Tamalpais Community Acupuncture's Online Review Report Card

Chalita is incredibly intuitive. I’ve been coming in for a few weeks and am already beginning to feel lighter and better. I highly recommend seeing her!

I've been seeing Chalita for about six years now, beginning when I was post-partum with my first son. She has seen me through a second pregnancy, not to mention so many other random injuries and accidents - from a torn ligament in my elbow to a ruptured eardrum. I always feel soooo much better after seeing her. She is incredibly knowledgeable, kind, supportive, and effective. I also love that the community acupuncture model is more affordable allowing for more frequent treatment. Highly recommended!

Really grateful I found this great spot for community acupuncture!! It’s helped with my insomnia and was beneficial in supporting other health initiatives. I really like working with Chalita. I don’t live in the area, but worth the trek!

I would give Chalita 10 stars if possible! I began seeing Chalita for overall energy work (reduce stress, anxiety) and some muscle pains related to years of running long distance. Ive continued seeing her for almost two years now because she is truly amazing. Its hard to describe her energy - but she treats the whole person, not just 'an ache' or 'an issue'. Even when I am feeling tip top (emotionally, physically) I still benefit from our sessions.

Chalita is a very personable, positive, and optimistic person. She carried with her the professional knowledge and expertise of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine to help with many issues. After every treatment, I walked out feeling 10x better than when I walked in. I highly recommend Tamalpais Community Acupuncture with 5 Stars!

I highly recommend this acupuncture clinic and I see Chalita there. Not only has she helped me heal from many minor and major health and emotional issues, she is so gentle and gifted that the treatments themselves are a joy. I've seen other acupuncturists who don't take a gentle approach to putting the needles in, which can hurt and cause undue stress at a time when you already feel vulnerable. But she has just the right touch and I always leave feeling like I'm floating on air. Chalita is also a gifted energy reader and healer. So if you're open to what's really going on in your body besides the obvious physical symptoms you'll receive her healing on that level as well. I am so grateful I found her and that she's committed to the community acupuncture model, which makes weekly visits possible with my budget. This is a great clinic, easy to get to with easy parking and peaceful vibe.

Amazing, definitely one of Marin's best kept secrets Shhhhh

I came to Chalita because I wanted to see if Accupuncture could help relieve some of my altitude sickness when I arrive in the mountains and because a friend highly recommended her. As an avid skier for the last thirty years, only in the last 10 years had I suddenly developed altitude sickness. I have taken prescription drugs from my doctor which seemed to help the first few years, but they have given me less relief more recently. Chalita helped me by giving me Chinese herbs before I left and a few treatments of Accupuncture. Afterwards I felt my body starting to acclimate to the altitude even before I arrived in the mountains, just as she said I would feel. I had a much easier time acclimating to the altitude upon arrival in the mountains. Over the first few days, I didn't experience my usual fatigue, nausea and sinus congestion. I had such a more enjoyable trip due to the treatments Chalita offered me. And, was even able to enjoy a glass of wine, something I normally would avoid for fear of feeling worse. I would recommend her to people seeking additional ways to overcome altitude sickness!

Chalita is one of Marin's BEST acupuncturists. She is knowledgeable, friendly, specific in her treatments and kind. I was having some low back stiffness and although I got my back adjusted and had a massage, I couldn't get it to 100%. She explained to me what she saw when she placed the needles into my lower back and noticed some inflammation. What she did, did the trick. The inflammation resolved and I was back to 100%. Thank you Chalita for the great job you did and do.

Three weeks ago on February 18 I accidentally poured scalding water on my right hand while dumping boiling pasta water out into the sink. It hurt in the moments immediately after the accident. Then the pain subsided. However I did feel a little stiffness opening and closing my hand. Soon after I met with my primary care Kaiser doctor. She was concerned by my hand's appearance and that it didn't hurt (a sign that the burn could have damaged my nerve endings). So she immediately put a request in for me to see a plastic surgeon about a possible skin graft. She also said it would take a long time to heal. I asked, "How long?" She said, "A long time." I asked, "A month?" She still responded, "A long time." Her response really scared me. She also was concerned about infection and told me to come back in immediately if my wound worsened. Unfortunately the plastic surgeon couldn't see me for several days (8 days post injury). So within that timeframe I went to 3-4 acupuncture treatments from Amie Brooke and Chalita Photikoe at Tamalpais Community Acupuncture. I also took the following supplements: vitamins B, D, E and Selenium. Per my Kaiser doctor I also applied antibiotic ointment while the wound was open, Aquaphor once the wound closed and the skin started peeling, then sunscreen when the peeling stopped and I no longer needed a bandage. By the time I went to my plastic surgery appointment my wound had started closing and the surgeon said he wouldn't need to do a skin graft. Also if my hand kept healing the way it had been he said I also wouldn't need antibiotics. Lastly he said it would take a few more weeks for my wound to completely close. However a couple days after this appointment (10 days post injury) it appeared that all open areas had closed. Now it has been 21 days since the accident and I continue to go to acupuncture 3 times per week. Initially I did so to thwart infection and help the wound close. Now I go to minimize scarring. As you can see from the picture I took of my hand today it looks great. Plus I have 100% feeling in it and no pain. I sent an update to my Kaiser doctor along with the pictures I'm including in this letter. This was her response: "Fantastic news! Incredibly healed without scarring! I am very happy." If it weren't for Tamalpais Community Acupuncture I wouldn't be able to afford to go regularly. And I'm sure I wouldn't have healed as quickly. I'm so grateful for this clinic!