Meet Christi the Acupuncturist
Sometimes, the stories we tell ourselves are lies
Growing up, I was a sickly kid with allergies, asthma, perennial strep throat, pneumonia a handful of times in elementary school alone, arthritis by 13, toxic shock in high school, severe chronic low back pain in my 20s and menstrual cycles so brutal I was on the pill AND opioids for the pain. Over time, acupuncture got me off all the meds I’d been tied to 365 days a year.
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Somewhere in my young adulthood, without my noticing, I began feeling like all my diagnoses were part of my identity, integral to who I was. I’m so grateful that acupuncture and my acupuncturists, helped me realize that diagnoses aren’t set in stone, that many can be resolved and left behind. I’m grateful I didn’t spend the last 20+ years accumulating more and more prescription medications.
Transformation Happens
I know the way I practice healthcare can change lives, because it turned mine around! I struggled with pain for so long, I was overwhelmed and desperate for help. Then I found acupuncture!
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I’d seen every kind of doctor, and no one was able to make a dent in the pain that upended my life. One orthopedist casually stated that I’d have pain the rest of my life - I was 25 at the time!
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Acupuncture gave me so much relief. And maybe more importantly, it gave me hope right when I thought I’d never find anyone who would take me and my pain seriously. I worried I’d never find someone who could show me a way back to my old self.
Acupuncture Everywhere

In my 24+ years practicing acupuncture, I've been fortunate to work in a wide variety of fascinating
environments helping people from different walks of life with a broad range of pain conditions. When I was treating post-stroke patients and the pain that accompanies neurological and orthopedic conditions at NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn (previously Lutheran Medical Center) I was able to see how much more progress patients make when they receive acupuncture multiple times a week, even seriously ill patients.
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Working in community clinics, I’ve seen how the power of healing can multiply in a group setting. Even without speaking to each other, patients can benefit from the intimacy of sharing a place of healing together, along with the strength of their collective healing energy. Upending our western concepts of what is required for profound healing.
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Tools for your future health
I realized that acupuncture medicine (which is more than just needles) can fill a gap in our healthcare system. It teaches you to become caretaker of your own health, it's like discovering a long lost owner's manual - to you! This doesn't mean you'll turn back into your 25 year old self (unless you are 25). But learning how to alleviate pain, calm anxiety, and reduce stress, gives you the breathing room to create a more fulfilling life.
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I have been treating and educating patients with acupuncture medicine for more than 20 years, and I'm just as excited about the power of this medicine as I was at the beginning.
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Call/text me (919.813.0103) or email to book a consultation and see if acupuncture is right for you. Or if you're ready to get going now, click the green button below and we'll start mapping out your journey to your best health!