Approach — Arc & Coil Slow Medicine

Ecological medicine for nervous system restoration

My practice is gentle, relationship-based and medically-grounded.
Heart-centered and trauma-informed, our work together treats body, mind and soul.
All people and all bodies are welcome here.

Ecological Medicine means to honor the environment in which we live, both to consider its effect on our bodies and to have an approach that is restorative in nature.

I specialize in supporting people seeking relief from:

Chronic pain:: migraines and headaches, muscle tension and tightness, fibromyalgia, EDS, chronic inflammation, pain in the emotional or spiritual body/grief and loss.

Hormonal system imbalance:: hypothyroidism, adrenal fatigue, PMS, PCOS, menopause.

Gastrointestinal disorders:: constipation, diarrhea, reflux, abdominal pain, bloating, poor digestion.

Nervous system imbalance:: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, PTSD, developmental and complex trauma, insomnia, geopathic stress, psychedelic-medicine integration (I do not prescribe).

Chronic fatigue, ADD, lack of motivation.

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About me ~ Dr. Ashlie Hempstead, ND, LAc (she/her)

I am an integrative-holistic physician who is dedicated to connecting people to their wholeness, which for me means inviting all parts to the conversation, including the supports and strategies we have relied on to survive. I believe that by understanding our bodies through adaptation rather than disease, and by connecting to the living systems that sustain and regenerate us, we might see the strength of our vitality and have a better sense of healing, gratitude and belonging.

I have extensive training in ecopsychology, developmental trauma and bodywork, with a focus on nervous system restoration, interpersonal ecotherapy, and integration and harm reduction.

I am registered as a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in the state of Oregon and hold a diplomate of acupuncture from NCCAOM. I specialize in adjunctive care, and work alongside your primary care physician to give you the best treatment outcomes.

Selected education and certifications:

~ Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (2022)

~ Interpersonal Neurobiology with PCC Professional Training (2022)

~ Co-Regulating Touch with Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (2021)

~ Ecopsychology with Pacifica Graduate Institute (2020)

~ CranialSacral Therapy and Myofascial Release with Moving Mountain Institute (2018)

~ MSOM, LAc, ND (OAAOM, NCCAOM, AANP 2011) with NUNM

Let's work together

“From the moment I first sat with [Ashlie], I knew that I was working with someone who really saw and heard me, and who understood that medicine can take many forms…somehow she's able to weave magic into the Western medicine model.”

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My intention is to create a different healing experience for you, where medicine and the ecology of your life are not separated. Nothing in nature exists on its own. We require relationship, meaning-making and deep attunement to heal. I want to first envision what this looks like for you then overcome the limits that a disease-management system provides.

“[Ashlie] always holds a judgement free space for me to be seen and heard, and never doubts my experience of my own illness. Her approaches to treatment have been as varied and fluid as the obstacles I’ve faced, and I’m immensely grateful to have her as a powerful ally in my commitment to wellness.”