Georgetown Acupuncture and Herbs

I have gone to Kitara for acupuncture for many months. She is the best — her rates are very reasonable, a caring and warm personality, my young children are welcome to come with me (that has been a lifesaver for me) and she has truly helped me since my very first visit. She is the best! You can now find her practicing at Ash Chiropractic & Wellness. The facilities are beautiful and they offer a wide range of holistic services. Thanks, Kitara!

I love going to Kitara and getting her acupuncture treatments. I stumbled upon her website one day when I was new to the area, and verrrrry sick with a cold. I’m glad I went! She spent so much time with me making sure I would be okay, and I had amazing results. I now go regularly for stress management, energy and grounding. Without regular acupuncture treatments I find that I cannot sleep as well and I’m not as calm. Her advice is solid, she has a great personality and a welcoming office. I highly recommend going.

I got amazing results with Georgetown acupuncture. Kitara really knows what she’s doing and has an amazing ability. It is always a warm and comfortable experience.

I have experienced chronic pain for as long as I can remember because of numerous car accidents. I have tried massage, chiropractic, pain meds, and nothing seemed to provide any great long-​term relief.
I met Kitara and decided to try acupuncture. I thought it certainly couldn’t hurt my situation. Little did I know that it would have such a positive impact. I have been receiving treatments for several months now and I have noticed an improvement in my pain level — meaning it’s not as bad as it was. While I still have pain, it’s less and specifically I have relief from some major knots that no amount of massage or chiropractic care has even touched. The knots have been gone for a week and that in itself is amazing!
I have no other experience with acupuncture, so I have nothing to compare it to, but the treatment is like no other I’ve ever had. She’s not treating her practice like a factory where she’s tying to rush people through. She takes time, treats with hot stones, massage, and cupping in addition to the acupuncture treatment. I like to chat during my treatments, so that’s what we do — it helps me relax. But if that’s not your thing, communicate that and have a quiet treatment.
I am now in love with acupuncture! And I would recommend Kitara to anyone seeking an acupuncturist. Her rates are very reasonable, too. An added bonus!

I saw Kitara for a series of multiple sessions, and enjoyed her acupuncture treatments. She has a great healing nature and a sweet personality.

I started going to Georgetown Acupuncture & Herbs when Ken Nishiya was the owner. I went for a variety of things, but most notably, migraines and anxiety attacks. Since the first time I went, I have not suffered from migraines, and have had very few anxiety issues. Ken was excellent, did not push anything on me, made me feel very comfortable, and I liked that he would explain the connections between the mind and spirit made in acupuncture.
About a month ago, I visited Kitara, who also had a reflexologist present. I will say that the acupuncture itself was excellent. I would give the actual acupuncture 5 stars. However, the experience was not what I want or expect from alternative medicine. I enjoy going to acupuncture and being able to relax and focus on my own thoughts. The reflexologist was in the room the entire time and continuously asked me questions. She asked me if I was comfortable with prayer, to which I replied that I was. While I am comfortable with prayer, I was not comfortable with what followed. The reflexologist told me that she often heard things from God when in that setting, and told me things she felt God was telling me. Kitara came in intermittently throughout this and would chime in that the reflexologist was a Christian healer from Cameroon, where people would line up at her door for God to heal them. She also mentioned that me coming in for acupuncture was a «band-​aid» fix for something deeper, and that God could heal me from whatever was causing my anxiety. Kitara asked a lot of personal things while I was there, about my history, tattoos that I have, and my personal beliefs. I shared with her, but never felt like I was fully relaxed, which is part of the benefit of going to acupuncture for me.
Eventually, Kitara told me that the reflexologist could «walk me through» healing and forgiveness with God if I would let her, and then I wouldn’t need to continue coming to receive acupuncture. I felt that this was frustrating, because I did not have something that I felt I needed to forgive anyone for. I have dealt with anxiety in variety forms for years, and am educated enough to understand the relationship between chemicals in the body and the mental and emotional selves. When I said that I was good and did not wish to to be «walked through» this, there was an awkward pause, and I felt like they were waiting for me to have some kind of breakthrough spiritually, or come around. I am pregnant, and at this point Kitara told me that if I did not express forgiveness, all of the emotions associated with that (anxiety specifically) would manifest in some way, and they would have to come out somehow. She suggested that my labor would be harder and more difficult if I didn’t deal with this unforgiveness before I gave birth.
I left feeling frustrated and confused as to why a business that provides a medical service… specifically Chinese medicine… would create such an environment, and not advertise this ahead of time. I felt that it was a means to further her spiritual beliefs and ministry, as opposed to serve people who came in for a specific service. I was not pleased with having a second person in the room, as I felt that lowered my comfort level and some of the trust I hoped to experience between myself and the acupuncturist. I was uncomfortable with the pressure to subscribe to a religious thought process that I did not seek out.
A friend went not long after I did and mentioned similar questions about her spiritual life and a different reflexologist in the room who was trying to lead a spiritual experience.
I will not be going back, which makes me sad, because Ken was an answer to so many prayers that I had regarding my health. He was such a comforting person, who genuinely seemed to have his clients interest at heart. I think if this is how Kitara’s business is going to be run, it needs to be advertised as such ahead of time. What I experienced was not a traditional acupuncture session.

Kitara is amazing at what she does!!! She is what every natural healer should be! She has been treating me for almost a year– usually twice a month. I am a disabled veteran and she has helped me with pain, insomnia, PTSD… she has guided me with which vitamins and supplements I should take, and helped me get my symptoms under control so I could decrease medications. I ALWAYS feel sooooo good and so much better after treatments! I love her caring, warm, and professional manner, and love the hot stone foot rubs and back rubs before treatment! Her clinic is warm and inviting, and she is truely a gift to her profession!