Tucson Acupuncture Co-op 

Cate Maxon (she/hers), L.Ac. is a licensed acupuncturist through the state of Arizona. She graduated from a community acupuncture school (POCA Tech) in Portland, OR in 2018, and started working at TACO in 2019 as an acupuncturist, though got her start as a front-desk volunteer for TACO in 2013. She has given over 12,000 treatments since 2019 and is now the owner/manager of TACO since being handed the reins in 2021. She has trained extensively in Master Tung and the Balance Method and has exhaustive clinical experience treating numerous conditions. She has seen acupuncture change the course of hundreds of peoples' lives through consistent affordable care, and knows firsthand the value of healing within community. She's excited to work with you!

Taylor McCarter (they/she/he), DACM/L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist in the state of Arizona. They graduated from OCOM in Portland, OR in 2023 where they studied acupuncture, herbal medicine, and bodywork. Their relationship with community acupuncture started in 2022 as both a patient and volunteer, and now comes full circle at TACO as a practitioner. They are trained in a myriad of acupuncture techniques, ranging from gentle Japanese style needling to Balance Method to trigger point release, and hope to meet folks where they’re at with a range of tools. They're looking forward to working together with you in the clinic!

Gua Sha is a form of Chinese meridian and musculature therapy. It involves using a smooth edged tool made of either wood/metal/stone to stoke the skin while pressure is applied, with the goal of moving stagnation, tension and pain from the body. It is believed that gua sha recirculates stagnant, unhealthy bodily matter from blood stasis within sore, tired, stiff, or injured muscle areas to stimulate new oxygenated blood flow to the areas, thus promoting metabolic cell repair, regeneration, healing, and recovery. Cupping is a therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to remove stagnation and stimulate the flow of qi. Qi is the free flow of vital energy circulating through the body and the world around us, if the qi is disrupted or disturbed, it can create stagnation (blockages) or imbalances in the body. Cupping therapy is an adjunct technique in which a local suction is created on the skin with the application of silicone cups. A provider places cups on your back, shoulders and neck . Inside the cup, a vacuum or suction force pulls skin upward. These are 30 minute sessions at a flat rate of $45, by appointment only ($5 discount if you bundle with a same day acupuncture treatment!). Taylor will be your provider, and these treatments are done on a table in the private treatment room with patients laying on their stomach. No need to take your pants off! MASKS REQUIRED.