Meet Our Practitioners

Lindsay has been involved in the health care field for over 25 years and has been practicing acupuncture since opening Quan Yin in 2010. She graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University and is licensed as an acupuncturist in Washington State. Lindsay has prior training and experience as a Midwife and Birth & Postpartum doula, therefore she has special interest in treating women's health, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum. Lindsay is also passionate about discovering and resolving the mental, emotional and spiritual blockages that may be contributing to physical imbalances within the body.

In her spare time Lindsay loves being with her family including her wife Jenna, son Jonsi, french bulldog Finn and her 2 cats Coraline and Meowzer. Lindsay also enjoys live music, doing arts & crafts, relaxing on the beach, and tackling DIY home improvement projects.

Shelly provides both acupuncture and massage therapy and has been helping treat patients seeking relief from pain, stress and fatigue at Quan Yin since 2010. Shelly graduated with a Master's degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in 2009. She also graduated with a certificate in massage therapy from the Cortiva Institute Brenneke School of Massage in 2006. She is licensed as an acupuncturist and a massage therapist in Washington State. Shelly is passionate about encouraging her patients to be an active part of their own healing process and enjoys educating her patients about ways to enhance their health through alternative health care options and personal lifestyle choices.

Shelly loves being with her husband and daughter when she is not treating patients at Quan Yin. She also enjoys camping, hiking, art, science fiction & superhero movies, music and socializing with friends and family.

Chaiya became an acupuncturist in 2017 and joined the team at Quan Yin in 2019. She has been in the health care field for over 15 years and has previously worked as a physician assistant trainee, massage therapist, health writer and birth doula. Chaiya graduated with her Master's degree in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in 2017 and obtained her Doctorate in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine from Bastyr in 2019. She enjoys utilizing acupuncture, Chinese herbs, supplements and flower essences to help her patients resolve a variety of different health issues including anxiety, migraines and chronic pain. Chaiya recently started teaching doctorate level writing classes at Bastyr University.

When Chaiya isn't busy needling patients at Quan Yin she is usually playing with her two teenage boys, her cat Mojo or knitting.