Monica Zimmerman is currently in-network with Aetna, Anthem BCBS, Ash, Cigna, First Choice, Kaiser, Kaiser CHP (self-referred), Moda, Pacific Source, Providence, Regence BCBS, Triwest/Wholehealth, and United Healthcare. They are also accepting Wellness Plan, patients without insurance and those needing treatment for a motor vehicle accident or work related injury.
Monica has experience treating a wide variety of complaints and has a passion for: Acute & chronic pain conditions, Over 50 health & wellness care, Mental & emotional balancing, Patients going through or recovering from cancer treatments (nausea, fatigue, neuropathy, pain), Digestive health, Allergies & chronic sinus infections, and Fatigue of known & unknown causes.
Currently treats patients ages 12 and up.
Monica has an extensive background in treating immune disorders, pain syndromes, age related concerns as well as patients going through cancer treatment. Monica is also an excellent match for patients experiencing life changes, crisis or trauma as well as care-givers or those in service careers experiencing burnout.
Monica’s work is both intuitive and energetic, and seeks to reestablish harmony/balance in daily life. They often combines needles with shiatsu and recommends simple yoga stretches or herbal formulas when necessary.
Monica earned a Masters of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 2004. They previously worked as an acupuncturist and Zen Shiatsu practitioner for nearly 15 years at The Immune Enhancement Project, a local non-profit, treating people going through cancer treatments, pain syndromes, and a variety of other immune disorders. For the last 17 years they have worked at Providence ElderPlace with the over 55 population on various health concerns such as low back, neck, knee and shoulder pain; reducing pain medications such as opioids and morphine, and addressing mental and emotional health such as stress, anxiety and depression through the aging process.
Prior to becoming an acupuncturist, Monica graduated from Cornell College (1991) with a BA in Women’s Studies and Biology. They were first introduced to acupuncture in the early 90’s in Madison, WI, where they sought treatment for a recovery from knee surgery from playing soccer. The healing that Monica experienced in these treatments went beyond just relief from pain, into what they describe as the energetics of the medicine. From then on, they combined a lifelong interest in physical activities with energetics of the mind-body connection. Around the same time Monica began practicing yoga which furthered their interest in the interplay between physical, mental and spiritual aspects of well-being.
After a move to the Pacific Northwest Monica began their training at OCOM and found not only an interest in acupuncture but a deep connection and love for Zen Shiatsu. Assisting the body’s ability to heal while also supporting people with their connection to their life force, Zen Shiatsu became a foundation for their work with the needles and East Asian Medicine. Monica’s work is both intuitive and energetic, and seeks to reestablish harmony/balance in daily life. They often combine needles with shiatsu and recommends simple yoga stretches or herbal formulas when necessary.
In their spare time, Monica enjoys adventures with friends and family, music, yoga, travel, Nordic skiing, hiking, wildcrafting, and being in nature.
