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PDX Acupuncture now has a new home on Burnside, created with the same calming and restorative atmosphere my patients have always relied on. The room is quiet, warm, and intentionally designed to help your system settle the moment you walk in.

I offer acupuncture, women’s health support, hormonal health, stress and anxiety care, herbal medicine, and functional nutrition in a calm and restorative treatment space. This is where transformation begins: steady, internal, and real.

I accept Motor Vehicles, Work Comp, FSA and HSA at this location.

📍 811 E Burnside St Ste 217, Portland, OR 97214

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To support patients using private insurance, I also work Thursdays at Zen Space Wellness. This clinic is warm, professional, and beautifully run.

Insurance accepted: BCBS, UHC, Moda, Pacific Source, Providence, MVA, Workman’s Comp, HSA and FSA.

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I can’t wait to support you in feeling more like yourself again.

With care,

Lara Dilkes L.Ac MSAOM FNLP 💛

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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Specialist

Root-cause care. Deep listening. Real results. Lara holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (MSAOM)—a rigorous four-year graduate degree that includes extensive clinical training, in-depth knowledge of herbal medicine, and mastery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles. She is licensed in the state of Oregon and nationally certified by the NCCAOM. At PDX Acupu... Read More

Root-cause care. Deep listening. Real results.
Lara holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (MSAOM)—a rigorous four-year graduate degree that includes extensive clinical training, in-depth knowledge of herbal medicine, and mastery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) principles. She is licensed in the state of Oregon and nationally certified by the NCCAOM.

At PDX Acupuncture, we don’t do one-size-fits-all. Each session is thoughtfully customized based on your current needs—whether you're navigating pain, hormonal shifts, stress, digestive imbalances, injury recovery, or simply looking to feel like yourself again.

Treatment may include a blend of the following techniques:
• Trigger point therapy
• Electro-acupuncture
• Japanese hara diagnosis + ion pumping cords
• Relaxation-focused acupuncture
• Auricular (ear) acupuncture, ear seeds, and press tacs
• Moxa (heat therapy)
• Cupping + gua sha
• Herbal consultation and custom formulations (granule or bulk)
This is not just acupuncture—this is care that meets you where you are and helps you get where you want to go.
Book now to experience why so many patients say they’ve finally found their practitioner.
Questions? We’re happy to help—reach out any time.

Functional Nutrition + Wellness Consulting

Functional Nutrition with Lara Dilkes, FNTP Where food meets physiology—personalized for YOU. This session blends modern nutritional science with Eastern wisdom to help you better understand how food affects your mood, hormones, digestion, pain, and resilience. We’ll assess your current health, review labs if needed, and co-create a plan using whole foods, lifestyle shifts, and targeted sup... Read More

Functional Nutrition with Lara Dilkes, FNTP
Where food meets physiology—personalized for YOU.

This session blends modern nutritional science with Eastern wisdom to help you better understand how food affects your mood, hormones, digestion, pain, and resilience. We’ll assess your current health, review labs if needed, and co-create a plan using whole foods, lifestyle shifts, and targeted support.

Perfect for women navigating perimenopause or anyone ready to address root causes—not just symptoms.

Lara Dilkes
(She/Her/Hers) L.Ac. MSAOM FNLP

Lara no longer accepts insurance except for Motor vehicles, HSA and FSA cards.

Licensed Acupuncturist | Herbalist | Functional Nutrition Practitioner Founder, Wellness Bunkie @ PDX Acupuncture

Welcome to the Wellness Bunkie—a peaceful backyard retreat in Portland, Oregon, thoughtfully created to be a soft landing for women navigating the beautiful, messy, and often overwhelming terrain of perimenopause and beyond.

I’m Lara, a Licensed Acupuncturist, herbalist, cupping specialist, and Certified Functional Nutrition & Lifestyle Practitioner. With over 18+ years in practice, I bring a warm, highly personalized approach to care—blending Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cosmetic Acupuncture and microneedling, Functional Nutrition, Crystal Healing Sound Bowls and deep intuitive conversation to help you feel good on the inside and out.

My path to becoming a healer began in an unlikely place: a small fishing town in Alaska. I met a local healer whose kombucha-scented apothecary and powerful presence stirred something deep in me—and I’ve been studying the art of whole-person healing ever since. That journey has also included my own health challenges—long childhood illnesses that left me feeling alone and unseen, and a vow I made (before I even knew it) to help others never feel that way again.

The Wellness Bunkie is the realization of that vow. It’s a calm, safe place where your symptoms are taken seriously, your stories are heard, and your care is as layered and dynamic as you are.

I specialize in: • Musculoskeletal pain (especially when chronic illness is also in the mix) • Perimenopause + hormonal transitions • Autoimmune + digestive disorders • Hemiplegic migraines + stress-related symptoms • Motor vehicle accident recovery • Aesthetic and facial rejuvenation acupuncture

I also love working with young women navigating difficult periods or trauma histories, and I happily collaborate with other providers when your journey calls for extra support. As well as kids in my neighborhood that play sports and need more creative care than Western medicine can give them.

As a person who natural doesn’t sit still well, I have become an avid yogi, and recent lifter of things heavy, when I’m not with patients or mixing up herbal elixirs (check out my other project, SuperCube), you’ll find me on forest trails, swimming in the Gorge, or momming two tween boys. I believe that healing is deeply personal, often nonlinear, and always worth the work. And you don’t have to do it alone.

The Wellness Bunkie is open. Come as you are. Let’s get you feeling like you again.

(OR License #AC1068)

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Located at: 811 E Burnside St, 217, Portland
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Need Help? 5036212187 aculand@pdx-acupuncture.com