About Candise

Candise Yang, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM) is a California state licensed acupuncturist specializing in pain management, women’s health, digestive issues, and emotional wellbeing. She serves the Greater East Bay with an office conveniently located in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland.

Through the framework of Chinese Medicine, Candise utilizes the nuanced art-science of Chinese Medicine diagnosis to determine and correct an individual’s fundamental system imbalance.

In longer-standing or more complex cases, she may also utilize comprehensive functional medicine tools such as hormone panels and labs to understand the issue from a more clinical perspective.

Candise has extensive experience working with a wide variety of musculoskeletal issues, ranging from the aches and pains that can naturally arise from living a physically active lifestyle to the more chronic issues that stem from repetitive stress injuries (ie, Tech Neck, so commonly found in the Bay Area!). Candise is well-versed in trigger release techniques and myofascial release therapies, which can be extremely effective at resolving long-held tension patterns.

As a trauma-informed acupuncturist, Candise is strongly committed to creating a safe space for healing and centers her care on the values of non-judgment, compassion, and gentle inquiry. She has learned that this warm approach resonates for those who identify as HSPs, creatives, and those struggling with chronic depression, anxiety, and other mood imbalances. Candise has a way of listening that helps to ground and center those who may be in the midst of a major life transition, dealing with chronic illness, as well as grieving loss.