What to Expect

Making an Appointment

Please call ahead (520) 333.2628 by at least 2 days to make an appointment for your first session – although cancellations do happen, same day appointments are not guaranteed.

Quiet time can really help your body integrate the treatment more thoroughly. Please try to schedule your initial appointment when you can rest afterwards, especially if you have not had acupuncture, Tui Na or craniosacral therapy before. Put it in practical terms, please don’t do a Costco run, or attend a 20-kid birthday party right after your first session!

What to Wear

Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes are best, and it is very important for patients to have some food before each treatment – not just a cup of coffee for breakfast!

Fragrances/Scents

Please be considerate to patients who have chemical or multiple sensitivities. We kindly ask that all patients refrain from wearing fragrance or strongly scented products on their visits to the clinic.

Initial Session

The initial session is 90 minutes long which includes consultation and treatment. We will first go through a 10-15minute verbal interview before continuing with a thorough physical exam (palpation, tongue and pulse, joint and muscle examination) before proceeding with the treatment.

What Treatments Entail

Sessions are private and never double-booked or triple-booked. Treatments are usually a combination of acupuncture with some form of bodywork such as Tui Na (Chinese manual therapy), sinew release exercises, and or craniosacral therapy. Cupping and or Gua Sha may be included in the treatment if appropriate.

Herbal prescription in the form of customized herbal extracts or sometimes patent tablets will be dispensed when it is helpful to support the treatment strategy.

By having an integrated treatment approach and an in-house pharmacy, patients can concentrate on recovery without the hassle of managing different appointments.

Follow-up Sessions

Follow-up session varies by the complexity of the issues amongst other considerations. Since our healing and long-term well-being are deeply affected by our habit and self-care, I also incorporate dietary suggestion, exercise, and lifestyle coaching in the treatment when patients are ready to take on more fundamental changes to improve their health. Surprisingly, although it sounds overwhelming, fundamental changes are usually just small tweaks in our daily routine! Yet with consistency, small, wise choices can knit a firm foundation for great things to come. Hence, patients may also be given “homework” such as nutritional and dietary advise, Qi Gong exercises, simple meditation practices, stretching poses to help cement the treatment and further the healing process.

Being curious and willing to test-drive the homework and keeping an optimistic outlook can improve the prognosis favorably!

Rates and Payment At Time of Service

  • $180 ~ 90-minute private treatment session
  • $90 ~ 50-minute private treatment session for patients under the age of 21
  • $72 ~ Herbal Consultation; cost of herbs is between $15 to $30 per week extra
  • $36 ~ Auricular Therapy
  • $50 ~ 30-minute private craniosacral and Jin Shin Jyutsu therapy for fur babies

Payments are due at the time of service. Forms of payment include cash, checks, credit/debit, Zelle, and HSA/FSA.

Pathfinder Healing Practices is an In-Network Provider for UnitedHealthCare.

Cancellation Policy

Please be aware that I block out 1.5-hour for each scheduled appointment plus 30-min for cleaning and sanitation after each treatment. Unlike the professional norm, I do not treat multiple patients in any given session (double-booking or multiple-booking). This is a significant commitment of my resources in order to conduct a complete, unrushed and private treatment – the best care possible that I expect as a patient. It is very important that when you schedule your appointment you have thoroughly checked your personal and work calendar to ensure that your chosen date and time is ideal for you, and you make a commitment to attend your treatment.

Cancellation and rescheduling with less than 48 hours advance notice will be charged the treatment fee in entirety to make up for wasted resources and lost time. The fee will be waived for true medical and or life emergencies.

Pathfinder Healing Practices • 240 N Court Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 • (520) 333-2628