About Brooke

I’m Brooke Fries, a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and a licensed acupuncturist. I’ve been in practice for over 15 years.

I grew up in a family that implemented multiple healing modalities in addition to Western medicine, from food-as-medicine to homeopathy to Chinese herbs. I still consider a moderate, blended approach to healing to be the most realistic and successful. I want to understand your struggles, what you have found helpful or harmful in the past, and how we can utilize the framework of Chinese medicine to connect the dots of your particular health puzzle.

Before Chinese medicine, I studied Human Biology and Dance at Stanford and danced professionally. My dance background influences the way I see the body: how it holds tension, how it moves and releases, and how much it can change with care.

From experience both professional and personal, I believe that the interplay between our thoughts, emotions, and nervous system activation lies at the root of our expression of health. I feel grateful to practice a form of medicine that speaks so directly to the nervous system.

My practice has evolved with me, so I have pursued advanced training in fertility, pediatrics, and facial acupuncture as I have entered each new life stage. These days my practice centers on facial acupuncture, alongside general acupuncture. My goal is to help people feel at home in their faces and bodies at every age. I look forward to connecting if this perspective speaks to you.