how to prepare

• Click here to set up your Patient Portal and access your New Patient paperwork. Once you create and login to your Patient Portal, click on “Forms” and then “Fill Out” to fill out all five forms; Patient Confidential Information, Patient Disclosure Form, Patient Consent Form, Western Symptoms, and Insurance Verification. When you’re finished filling out each form, click “Submit Form.”

• On the day of your appointment, be sure not to brush your tongue. The presence or absence of coating on your tongue is crucial to determine your Chinese medical diagnosis. You may brush your teeth, though!

• Wear comfortable clothing that is loose and easy to access above the knee and elbow. You will be lying down on a massage table for about 45 minutes, so wear your favorite sweats, PJs or yoga clothes.

• It’s important to eat a good meal before your appointment. In Chinese medicine we receive energy or Qi (“chee”) from our food. When needles are inserted into your body, the practitioner is moving your Qi. It is said that, “it takes Qi to move Qi.”

• Intersectional Fertility is located at 2949 Federal Blvd, Suite 223, Denver, Colorado 80211, inside Nurture Wellcare Marketplace.

• Parking:

  Nurture’s main front lot

  • Anytime!

  North Lot next to the church

  • North (Nurture side)
    Monday to Saturday: 6am - 7pm
    Sunday: 1pm - 7pm

  • South (Church side)
    Monday to Friday: 6am to 7pm
    Saturday: 7am to 3pm
    Sunday: 1pm to 7pm

  Alley Parking towards Grove St.

  • Monday to Sunday from 6am until 10pm

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when you arrive

• Head up the stairs over by the boutique. At the top of the second set of stairs you'll see a gold velvet couch to the left, and that is my waiting area.

• Have a seat and text me at 303-229-9684 to let me know that you have arrived, and I'll come get you when I'm ready for you.

• It's no longer necessary to text me photos of your tongue, unless you are wearing a mask and don't want to take it off during your appointment.

• There is a concierge at the main entrance who can direct you to my waiting area, but sometimes they are giving people tours of the building and are temporarily away from their desk.

• Please note that the restrooms upstairs are gendered, but there are gender neutral restrooms on the main floor, next to the boutique.

• There is an elevator near the main entrance on the first floor if you need elevator access. To find my clinic from the elevator, take the elevator to the second floor and head to the left when you get off. Keep going until you find the gold velvet couch that is my waiting area.

• I will no longer be wearing a mask, but if you'd like me to wear one, just let me know ahead of your appointment by sending me a text and I will happily do so.

• If you are experiencing any type of cough, or lingering cold symptoms, please wear a mask to your appointment. If you are sick, or think you may be getting sick, please cancel your appointment 24 hours before your scheduled time or you will be charged for the full session, per my cancellation policy.

what to expect

• First we will sit and talk for 45 minutes or so where I will ask you about your chief complaint, medical history, diet, exercise, digestion, sleep, and menstrual cycle, among other things.

• Next, you will lie down on the massage table where I will take your pulses. (Yes, pulses, plural. In Chinese medicine there are nine pulses on each wrist!)

• Then you will listen to the sound of your choice—soothing music, white noise, ocean waves, crackling fire, crickets, to name a few—while I insert the needles. And to answer your burning question, no, the needles do not hurt. There may be a slightly uncomfortable sensation at first — like a pinching, burning, or aching — but it quickly dissipates and the overall feeling is complete and total relaxation. Most patients fall asleep during their session. And don’t worry about snoring, I take it as a compliment! Once the needles are in, I will position a heat lamp on your feet, and turn on the faux sherpa heated table covering if you’d like. It’s like being back in the womb.

• After 30 minutes of resting, I will come in, turn on the lights, and remove the needles. Sometimes I will perform additional therapies if necessary like moxibustion (heat therapy), cupping (suction therapy), electrical-stimulation, among others. These will be explained to you beforehand. Then you will take your time getting up, getting your shoes on, and coming back to planet earth.

• Afterwards, with your consent, we will discuss in-depth dietary and lifestyle recommendations, I might prescribe an herbal formula and/or nutritional supplements, I will take payment and schedule your next appointment. I will also email you with any additional information from your session.

• Then you will float out to your car or ride, hopefully feeling blissed out and sublimely relaxed. :-)