Precision care for complex healing.
Rooted in Traditional East Asian Medicine, manual therapy, and scar science – guided by the intelligence of your body.
Every session is a collaboration in recovery.
Welcome to The Better Place
Restoring health, one body at a time.
At The Better Place, we focus on true recovery: through careful listening, skilled intervention, and ongoing education. Our practice draws from Traditional East Asian Medicine, advanced manual therapies, lymphatic science, and scar tissue remediation, woven together to meet the changing needs of real bodies in a real world.
We believe that healthcare should be an active collaboration, not something done *to* you, but something restored *with* you. Your practitioner is here to interpret the body’s signals, not override them. You are the expert on living in your own body; our role is to support, reveal, and strengthen what your system is already working to repair.
We are a practice rooted in respect: for complexity, for individuality, for change.
We are proudly a safe space for queer, BIPOC, sex-positive, feminist, and equity-centered individuals seeking care that is intelligent, compassionate, and rigorous.
How We Work
Healing is dynamic, not static – and every session reflects that. Each appointment is approached with fresh eyes, recognizing that physical, emotional, psychological, and environmental factors shift constantly.
No two sessions are identical, because no two moments in your healing are identical.
Our methods may include acupuncture, manual lymphatic drainage, fascia and scar work, deep plane intraoral massage, tuina, guasha, cupping, LED light therapy, percussion therapy, targeted stretching, and more.
Innovation and adaptability are central to our care: we choose the tools that will meet your body’s needs in real time.
When appropriate, we also collaborate with a trusted network of outside specialists. If another practitioner can better serve a specific aspect of your recovery, we will gladly refer you – because true healing builds healthy community, not competition.
What to Expect
This is not a passive, check-out experience. Our sessions are highly interactive: expect conversation, learning, assessment, and real-time adaptation throughout your appointment, especially during your first visit. You’ll be an active participant in your recovery: gaining knowledge, skills, and self-awareness that strengthen your healing between sessions.
Please plan accordingly: an open, learning mind; hydration, and time to rest afterward are recommended.