Christine Friel founded Double Happiness Health in 2005. She has practiced acupuncture since 2003 and has Traditional Chinese Medicine specialties in Oriental reproductive medicine, orthopedics and functional medicine.
Brooke McClelland is a California Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Brooke first encountered acupuncture after she injured her shoulder while working on an organic farm. Intrigued with the theory of yin and yang and the five elements, she entered Chinese Medical School a few years later.
Katie is a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist who specializes in women's health, acute and chronic pain, sports injury repair, lymphatic drainage, and fatigue. She believes in the importance of combining touch with Chinese Medical techniques and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a person in their entirety. She became deeply invested in medicine after supporting different family members to navigate illness and disease. When she’s not working, she loves stand-up comedy about parenting.
Beth Bouffard has been studying and practicing Asian medicine for nearly 20 years, the last nine of those as a Licensed Acupuncturist. She wanted to be a doctor from an early age and had a fascination with pregnancy, birth, and babies starting with the birth of her brother when she was five years old. Three years of pre-med courses in her undergraduate studies convinced Beth that systemic changes and preventative medicine were more interesting to her than medical school and equally powerful in creating health.
Paulene Harrell has over 20 years of experience as a Certified Massage Therapist. She is a passionate and dedicated student of the body, and believes in not only providing healing massage but also in educating her clients to help them with their own self-care. According to Paulene, the body has a mind of its own. She enjoys the challenge of helping to unlock the body’s holding patterns.
Dr. Priyanka Wali is a board-certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician who comes to you with an open heart and a sharp mind ready to heal from all aspects. She graduated from the University of Southern California cum laude as an undergraduate in Los Angeles and continued her training there for medical school. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
Jessica Levin CNM, RN, L.Ac. with a rich background in women’s health, Jessica brings a unique blend of expertise to Double Happiness Health. As a licensed acupuncturist and certified nurse midwife, Jessica has dedicated her career to supporting women through every stage of life, from fertility and pregnancy to postpartum wellness. Having previously run a thriving women’s health acupuncture practice in Portland, Oregon, she is skilled in both fertility and pregnancy acupuncture. Jessica also has a strong foundation in bodywork, with years of experience as a massage therapist, and often integrates this hands-on approach into her acupuncture sessions.
Hanna Tangeman, LAc, MSTCM, is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist with a practice focused on classical Chinese herbalism for chronic health concerns and orthopedic acupuncture for pain management. She is especially interested in facial acupuncture for cosmetic and dermatological care, as well as for its calming, regulating effect on the nervous system.