Pain management
Back, neck, joint, muscle pain, recovery, and mobility support.
A family clinic in Pleasant Hill
A small Pleasant Hill acupuncture clinic where care begins with listening — and helps patients shift from managing symptoms toward strengthening the body's capacity to heal, adapt, and stay well.
- 20+years in clinical practice
- M.D., Ph.D.Guangzhou Univ. of Chinese Medicine
- L.AcCalifornia, United States
- DAOMACTCM
The practice
Gentle tools, patient hands.
Initial Consultation
This is a long, unhurried first visit that Dr Cen can listen to your health history, offer full assessment and discuss the treatment plan . We look at your symptoms, sleep, digestion, and emotional landscape, check your meridians, tongue and pulse, and then tailer a treatment strategy appropriate for you.
$120 · 30 minutes
Acupuncture
Needles finer than a hair, placed along meridians. Most patients fall asleep on the table. Sessions last 30–90 minutes depending on the condition.
$60–80 · 15 minutes
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy may include TCM Daoyin Therapy, cupping, gua sha, and moxibustion — hands-on techniques that remove stagnation, relax muscles, improve circulation, and accelerate the healing process.
$70 · 15 minutes
Herbal Consultation
This is a consultation focus on internal health issue with food or herb. Dr. Cen assesses your physical constitution, TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) syndrome , and seasonal influences, and then give you dietary guidance, which is base on ancient TCM philosophy of using food for healing. If you condition is appropriate and you are open to traditional Chinese herb, Dr Cen will customize an herbal formula that supports your body’s natural healing process.
$60 · 15 minutes
Who we see
The patients Dr. Cen sees most.
Her Pleasant Hill practice often supports people managing pain, preparing for fertility or pregnancy, moving through women's life-stage changes, or protecting mobility later in life.
These groups are guides, not limits. The inquiry form helps Dr. Cen understand your full context and whether this clinic is the right fit for what you need now.
Fertility preparation
Support before and between attempts to conceive, with attention to cycles and stress.
Women’s seasons
Cycles, perimenopause, menopause, and the changes that shape daily life.
Seniors & mobility
Strength, balance, pain relief, and physical freedom for later-life movement.
Blog
Notes between sessions.
Health Tips
Fertility Patterns in Classical Chinese Medicine
A patient-friendly look at Dr. Cen’s prior scholarship on Fu Qing-Zhu Nü Ke, a classical gynecology text that describes ten body patterns related to fertility.
Health Tips · 3 min
Manual Therapy
Beyond Magic: TCM Daoyin Therapy and the Meridian System
After more than two decades studying acupuncture, Dr. Cen explains how TCM Daoyin Therapy made the meridian system more tangible in her clinic.
Manual Therapy · 3 min
Philosophy
Where Is My Time
An essay on the origin of Time Extended Health — why the practice was named for time, and what it means to make the clock bend for a body.
Philosophy · 3 min
Begin
Pull up a chair.
New patient inquiries go directly to Dr. Cen. She reads each one herself.