Acupuncture/herbs for a teen with anxiety?
Looking for recommendations for acupuncturists/herbalists with experience treating teens struggling with anxiety.
My 16-year-old daughter is in therapy and that has helped her so much. This would be an additional resource for her. Would ideally like to find someone who works with teens frequently and has a good rapport with them.
Sep 10, 2019
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Greetings,
My daughter was clinically depressed as a child and at 16 she began acupuncture treatments with Sherry Yang which definitely helped along with all of the other modalities we sought for her. Sherry Yang is a wonderful and very caring doctor. In China she practiced psychiatry and taught acupuncture in the Bay Area. She raised a brilliant daughter in the Albany school district. Both of my daughters continue to see her and she treats us like family.
My daughter’s almost 20 now and doing remarkably well. Sounds like you’re doing a great job managing your daughter’s medical/mental challenges. Keep at it because the rewards are wonderful. Wish you and your daughter all the best.
http://www.sherryyang.com/
I've done acupuncture 3x with Kelly Stock. But she is also an herbalist with a master's in Oriental Medicine. My teenager saw her once for acupuncture and really liked her. We haven't done any oriental medicine other than acupuncture with her, but she has a healing presence as to the acupuncture. She has an office in Orinda, and you can probably get a feel for her from her website. kellymstock.com
Try Marie Bowser. She’s GREAT for my teenage son. After the first treatment, his evaluation scores routinely accessed by his therapist jumped from 2 out of 10 to 6 out of 10. He went back for the second treatment. He’s kept up really well. The therapist was pleasantly surprised. She believes that it was the acupuncture treatment that made a difference. The therapist herself went to see Marie to experiment the magic. She’s been sending her patients to Marie ever since. Marie Bowser is in Albany. (510) 984-1101. AJ