Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Programs
Our Acupuncture and TCM programs have been specifically designed to address stress
and mitigate its impact on the mind, body and the aging process
Reduce Stress. Release Pain. Restore Energy.
Acupuncture helps your body do what it’s already trying to do: release tension, regulate stress, and recover. Whether you are managing chronic pain, navigating post-viral fatigue, or seeking support through a demanding season of life, we offer gentle, personalized care. Our sessions are private, unhurried, and tailored to your unique nervous system—with needle-free options always available.
Choose Your Path of Care
Our clinical focus is organized into four primary paths. Choose the area that best fits your current health needs.
Relief for pain, tension, and everyday ailments
Support for back/neck pain, sciatica, TMJ, headaches, and digestion.
Addressing complex health challenges
Gentle care for Long COVID, fatigue, brain fog, sleep disruption, and inflammation.
Regulating the biology/impact of stress
Trauma-informed support for anxiety, burnout, moral injury, and nervous system regulation.
True health is proactive.
Preventive Care & Sustained Health- Monthly reinforcement of long-term wellness. Cosmetic acupuncture & microneedling.-specialized aesthetic/facial and skin care.
Who We Support
People come to us when “everything looks fine” on paper, but they don’t feel fine. We meet you where you are, especially if you are:
- Managing everyday pain, tension, or headaches that won’t resolve.
- Navigating “wired but tired” energy, sleep problems, or burnout.
- Healthcare workers, first responders, or caregivers running on empty.
- Recovering from illness or trauma and seeking a safe, somatic bridge to health.
Serving the Seacoast & Beyond
Our Dover clinic is centrally located for residents across New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Serving: Dover, Durham, Portsmouth, Rochester, Somersworth, Newmarket, Exeter, Hampton, Barrington, Lee, Madbury, Rollinsford, Berwick, South Berwick, Kittery, Eliot, York.
The Resilience & Hope Difference
Why our clinical approach stands out:
- Triple-Licensed Expertise: Dr. Andrea Kolgin, DAIH, L.Ac., bridges the gap between Acupuncture, Mental Health, and Addiction Counseling.
- Unhurried 1-to-1 Care: 90-minute initials and 75-minute follow-ups in a private room. No shared spaces, no rushing.
- Trauma-Informed Design: Safety, consent, and predictable Japanese-style gentle technique are built into every session.
- Needle-Free Options: We offer cold laser, microcurrent, and acupressure for sensitive systems.
We believe in pricing transparency:
Initial/Maintenance (90 min) $200 • Follow-up (75 min) $160 • Additional same-week $75
* See Cosmetic Acupuncture & Microneedling page for individual sessions and series/package pricing/Maintenance
Introducing ACU-TLC: Your Path to Regulated Healing
Our trauma-informed services are founded on ACU-TLC (Acupuncture – using a Trauma-informed Lens to patient Care), the methodology I developed to ensure that every session is not just effective, but profoundly safe and restorative.
Core Principles of ACU-TLC
The primary goal of ACU-TLC is to establish Safety as the Precondition for Healing. This framework recognizes that chronic stress and trauma leave the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) dysregulated, trapped in cycles of fight, flight, freeze, or appease.
ACU-TLC prioritizes two critical steps for true, lasting wellness:
Prioritizing ANS Stability (The Foundation): We begin by using gentle, specialized acupuncture protocols to signal the nervous system to downregulate and shift out of defensive states. Regulation must come first.
Deep Energetic Work (The Restoration): Only once a foundational sense of safety and regulation is established can we proceed with deeper, more traditional energetic work (e.g., addressing Qi deficiency, Spleen disharmony, etc.) without triggering the body’s protective responses.
The ACU-TLC Difference: By addressing the nervous system first, we ensure that the benefits of your acupuncture treatment are integrated deeply, leading to more stable emotional health, true physical relief, and long-term resilience.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS
OF CHINESE MEDICINE?
ANALGESIC:
relieves or reduces short-term and long-term pain.
SEDATIVE/ PSYCHOLOGICAL:
provides a calming and tranquilizing effect resulting in deep relaxation and/or sleep. This effect assists in the treatment of conditions such as insomnia, anxiety, addictions, mental health, and stress.
HOMEOSTATIC:
assists the internal state of the body to return to a natural balance. This involves the sympathetic, and parasympathetic divisions of the nervous system and the endocrine system.
IMMUNITY ENHANCING & REGULATING:
enhances and helps modulate the immunity response.
RESTORATION:
assists with local circulation, tissue oxygenation, and cellular regeneration to promote the body’s self-healing.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support three main areas: Physical Relief (pain, headaches, digestion), Systemic Support (Long COVID, fatigue, inflammation), and Stress Resilience (anxiety, burnout, trauma).
Your initial 90-minute visit includes a full health history review and your first treatment. There is plenty of time for questions; you’ll leave with a clear plan for next steps.
Most people describe minimal to no sensation. We use hair-thin needles and a gentle Japanese-style technique. If you are sensitive, we offer needle-free options like cold laser or acupressure.
There are a number of factors that determine the number of sessions you might need, such as the duration of symptoms, overlapping conditions, stress level, etc. Many people notice shifts within 3–5 sessions. We’ll discuss a realistic plan during your first visit and adjust based on how your body responds.
Yes. For those who prefer no needles—or whose systems are very sensitive—we offer cold laser, microcurrent, and acupressure. These are just as effective for regulating the nervous system.
We are located in Dover, NH, serving the Seacoast region and Southern Maine. We provide private, 1-to-1 care in a calm, unhurried environment.
Care provided by Dr. Andrea Kolgin, DAIH, L.Ac. — Doctor of Acupuncture & Integrative Health and Licensed Acupuncturist. Also a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Dr. Kolgin provides gentle, 1-to-1 care tailored to the unique needs of your nervous system.
Ready to Begin?
Whether your concern is common or complex, you deserve care that meets you where you are.
For Additional Information on Acupuncture Effectiveness & Safety
https://www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/acupuncture-scientific-evidence/