miriam elyse

“I encourage my clients to explore and express themselves, move through “stuck” feelings, build resilience to stress and feel more connected to their bodies.”” 

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Miriam Elyse

LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST & SOMATIC COACH

Miriam is a Licensed Acupuncturist, Somatic Trauma Practitioner and founder of Pleasure as Medicine, a business designed to help people feel more at home in their bodies and access wellbeing from within. She calls upon her 20+ years of work in the healing arts, helping her clients stay connected to the vibration of love as they work through life's challenges.

Specializing in Traditional Taoist Medicine, Miriam's approach taps into the intelligence of the body, understanding that emotions and traumas live in the body and affect the way we react to stressful events throughout our life. Miriam shares tools for self-healing to use outside of sessions because she believes that with the right tools we can grow from the pain we go through, deepening our capacity for presence and resilience. She helps people get free from stagnation to move through blocked emotions, creating more space for joy and wellbeing.

Her educational background is both traditional and non-traditional, owing much of the wisdom she's gained to her many years of study with indigenous elders and traditional plant medicine ceremonies. Her personal experience with severe PTSD, the "dark night of the soul," sexual harassment, toxic family dynamics and abusive relationships, have taught her invaluable lessons which she calls upon to help others.

Credentials:

Licensed Acupuncturist & Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner

Master's Degree in Science & Traditional Chinese Medicine

Certified Somatic Trauma Practitioner

Certified Tantra Yoga instructor

Certified Massage therapist

Theta Healing Practitioner

Holistic Fertility Specialist

FAQs

  • Yes! Please schedule a consultation using the link above.

  • Individuals (60 minute) sliding sale $250—$180

    Couples (60 minutes) sliding scale $275—$220

  • Not at this time. Please consult with your insurance company to inquire about the use of FSA (Flex Savings Account) or HSA (Health Savings Account) funds to cover services by a Licensed Acupuncturist.

Working with me might be right for you if:

  • You've tried traditional "talk therapy" before, but you found that it didn't meet your needs and you're wanting a different approach.

  • You want someone to give you practical tools that can help you in real time when a problem arises.

  • You have gone through some hard stuff and you feel stuck. You want to overcome your pain and come out the other side stronger and more resilient.

  • You want to connect deeper to your spirituality and meditation.

  • You have experienced sexual trauma and/or shame and you want to experience healthy intimacy and feel safe in your sexuality.

  • You have a hard time speaking up, setting boundaries and finding your willpower.

  • You want help processing grief.

  • You find yourself in your head often with anxiety and spinning thoughts.

  • You struggle with communication and want to stop the cycle of fighting in a relationship.

  • You are going through a "dark night of the soul."

  • You are going through a spiritual awakening or kundalini awakening.

  • You or your partner has experienced trauma and you want help understanding how to create safety for yourself/ for them.

 I utilize somatic therapy, breath work, yoga therapy, parts work, trauma-informed coaching, mind-body wisdom, guided meditations and chakra healing principles. I strive to meet my clients where they're at and hold a non-judgmental space, while getting to the root of the problem while helping build resilience and becoming more embodied.

 People & Communities I am allied with:

  • Neurodivergence

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • LGBTQ community

  • BIPOC community

  • Highly sensitive people & Empaths