Testimonials

“My brain fog and fatigue are almost entirely gone in the 9 months since I started working with Celine. No health based intervention of any kind has helped me eradicate these struggles before I became Celine's patient. I have increased capacity to take even better care of myself in ways I hadn't been able to in 8 years of disability. I have cultivated so much more self compassion for myself during flare days thanks to Celine's gentle but resolute approach to healing. Celine has also helped me cultivate a level of safety in my body that I haven't felt before, especially with healthcare practitioners. I have a lot of medical trauma that factors into the symptoms I am seeking treatment with Celine to address and she has always approached my most sensitive struggles with grace and tenderness.

I have never felt more seen, heard and understood for all my complexities and contradictions in a medical setting than when working with Celine. Celine has been instrumental in building my confidence to navigate traditional medical systems to get my needs met as a disabled person who has had so many bad experiences in the past. Since she herself has experience navigating healthcare systems as a chronically ill person, her support and advice feels so personal and is so practically accessible to me. Thanks to Celine, I have had so much more confidence in my ability to ask for lab work that I've been previously denied and to seek a second opinion when I don't feel heard the first time around. I also feel so relieved when I hear Celine's holistic perspective on my lab work and feel confident I am getting a nuanced picture of the status of my health that I don't feel I get from traditional medical doctors. I feel confident asking Celine questions about my lab work that I wouldn't necessarily ask other doctors and appreciate the time she takes to answer them.

Our sessions have radically transformed my relationship to my health, my body and especially my relationship to food. Our work together has helped me reconnect with my inner child and expand the foods I feel comfortable eating. Celine has inspired me to make several mindset shifts which have given me the ability to reconnect to parts of myself I previously hadn't been able to. I have so much pressure and weight of managing my chronic illnesses taken off my shoulders now that I am one of Celine's patients. I no longer have to agonize over what health habits, diet choices, and lifestyle decisions to prioritize because I know I can trust in the efficacy Celine's recommendations. Following the protocols we build out together have significantly decreased the amount of stress I experience when managing my illness, as well as my physiological symptoms overall. Celine is even helping me navigate how best to manage my increased physical capacity so I can build sustainable habits and avoid burning out. I have a lot of experience with alternative forms of medicine like functional medicine, acupuncture, etc. but still had some gaps in addressing symptoms I've been struggling with for 8+ years like severe brain fog, fatigue and dizziness. I was exposed to Celine's passion for healing when I met her 10 years ago and was curious if her expertise in Chinese Medicine could help me manage these symptoms. I also appreciated that she has a thorough background in body work, which is a helpful knowledge base for a practitioner to have when working with physically disabled people like me.

It always surprises me when Celine is able to ascertain when my physical symptoms are coming from an emotional root cause instead of a physical one. When this is the case, Celine asks me disarming questions that bring me back into my body with comfort and ease. I walk away with increased understanding of my body's triggers, as well as practical and accessible strategies to support my body through tough emotions. I am forever astonished by Celine's attention to detail when it comes to her approach to healing. She pays attention to things I say that I never thought would be relevant to my healing, and her holistic approach to addressing my health struggles is interconnected in a way I've never experienced before. This focus on both the micro and macro of my complex situation has produced incredible improvements to what felt like a bleak and hopeless situation for so many years.” -Shruti M.

“Our sessions became part of a more considerable understanding and approach to tackling chronic health issues resulting from aggressive chemotherapy treatments. I also suffer from PTSD due to a life-altering accident that occurred to my daughter. Celine has helped release some of the stored trauma that I suffered, and she encouraged (and referred me) to a spiritual counselor to relieve the deep pain I was holding.

Celine's empathy, understanding of chronic pain, and background in acupuncture and non-Western holistic treatments provided relief where none existed before.” -Bob B.