Chi Harmony Acupuncture

I’m just basically going to echo everyone else’s sentiment: Stephanie is awesome! I could be biased as this is my first go round with acupuncture, but somehow based on reviews of other establishments, I have a feeling this is not the norm. For my first appointment, I called and left a message. Stephanie returned my call pretty quickly and it was easy to set up an appointment with her. The location is convenient (just above the New Balance store on Boylston St.) and you really cannot beat the price ($ 45?! Unheard of! Plus Stephanie let me know right away that you do not have to tip your acupuncturist, so that made it less awkward at the end when I went to pay.) The service itself was great-​she was very thorough-​listening to my woes about neck and shoulder pain. We came up with a treatment plan, and after only two visits I am actually starting to feel some real relief! (And mind you, I’ve seen a Physical Therapist and have been getting weekly massages for about six months.) I truly cannot say enough good things about Stephanie, she’s attentive, friendly, and you can absolutely tell she loves what she does!

I’ve never had acupuncture before. I had a groupon/​living social thing and I was excited. Scheduling was super easy, Stephanie is ridiculously friendly and helpful.
She asked me to fill out the forms prior to coming and I did just that. I got really nervous when I read about blood letting. I assumed that there were going to be leeches involved and, really? How much blood?
I show up, she lets me in and I’m sweating my balls off. The front room doesn’t have any air conditioning and I’m still wicked nervous about what is going to happen.
Stephanie makes comes out and chats while the person ahead of me finishes up. When the room was ready, I stood awkwardly next to the table while she went over the health forms. Stephanie was really great about making me comfortable. She offered to let me touch the needles before and generally has a very calming personality. Even when she asked ridiculously detailed questions: consistence of poop, and the color of my period blood. Thankfully, I have no shame and didn’t omit anything. ANYTHING.
She tells me that I have an Eastern medicine version of a liver blockage. I’m on the table, and she starts putting needles in my ears and my head. Not a problem, a slight pinch. She puts needs in my sternum and on my rib cage when she goes to place a needle on my right side rib cage HOLY MOTHER OF JESUS THAT SHIT HURT! After cursing and thinking this was a terrible idea, she says that some people believe that if the needle hurts, that’s where you need the energy released. I didn’t have any problems with any o the pins on my legs. My right wrist was a little uncomfortable because I didn’t know how to turn my hand.
My needles are all set and Stephanie leaves me to let the energy do its thing. As soon as she left the needles in my chest started to ache and I had a ridiculous pain in my right wrist. I called Stephanie back in and she readjusted my wrist. I was comfortable and just kind of hanging out in my own head, which is a terrifying thing to do. Half way through I got a rush of energy. I could have run around Copley square with this energy. I was on fire, I was alive, I could smell colors. It was fantastic! Then I crashed. Time slowed, all of my energy drained and I was exhausted. I barely remember leaving and was so grateful my husband was picking me up. I got home and crashed for about 40 minutes. When I was able to pry myself off the couch, I was still tired but energized. The next morning I felt amazing. I had a spring in my step, I was happy and I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off me. I kept telling people that I felt like myself again.
I can’t recommend it enough. Her prices are reasonable, $ 45 for an hour seems good, but sadly this isn’t available through my insurance. If I could pay $ 10 a session like my shrink, I’d be here weekly.

I first found Stephanie through a discount program like groupon/​living social. I had been to acupuncture before with mixed results and wanted to find a new place to go to that was a good fit for me.
One of the treatments I was hoping to get help with was back pain. Stephanie does acupuncture, cupping and tuina…(and other treatments) which have all helped my back pain enormously.
The office itself is very easy to get to. It is clean, small and quite, just how it should be and the prices are very affordable. Stephanie is very welcoming and really listens to what is going on with your body and what you hope to have as an outcome.
I have gone back multiple time and would and have recommend her to friends.

Stephanie is awesome! She’s very welcoming, and I can tell she is passionate about what she does. She really does her best to provide the proper treatment for what ails you. She seems like the type that cares about the patients and isn’t in it strictly for the money.
By the way, her prices are very reasonable! :-)
The office itself is cozy, clean, air-​conditioned (yay!), very quiet and gives you a sense of exclusivity and privacy. There was relaxing music in the background that whispered in my ear while receiving my acupuncture treatment. The table was so comfortable that I found myself falling asleep even before the treatment started. Before the treatment started, she took inventory of what was troubling me and let me know what treatment to expect from there. She took her time with treatment and gave feedback on what she observed and the effect that treatment would have on me.
She really seems to know her stuff, and I felt very comfortable discussing conditions that were bothering me without feeling judged.
I will definitely be back for acupuncture and for herbal medicine, which I’ve always wanted to try. I would recommend her to anyone. :-)

I’d been looking for a decent acupuncturist since moving to Boston 9 (!!!) years ago. It took almost a decade, but I finally found one.
Stephanie is attentive, soothing, and can put me into a state of bliss in a matter of minutes. Seriously. I get woozy (in a good way) and almost always fall asleep during treatment. It’s that relaxing. An hour of having needles stuck in me is the only thing I’ve found that will calm down my Type-​A bullshit (other than high doses of Xanax. Acupuncture is probably the better option).
And she’s super reasonable. Not having to pay $ 100 an hour for rush-​job acupuncture is worth 5 stars alone.
Plus, cupping! Always amusing to have insane looking bruises on your back when you are… **ahem** …with a new boy. Fun times.

I had great experience with Stephanie. She is a qualified professional and wonderful, thoughtful person. Whether you have major health issues or just came to get your portion of relaxation, Stephanie always pays great attention to particular issues that you have on the day of appointment, as well as she uses different techniques. The location of the office can’t be more convenient for those who work at Back Bay area and it is right on the Green line. Both rooms are very well accommodated, nice and quite; so you can easily relax, unwind and let go all your everyday problems.

I learned about Chi Harmony when CoupMe had a special for 2 acupuncture sessions. So happy I bought one! In two sessions, Stephanie managed to loosen up the tightness in my back a bit, and make my back hurt less. She had a thorough Q&A session with me beforehand to gain an understanding of what I wanted to work on and what my expectations were.
The location itself is just a room in one of the buildings at Copley Square, but it’s quiet and comfortable – very important factors for acupuncture (think the exact opposite of Charlotte’s experience in SATC).
I’d definitely recommend Chi Harmony for acupuncture. They have some additional treatments such as cupping as well.