Igor Alekseev, L.Ac., DACM ( he/him) , is a California Licensed Acupuncturist. He received his bachelor degree in Kinesiology, with a focus on Exercise and Nutrition Wellness. He earned his Masters of Science and Doctoral degrees at ACTCM. His foundational clinical training comes from the ACTCM Community clinic as well as the Auricular Acupuncture clinic at ACTCM. He treats patients privately for general well-being, pain, overuse and sports injuries. He also works regularly with fertility patients at the Wu’s Healing Center, where his standard treatments include organ and meridian acupressure, cupping and moxibustion. His general approach is to treat patients holistically, utilizing different modalities of Traditional Chinese Medicine in order to address physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of well-being. Languages spoken: Spanish, Russian.

Igor Alekseev, L.Ac., DACM ( he/him) , is a California Licensed Acupuncturist. He received his ba... Read More

Melissa received her Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2007. Soon after being licensed in 2008, she co-founded Circle Community Acupuncture, which was located in SOMA, and managed the clinic until its closure in 2023. Recently, she has worked on a pilot study examining chronic pain conducted by UCSF and begun working at the SF Department of Public Health offering private and group acupuncture in public health clinics all over the city. She has a special interest in using acupuncture to support mental/emotional health, menstrual and menopausal challenges, chronic and acute pain and digestive and immune health.

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Melissa received her Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of ... Read More

My passion is to create accessible, dignified, and non-judgmental settings that support patient-centered healthcare. I hold a Master of Science in TCM from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine and completed my undregrad at UC Berkeley. Before finding Chinese medicine, I contributed to care at Lyon-Martin Health services, an LGBTQI Community Clinic, and Golden Gate OBGYN, both in San Francisco. While at ACTCM, my background in social justice and commitment to integrated health afforded me to provide trauma-informed care to under-resourced communities at GLIDE Memorial Clinic, and ACTCM Community and Auricular Clinics; I continue this work as a volunteer acu-punk at HealthRight360. As a Bay Area native raised in Parma, Italy, I am fluent in Italian and Spanish, and always love learning new languages as a humbling way of building community. Languages spoken: Spanish, Italian.

My passion is to create accessible, dignified, and non-judgmental settings that support patient-c... Read More

Dr. Nicole Han Cirelli, L.Ac, Dipl. OM is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and herbalist and is NCCAOM certified. She received her Masters Degree and Doctoral Degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Union College in NY. She has treated patients at Tiny Needles, the ACTCM Community Clinic, the ACTCM auricular clinic, and Glide Memorial Clinic, whose mission is to provide healthcare and other necessities to people most in need. She is experienced in treating chronic and acute pain, mental/emotional health, GI diseases, insomnia, and women’s health. She finds it necessary to have a holistic approach to balancing mind, body, and spirit. She utilizes acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutritional and lifestyle guidance to provide individualized treatments in community setting. Nicole is dedicated and passionate about serving her community through quality, effective, community acupuncture, and is constantly inspired by the power of people to heal through acupuncture and Chinese medicine.

Dr. Nicole Han Cirelli, L.Ac, Dipl. OM is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and herbalist and i... Read More

Brett “Fox” Ray, L.Ac (he/him) is a California licensed acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitioner, Taiji and Qigong instructor. He found his way to Chinese medicine in his own healing journey. Fox was educated at ACTCM and has worked in their community clinic as well as with the Glide Memorial Clinic, the Healing WELL, Robert Levine, and Kunde Institute of Tibetan Medicine. Having studied a full range of techniques and philosophies from Eastern medicine, he is equipped with practical methods and modalities that bring balance and promote wellness to the whole individual. Fox employs acupuncture, herbal medicine, and other manual therapies to provide quality care to his communities. He also offers meditations, breathwork, and qigong to support his patients with the same techniques that help him maintain peace and well-being. Languages spoken: Spanish, French, Levantine Arabic.

Brett “Fox” Ray, L.Ac (he/him) is a California licensed acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitio... Read More

Rebecca Rizzetta, L.Ac., CMT is a California Licensed Acupuncturist. She has also been a Certified Massage Therapist for over 20 years and is trained in many deep-tissue and Swedish modalities. She received her Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2006. She studied at Zhejiang University in Hong Zhou, China and worked in cancer, pediatric and gynecology clinics. She also worked in San Francisco at the CPMC Stroke and Rehabilitation Center, The San Francisco Women’s Community Clinic, and the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Community Clinic and for the San Francisco Ballet.

Rebecca Rizzetta, L.Ac., CMT is a California Licensed Acupuncturist. She has also been a Certifie... Read More

Lisa Shaw, L.Ac is a Nationally Certified and California Licensed Acupuncturist.

She received a Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College in Berkeley,CA in 2016.

She has worked in the Sports Department at the University of California, Berkeley, at the Center For Elders Independence, the SF Homeless Prenatal Clinic and with Oakland Acupuncture Project. She is also certified in Facial Acupuncture.

Lisa Shaw, L.Ac is a Nationally Certified and California Licensed Acupuncturist. She received a... Read More

Rebekah Sitty, L.Ac., CMT is a Nationally Certified and California Licensed Acupuncturist and Oriental Medicine Practitioner. She is also a Certified Massage Therapist focusing on trigger points and deep tissue work. She received her Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2005. During her schooling she chose to augment her studies by taking additional classes with Fred Lerner, DC, Matt Callison, L.Ac., Margaret McMeekin, L.Ac and other orthopedic specialists. She has worked in San Francisco at the Haight-Ashbury Free Clinic, the CPMC Stroke and Rehabilitation Center, The San Francisco Women’s Community Clinic, the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Community Clinic and also for the San Francisco Ballet.

Rebekah Sitty, L.Ac., CMT is a Nationally Certified and California Licensed Acupuncturist and Ori... Read More