Team-Based Acupuncture Care in Oakland
Experience You Can Trust
When people search for an acupuncturist, they often focus on credentials or years in practice. Experience matters…but what matters just as much is how that experience is used. At The Oldershaw Clinic, care is built on collaboration. Our clinic is home to four licensed acupuncturists with a combined 52 years of clinical experience, working together as a team. That collaboration shapes every treatment plan, every adjustment, and every conversation we have with our patients.
For over 30 years, we’ve helped thousands of women throughout Piedmont and the San Francisco Bay Area reclaim their health, find relief, and move toward their wellness goals. Along the way, one thing has remained clear: no two women are the same, and neither is their journey.
Why Collaboration Makes a Difference
Health concerns, especially those affecting women, are rarely simple or isolated. Fertility challenges often involve stress, sleep, digestion, and hormonal regulation. Perimenopause and menopause can affect mood, energy, cognition, and pain in overlapping ways. Chronic pain may involve structural patterns, nervous system dysregulation, or long-standing stress responses.
When care is collaborative, these layers are easier to see.
Rather than practicing in isolation, our acupuncturists regularly consult with one another—discussing cases, sharing insights, and refining treatment strategies. This means each patient benefits not only from the expertise of their primary practitioner, but from the collective knowledge of the clinic as a whole.
Experience, Applied Thoughtfully
We’ve learned when to intervene and when to support gently. When to adjust a plan and when to stay the course. When symptoms are signaling imbalance and when they’re signaling transition.
That experience informs a holistic, tailored approach that blends the best of Eastern and Western medicine.
In practice, this may include:
- Acupuncture
- Lab diagnostics
- Personalized treatment planning
- Coordination with Western medical care when appropriate
The goal is never to force change, but to support the body’s natural capacity for regulation and healing.
Individualized Care, Supported by a Team
Although we work collaboratively, care never feels generic. Every patient is met where they are. We take the time to understand your history, your concerns, and your goals. Then we create a plan that reflects your unique physiology and life context.
Patients often tell us they feel:
- More listened to
- More supported
- More confident in their care
A Shared Philosophy Across the Clinic
While each acupuncturist brings their own strengths and clinical perspective, we are aligned in how we practice.
We believe:
- The patient is the starting point of any treatment plan
- Lasting change requires understanding the whole system
- Integrating Eastern and Western medicine leads to better outcomes
- Listening is as important as technique
This shared philosophy creates consistency across the clinic, while still allowing for deeply individualized care.
What This Means for You
Whether you come to us for fertility support, hormonal transitions, pregnancy care, pain management, facial rejuvenation, or long-term wellness, your care is shaped by:
- Four experienced acupuncturists
- 62 combined years of clinical insight
- A collaborative, communicative care model
- A holistic approach grounded in real-world experience
Healthcare doesn’t have to feel rushed, fragmented, or transactional.
At The Oldershaw Clinic, collaboration allows us to slow down, look more closely, and support the full picture of your health, over time, and with intention.
If you’re looking for care grounded in experience, guided by collaboration, and tailored to you, we’d be honored to support your next step.
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Leslie Oldershaw L.Ac, FABORM
Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist
Fellow, Acupuncture Board of Reproductive Medicine
Leslie Oldershaw brings over 30 years of leadership and expertise blending Eastern and Western medicine to support women’s health. Since founding The Oldershaw Clinic in 1995, she has helped women navigate fertility, hormonal transitions, perimenopause, menopause, and healthy aging with integrative, personalized care focused on vitality and lifelong wellness.
