- Japanese Style Acupuncture: Shallow insertion, palpation for diagnosis.
- Addiction Recovery: NADA protocols, community support.
- Stress and Pain Reduction: Addressing mental and emotional imbalances.
- Digestive Disorders: Supporting gut health through acupuncture.
- Hormonal Health: Balancing endocrine system pre/post-natal care.
This summary is for informational purposes only and may not be accurate.
Jessica Van Alten Registered Acupuncture
319 4th St, Suite B, Courtenay, BC, V9N 1G8
**Greetings Courtenay and Comox Valley!** I feel extremely grateful for the warm welcome from your beautiful and friendly town and find myself feeling wonderfully settled in. ###Here's a bit about me... My approach to treatment is gentle, attentive, and focused. I value the uniqueness of each individual and aim to support clients in feeling empowered as they move toward greater balance and well-being. I have a passion and respect toward acupuncture traditions that continues to deepen as I evolve in my practice. I focus on Japanese-style Acupuncture (Kiiko Matsumoto Style), combined with AcuTonics sound therapy. This approach uses shallow needle insertions and specific palpation areas, allowing for real-time feedback to guide both diagnosis and treatment across a wide range of health concerns. AcuTonics incorporates calibrated tuning forks applied to acupuncture points, creating gentle vibrational frequencies that help regulate the nervous system, support energetic balance, and invite a deeply restorative state within the body. Each session is thoughtfully tailored and may include a blend of techniques drawn from the Traditional Chinese Medicine umbrella, such as palpation and shallow needling, Okyu-style moxibustion, AcuTonics sound and vibration, cupping, gua sha, tuina and shiatsu acupressure, as well as TCM-based nutrition and lifestyle guidance (Shi Liao). ###**Experience:** I have had the amazing opportunity to grow a thriving practice starting in Victoria BC working at some of the highest regarded Multi-disciplined clinics throughout the city. I enjoy working with many other practitioners and modalities and always happy to help clients find the right fit/modality for their health needs. I am very passionate about bringing the many benefits of Acupuncture out into the community beyond my clinical work. I have had the pleasure to work alongside community programs for Addictions Recovery using NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocols and I continue to support, study and work with Acupuncturist without Borders (AWB). ###**Place of Education:** Todos Santos, Baja - AcuTonics Level I/II Portland - Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (ongoing Kiiko Matsumoto - Japanese style Acupuncture Diploma program with Turning Point) Victoria, BC - Pacific Rim College, Canadian College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Toronto, ON - Shiatsu School of Canada London, ON - Fanshawe College ###**Training & Techniques:** Japanese Style Acupuncture + Okyu (thread style Moxabustion) Acu-tonics Level I/II TCM Manual Therpies - Cupping, Gua Sha Tuina and Shiatsu Acupressure TCM Nutrition & Lifestyle Guidance (Shi Liao), Trauma Healing NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) ###**Professional Interests:** Stress and Nervous system Regulation, Pain Reduction, Mental and Emotional Support, Post Traumatic Stress, Addiction Recovery, Digestive Disorders, Autoimmune Disorders, Endocrine (Hormonal) Health, Pre and Post-natal Care.
AT THIS TIME MY PRACTICE IS AT FULL CAPACITY AND I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. This may change in the coming months. If you would like to be added to a waitlist and contacted when space becomes available, please feel free to reach out (contact info below). I appreciate your understanding and look forward to working together in the future. The Initial Session includes a Consultation (full review of Health History) + Treatment (Japanese Style Acupuncture with Acu-tonics and may include other TCM modalities - Moxa, Cupping, Acupressure/Tuina, etc).