From Our Patients, Clients, Students & Colleagues…

I have felt love and warmth from every soul. - Anonymous

Stephen is a very conscientious therapist and a caring person with a wide skill base including both Chinese medicine and Hakomi Somatic psychotherapy. - CR

Life-changing. I truly cannot praise DR enough and recommend the team to everyone. In a town saturated with acupuncturists, the folks at DR are the real deal: skilled, passionate scholar-practitioners, warm-hearted and dedicated human beings. I've been seeing Melinda for nearly 5 years and—after struggling with chronic Lyme disease and bouncing from MD to ND to acupuncturist searching for help—finally found relief with Melinda. The changes in my health since are monumental, and I am forever grateful for her care. - Anonymous

As a fat person, I am usually anxious to interact with healthcare practitioners because of the shame and judgment that is unfortunately so commonplace in the medical field. Fortunately, I have had such a warm, positive, and healing experience at Dragon Rises with my provider, Stephen Higgins. He has confidently helped me through everything and the emotional struggle I have faced since I started working with him. He shows his care through small, intentional gestures like investing in table arm extenders for his patients in larger bodies. I have felt like I can bring my full self into the treatment room, including my playfulness and sense of humor. I always feel excited before our visits because I know I will be in such good hands! Not to be dramatic, but I would trust this man with my life. - Anonymous

I love how present and caring Alexandra and Melinda are. For someone with PTSD, it is the best environment. - Anonymous

Stephen is a thorough, kind, and skillful practitioner and person. I believe his clarity and confidence come from a place of deep presence and humility. - NK

You approach every case with experience, thoughtfulness, and compassion. - Anonymous

Stephen is an attuned, compassionate, and committed therapist whose guidance feels gentle, profound, and ultimately transformative. It is clear he has cultivated a great deal of skill and intuition in his line of work and brings himself wholeheartedly to sessions. The combination of his curiosity and compassion is somehow contagious and is a true gift for anyone on the path to knowing themselves and finding freedom from unhelpful ways of being in the world. - SB

The team at Dragon Rises are wise, compassionate, and skilled people who are at the cutting edge of their craft, passionately studying the intersection between acupuncture, bodywork, herbalism, and mental health techniques. These folks raise the bar for quality of care and are not your typical acupuncturists. Heart-full people of integrity. - Anonymous

Stephen’s attention to detail and ability to sit with the full range of human experience is incredible. Stephen approaches healing with a holistic lens, drawing from a background in Chinese Medicine as well as extensive training in Somatic Therapy. Stephen is someone I deeply trust and will gladly send people I know and love when they are looking for compassionate care or assistance through life’s twists and turns. - TV

Love and gratitude to you all for being a constant source of support these past few years. - Anonymous

I have received the highest level of care and attention at Dragon Rises, their staff are deeply skilled, compassionate, and good listeners. I can't recommend them highly enough. - Anonymous

Stephen brings a genuine warmth and presence to the therapeutic container.  He holds a space that is insightful, compassionate, and non-judgmental. - GA

Stephen is a sensitive, conscientious, and inspiring guide. He brings a rare balance of precision and compassion to the counseling process, supporting curiosity, expansion, and insight in his clients. Stephen has the intelligence to make complex processes accessible, and the heart to find humor, tenderness, and truth in the most vulnerable moments. Recommended! - JM