pieces, please visit her Etsy shop at:
artsysarah.etsy.com.