Christine Friel founded Double Happiness Health in 2005. She has practiced acupuncture since 2003 and has Traditional Chinese Medicine specialties in Oriental reproductive medicine, orthopedics and functional medicine.
Brooke McClelland is a California Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Brooke first encountered acupuncture after she injured her shoulder while working on an organic farm. Intrigued with the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, she entered Chinese Medical School a few years later.
Katie is a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist who specializes in women's health, acute and chronic pain, sports injury repair, lymphatic drainage, and fatigue. She believes in the importance of combining touch with Chinese Medical techniques and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a person in their entirety. She became deeply invested in medicine after supporting different family members to navigate illness and disease. When she’s not working, she loves stand-up comedy about parenting.
Beth Bouffard has been studying and practicing Asian medicine for nearly 20 years, the last nine of those as a Licensed Acupuncturist. She wanted to be a doctor from an early age and had a fascination with pregnancy, birth, and babies starting with the birth of her brother when she was five years old. Three years of pre-med courses in her undergraduate studies convinced Beth that systemic changes and preventative medicine were more interesting to her than medical school and equally powerful in creating health.
Paulene Harrell has over 20 years of experience as a Certified Massage Therapist. She is a passionate and dedicated student of the body, and believes in not only providing healing massage but also in educating her clients to help them with their own self-care. According to Paulene, the body has a mind of its own. She enjoys the challenge of helping to unlock the body’s holding patterns.
Dr. Priyanka Wali is a board-certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician who comes to you with an open heart and a sharp mind ready to heal from all aspects. She graduated from the University of Southern California cum laude as an undergraduate in Los Angeles and continued her training there for medical school. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Hello! My name is Valerie Van Ryn Berselli and I provide clients with support and guidance on their unique Womb Healing and Energy Balancing Journeys. Within a session I bring my experience in earth-centered and energetic healing, understanding of the womb and reproductive system, passion for sacred feminine practices and rituals, gift of intuitive healing touch, love, compassion, and hopefully a little bit of magic!
Ilana is a licensed acupuncturist in California and a graduate of Pacific College of Health and Science in San Diego, where she earned her Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Aside from acupuncture, Ilana enjoys utilizing other traditional Chinese modalities such as herbal medicine, moxibustion, fire cupping, gua sha, and tui na massage. She has additional training in Japanese acupuncture, a gentler style of treatment using finer needles. With a background in Yoga Therapy and reiki, Ilana weaves in complimentary modalities such as breath work and somatic awareness within her sessions, creating a holistic and personalized approach to care.