Acupuncture for Adolescents

Find Your Purpose

Adolescent relaxing during supportive acupuncture treatment

The Challenge of Growing Up

Adolescence represents a crossroads, where young people learn to navigate the complex journey of growing up while developing their own sense of purpose and identity. Acupuncture offers invaluable support during this transformative time, helping teenagers manage the physical and emotional turbulence that often accompanies hormonal changes, academic pressures, and shifting social dynamics at school and at home. Our approach can effectively address common adolescent concerns such as anxiety, mood swings, irregular periods, difficulty sleeping, and stress-related symptoms that may interfere with their ability to focus and achieve their goals. It can also help with common physical ailments such as headaches, sports injuries, and digestive issues.

Acupuncture can foster greater self-awareness and emotional regulation skills, supporting teens as they work through the natural process of deciding what kind of life they want to build. Regular treatments can enhance mental clarity, boost confidence, and provide the emotional stability needed to navigate relationships, academic demands, and future planning. At Cinnamon Rabbit, we are honored to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for teens to explore this pivotal stage of life, helping them to cultivate greater resilience and a clearer sense of direction as they transition into adulthood.

Teenager confiding in acupuncturist during supportive acupuncture treatment

How Can Acupuncture Help?

Acupuncture is a natural fit for many adolescents. It provides an opportunity for teens to experience the rich influence that their thoughts and emotions have over their life experience. Each treatment allows them to explore autonomy over their own body in a facilitated, comfortable, and supportive environment. Acupuncture treatment can be extraordinarily helpful in supporting teenagers with a variety of common problems, including:

  • Psycho-Emotional Issues (stress, anxiety, depression, self-harm behaviors, disordered eating, difficulty regulating emotions, problematic anger, unprocessed grief, trauma recovery)

  • Learning & Developmental Differences (ADD/ADHD symptoms, Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms, difficulty in school, sensory processing differences)

  • Acute or Chronic Pain (sports injuries, neck and shoulder tension, headaches, painful periods)

  • Menstrual Cycle Regulation (irregular bleeding, excessive bleeding, missed periods)

  • Digestive Issues (nausea, food sensitivities, abdominal pain, IBS symptoms)

  • Sleep Issues (difficulty falling or staying asleep, restless sleep, irregular sleep patterns, fatigue)

  • Immune System Regulation (frequent illness, allergies)

  • and More!

Schedule a FREE 30-MINUTE VIDEO CONSULT to discuss your teen’s specific symptoms and determine whether acupuncture may be a good fit!

“I have struggled with my mental health for quite a while and hadn't found anything that helped me truly show improvement until I found acupuncture. I really like acupuncture because it is so calming, and very individualized, unlike other ways of treatment. Margo is very knowledgeable and is very calming and empathetic and she treats me like I am a human, not just a client with the problems I have come to her with. I cannot recommend Margo enough, and if you feel anxious about trying acupuncture, Cinnamon Rabbit is the place to start.

- G. H., age 16

“When I was struggling with sports-induced head and body pain, Margo’s treatment was a godsend. She literally only needed four acupuncture needles to make all of my pain dissipate in around thirty minutes! I don’t really like needles, so I was skeptical at first, but I was surprised that I barely felt them and they didn’t hurt at all.”

- D. S., age 18