Mental Health
Restoring resilience to mind & body.
› Stress
› Anxiety
› Panic Attacks
› Trauma
› Mental Clarity & Focus
› Low Energy
› Nervousness
› Emotional Endurance
› Burnout
› Depression
› Chronic Fatigue
› Emotional Dysregulation
Supporting Mental Health with Acupuncture
Mental and emotional health are deeply connected to the body. Stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout don’t just affect how we feel—they influence sleep, digestion, immunity, hormones, and overall resilience. Acupuncture offers a gentle, holistic approach to supporting mental health by helping the nervous system return to balance.
How Acupuncture Supports Emotional Well-Being
From a biomedical perspective, acupuncture has been shown to influence the nervous system, reduce stress hormone activity, and promote the release of endorphins and other neurochemicals involved in mood regulation. Many patients report feeling calmer, more grounded, and better able to cope with daily stressors after treatment.
From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) perspective, mental and emotional health are inseparable from physical health. Emotions are viewed as expressions of the body’s internal balance. When stress, grief, worry, or fear persist, they can disrupt the flow of energy (Qi), blood, and organ function—leading to both emotional and physical symptoms. Acupuncture works to restore harmony within these systems, supporting the mind and body together.
While acupuncture is not a replacement for psychotherapy or medical care, it can be a powerful complementary therapy that enhances other forms of treatment.
A Regulating, Not Stimulating, Approach
Many people worry that addressing mental health will feel emotionally intense. In practice, acupuncture is typically deeply calming. Treatments are designed to support regulation rather than stimulation—helping the body shift out of “fight or flight” and into a state of rest, repair, and safety.
Patients often describe feeling: More relaxed and present, less reactive to stress, more clear-headed and emotionally steadier, better able to sleep and recover.
Individualized Care
Mental health looks different for everyone. Your treatments are tailored to your unique symptoms, history, constitution, and current life stressors. Over time, acupuncture supports your body’s innate ability to adapt, self-regulate, and heal.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or out of balance, acupuncture can offer a supportive space to reconnect with your body and restore emotional equilibrium.
Schedule a consultation today and see how Dynamic Flow Acupuncture can help you.
Improve Mental Health with Acupuncture
In Our Patients’ Own Words
Stress and anxiety have always been a struggle for me. Running has always helped me calm my mind and relax. I started running half marathons and have really enjoyed it. My problem is that during competitions I end up feeling overwhelmed and it is exhausting. I came to Dynamic Flow Acupuncture to see if they could help with this as I had a big race in 4 weeks. I love competing but want to feel as good as I do during training. I started treatments and started noticing small changes in my daily life within a week. Stress became more manageable even if I couldn’t get a training session in. I was even more excited that the race went amazing! I ran a personal best and even more important I felt great during and after the race. I’ve continued to do maintenance treatments about once a month after the initial treatment plan. I also discovered that a treatment or two right before a competition helps really make the race go smooth.
– KJ
Aside from Sarah’s medical competence, both she and her staff are caring, thoughtful people with good spirits and an exuberant outlook on life. I recommend them without qualification.
– TB
Sarah and her office is excellent. I’ve been to other acupuncturists and Sarah has been the only one who has produced positive results. Very kind, friendly and positive office experience…I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to everyone!”
– WP