Meet the team
at Bellingham Community Acupuncture
Meet your acupuncturists
Hallie Beaver
Licensed Acupuncturist
NCCAOM
Hallie Beaver (she/her) is a licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist, certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
She is a graduate of Middle Way Acupuncture Institute, where she now serves as the school’s librarian, and is currently continuing her studies in the Chinese herbal program.
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Her first experience with acupuncture was at a community clinic in Salt Lake City while she was an undergraduate student. She was amazed by her faster recovery from injuries, improved ability to manage stress, and the deeper sense of calm she found through treatment.
The community clinic model remains close to her heart, as it allows people from all backgrounds to access Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Hallie shares the World Health Organization’s belief that healthcare is a human right—not a privilege.
She has a particular interest in orthopedics, rehabilitation, and scar treatment. A former avid snowboarder, Hallie has spent plenty of time rehabbing her own injuries and has seen firsthand how acupuncture can reduce inflammation and pain, improve range of motion, and help people return to the activities they love.
Outside the clinic, Hallie enjoys cooking, mountain biking, camping, and catching films at the Pickford.
She has a particular interest in orthopedics, rehabilitation, and scar treatment. A former avid snowboarder, Hallie has spent plenty of time rehabbing her own injuries and has seen firsthand how acupuncture can reduce inflammation and pain, improve range of motion, and help people return to the activities they love.
Outside the clinic, Hallie enjoys cooking, mountain biking, camping, and catching films at the Pickford.
Nicole Lemire
Licensed Acupuncturist
NCCAOM
Nicole Lemire (she/her) is a licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture (NCCAOM).
Nicole's exploration of sociology, health, and ecology, through organic farming and permaculture, ultimately led to her study of acupuncture and East Asian medicine.
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Observation and study of the natural world and its cycles and systems continues to inform her practice and her approach to the cycles and systems of the human body. Her philosophy of health revolves around healing relationships — between various parts of the body, between the individual and their environment, and among all living things.
She has received training in hatha, yin, and therapeutic yoga, biodynamic cranial sacral therapy, vipassana meditation, and qi gong. She is also a student of internal martial arts through the North American Tang Shou Tao Association.
She spends her free time learning in the garden, playing in the ocean, dancing, and exploring.
Elisa “Moon” Yeen Weiss
Licensed Acupuncturist
NCCAOM
Elisa “Moon” Yeen Weiss (they/she) is a licensed East Asian Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture (NCCAOM.)
I grew up with my Daoist Chinese grandmother who was a Jin Shin Do acupressure practitioner, environmentalist, and human rights advocate that lived close to the land in her forested cabin on the Salish Sea.
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I am deeply inspired by my grandmother, Meiling, and other ancestors to reclaim the indigenous healing traditions of my Chinese, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Irish ancestry through acupuncture and herbalism. I worked many years as a field ecologist, educator, and yoga teacher before finding my way back to East Asian Medicine. I developed a proclivity for the power of observation: the cycles of nature, both within and without our bodies, reflect how we are a part of the greater cosmos.
As a naturalist, poet, medicine maker, dancer, and martial art practitioner, I find endless inspiration in the mystery of nature, the forces that create us, and the potential to come back into balance with the rhythms and cycles of our earth/body. I give continued thanks to the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) and Nooksack people on whose land I was born, and it is my aim to explore settler responsibility through indigenous solidarity, and by recognizing the oppressive structures that inequitably affect specific groups who all deserve the right to healthcare and holistic healing. With the liberation of all beings as a throughline in my work, I look forward to providing care through community acupuncture. I give gratitude to all my teachers, the more-than-human kin, my ancestors, and this medicine that moves through us.
Treatments as of June 17th, 2026!
Appointment Options
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Acupuncture - First Time
New Patient appointments are $55.
Please come 10-15 min early for your first time, and plan on 45-60 minutes for the appointment.
There is a $35 Cancellation Fee for appointments canceled less than 24 hours in advance.
From $55
20 minutes
Acupuncture - Return Visit
These appointments are for Returning Patients only.
There is a $35 Cancellation Fee for appointments canceled less than 24 hrs in advance.
From $35 sliding scale
60 minutes.
Nervous System Reset - Ears Only
A simplified, commonly used acupuncture treatment, called 5NP (five needle protocol), where small needles are placed in the ears to help regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and support the body’s natural healing response.
The treatment will be given by whichever acupuncturist is working that shift.
Treatments $20 and last 30 minutes. Ears only.
FAQ
Q: Does acupuncture hurt?
A: You'll either feel nothing at all, or a tiny prick. We can fit at least 10 acupuncture needles inside of one that takes your blood. They're really thin and bendable little pins.
Q: Why did you put that needle there?
Good question!
Ever wondered why an acupuncture needle is placed in a particular spot? Acupuncture points are carefully selected based on your symptoms, overall health, and individual needs. A needle placed away from the area that hurts may still be connected to the body’s pathways and can be used to support balance, relaxation, and the body’s natural healing response.
Your treatment is personalized to you—and every needle has a purpose.
Q: How many treatments will it take?
A: A common dose of acupuncture is 5 treatments over the course of 3 weeks to see if it's helping you. If it is, you continue for another 3 weeks to see how far we can progress. After that, many people come as needed, or semi-regularly to maintenance their issues. Sometimes results are really fast, and sometimes it can take awhile. It depends on how complicated your issues are and how long they've been around.
Q: Can I combine acupuncture with massage, chiropractic, physical therapy, or other modalities?
A: Absolutely. Not only will acupuncture not conflict with what you're doing, other modalities combined with acupuncture may speed up your healing.
Q: How long is an appointment?
It's good to set aside at least one hour for your initial appointment and 30-60min for follow-ups.
Q: So, how can you make it so affordable?
A: You'll be in a large room with other people. By treating multiple people in a given hour, we're able to lower the cost for you. We'll still have the privacy to talk, and you won't be disrobing in front of strangers. In fact, you won't be disrobing at all. Many people come to prefer relaxing in a room with others. You'll likely be in a recliner, or possibly on a massage table. We don't necessarily have to do acupuncture on your low back to treat your low back pain. There are acupuncture points that correlate to different parts of your body and we can treat specific conditions in any position.
Q: Do I have to believe in acupuncture for it to work?
A: Not at all. We're pretty sure that horses and dogs don't believe in it when they get acupuncture. They just stop limping if it works. Acupuncture on non-human animals has been happening for a long long time. And, we have patients all the time that start out skeptical.
Q: Is it safe? What do you do with those needles after you use them?
A: We use sterile, one-time use needles made of surgical steel. They are safely disposed of after each use. Once in awhile we see a non-painful bruise after acupuncture. That's about it.
MORE INFO on acupuncture
You can also learn about our clinic with this article in Bellingham Alive! magazine -
"Acupuncture for the People" By Laura Boynton
