You’ve probably already done the things you’re supposed to do.
Seen a doctor. Maybe physical therapy. Maybe you’re managing it with medication, or just pushing through. For a lot of people, that gets you partway — some relief, a diagnosis, a plan — but something still isn’t fully resolved.
The pain flares back up. The anxiety is quieter but still there. You’ve done the right things, and there’s still a piece missing.
Conventional care is very good at some things.
Diagnosing what’s structurally or chemically wrong. Managing acute symptoms. Treating a specific, isolated problem.
It’s just not always built to ask how your sleep, stress, digestion, and pain are connected to each other — or to treat the pattern underneath the symptom rather than the symptom itself. That’s a different kind of question, and a different kind of care tends to answer it better.
Healing can be challenging and looks different for every individual.
What tends to help at that point:
Someone who treats you as a specific person, not a standard protocol
An approach aimed at the underlying pattern, not just symptom management
Something you can use alongside what you’re already doing, not instead of it
A way to know fairly quickly whether it’s actually working for you
That’s what I offer.
I’m Monica MacCarroll, a licensed and nationally certified acupuncturist (L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.) practicing general acupuncture and Chinese medicine in Knoxville, TN. I trained in classical Chinese medicine at Daoist Traditions College under Jeffrey Yuen, and I’ve been in practice since 2016.
Diagnosis built around you, not a protocol.
In Chinese medicine, ten people with the same Western diagnosis can have ten different underlying patterns. You’re not slotted into a standard track.
More than one tool, matched to what you need.
Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, cupping, gua sha, Tui Na, and reiki are all part of the practice.
What to expect
01 Initial visit
We talk through what’s going on — not just the symptom, but sleep, stress, digestion, and anything else that might be connected. This shapes your individual diagnosis and plan.
02 Treatment
A combination of acupuncture, herbs, cupping, gua sha, or other modalities, chosen for you.
03 Follow-up
We track what’s changing. Within the first few sessions, you’ll have a clear sense of whether this is working for you.
Do I have to get acupuncture?
Not at all! If you have any anxiety surrounding acupuncture needles but would still like treatment there are options. You can get acupressure, moxa, cupping, gua sha, and reiki.
Learn about alternative treatments.