Acupuncture in Vermont | Burlington & Shelburne Acupuncture

Kendra Ward, LAc., MAOM, is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner and herbalist with over 20 years of experience located in Shelburne, Vermont.

Weaving feminine and nature-based sensibilities, Kendra offers transformational medicine and acupuncture that finds and supports your aliveness. It is soul's work, rewilding work, returning to the Earth work, soothing of your nervous system work.

Kendra's acupuncture practice is located near Burlington, Vermont. She focuses on Alchemical Acupuncture and other restorative techniques that skillfully address modern life-force deficiencies.

She believes that an earth-honoring worldview includes us in its expression of inherent wholeness, despite our fears, imperfections, or insecurities, despite all the ways we might try to keep ourselves separate and outside of its naturalness. 

She supports people who feel drawn to the alchemical inner work that is at the heart of their self-cultivation and actualization. 

She supports people who want to reclaim their understanding of wholeness and self-trust based on the paradigm of the living world.  

She supports people who want to remember themselves at home on this earth, at home with the land where they live, at home within their bodies, at home within their essence.

Conditions Treated with Acupuncture in Burlington and Shelburne Vermont

Acupuncture is used to support a wide range of health conditions by improving circulation, regulating the nervous system, and restoring balance throughout the body. Many patients seek acupuncture in Burlington and Shelburne Vermont for both acute concerns and long-standing health patterns.

Common conditions treated with acupuncture include:

• Stress, anxiety, and nervous system dysregulation
• Sleep disturbances and insomnia
• Digestive concerns including bloating, reflux, and IBS
• Chronic pain, muscle tension, and injury recovery
• Headaches and migraines
• Neck, shoulder, and back pain
• Hormonal imbalance and menstrual irregularities
• Fertility support and reproductive health
• Menopause and perimenopause symptoms
• Fatigue and burnout
• Sinus congestion and seasonal allergies
• TMJ and jaw tension
• Facial tension and lymphatic congestion
• Facial acupuncture for skin health and rejuvenation

Every treatment plan is individualized. Acupuncture works best when the treatment approach considers the whole person, including lifestyle, stress patterns, and underlying constitutional tendencies.

Patients often travel from Burlington, South Burlington, Shelburne, Williston, and surrounding Champlain Valley communities for acupuncture care that supports both physical health and emotional wellbeing.