STAFF
Mia Song, MS, LAc, EAMP and Owner
Mia Song is the owner of Jade Spring Wellness Center. She received her Masters of Acupuncture degree and Bachelors of Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University. Mia is also a Certified Diplomate in Acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She has been practicing the arts of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine in Kirkland, Washington since 1995. In response to the demand for her unique style of treatment she has hand picked additional practitioners for the clinic. Through excellent treatment planning and ongoing communication, each patient is assured of receiving the same high standard of care for which Mia has become known. She invites you to the path of Chinese Medicine and to the fullness of health that you can experience.
Anna Krauthoefer ND, LAc, EAMP
Anna received her doctorate in naturopathic medicine and Masters of Science in acupuncture from Bastyr University in 2008. Her love for nature and health conscious living drew her to the holistic medical field where she discovered the beautiful healing practice of acupuncture. She believes that Oriental medicine and naturopathy complement one another and are effective in treating diverse conditions.
In her free time, Anna enjoys yoga, outdoor walks, traveling, music, and happy moments with family and friends. She is excited to be a part of Jade Spring Wellness Center and devoted to helping her clients achieve balance and an overall sense of well-being through acupuncture and Chinese medicine.
Julie Laphanh, MS, LAc, EAMP, LMP and Herbalist
Julie received her Master of Science degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Chinese Herbology) from Bastyr University. She has extensive medical education in both Western and Eastern medical sciences and expanded her understanding of East Asian medicine by studying in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Shu Guan Hospital. Julie is also a NADA practitioner specializing in drug/ETOH detox acupuncture as well as a licensed massage practitioner. She believes in the body's innate healing ability and the remarkable effect acupuncture has on activating that source and creating balance within the body and mind. Julie looks forward to helping you achieve your optimal health with a plan designed for each person�s unique constitution.
Sonam Metse, LMP
Sonam graduated with honors from Everest College. She has extensive training in Swedish, deep tissue, sports therapy and medical massage. Sonam has strong desire and passion to help treat people who are experiencing pain and dysfunction due to chronic ailments or acute injuries. Her treatment philosophy and communication style reflect the focus on wellness that Jade Spring patients value. In her spare time she volunteers at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Northwest Hospital.
Nicole Durbin, LMP
Nicole graduated from the Whatcom Community College Massage Practitioner program in 2014 with an A.S. in Orthopedic Massage. She uses an integrative approach specializing in myofascial release, deep tissue, foot reflexology, sports and Swedish massage, trigger point and pregnancy massage. She was drawn to massage for its application in healing and holistic wellness. Nicole believes each body has the innate ability to heal itself and combines intuition and technical skill during the massage. She has experience working with clients who are recovering from accidents, injuries and chronic pain and is focused on healing that addresses the root causes of the injury or pain.
Alan F. Faull, MS, LAc
Alan Faull came to acupuncture by way of an unlikely path. Before founding Jade Spring Wellness Center, he spent years working in corporate operations, logistics, and finance; a world built on efficiency, systems, and the bottom line. What drew him away from that world wasn't dissatisfaction so much as a deeper question: what does it actually mean to support a human being in health? That question had roots going back further still, to his studies in evolutionary anthropology at Western Washington University. There he began to see that human beings are not separate from the natural world but expressions of it; that how we evolved and how we now exist are a far cry from each other; and that much of what we call illness lives in that gap. Classical Chinese medicine, with its grounding in Yin and Yang and the understanding that humans are participants in universal systems rather than masters of them, offered a framework that made sense of what he'd already come to believe. He went on to earn his Master's of Science in Acupuncture from Bastyr University in 2023.
Alan's clinical philosophy rests in the classical and constitutional tradition; one that resists the impulse to treat symptoms in isolation. His work is rooted in the understanding that the body is not a collection of problems to be managed but a living system with its own intelligence and direction. Every patient arrives with a unique constitution, a particular way of being in the world, and his role is to listen carefully enough to meet them there. Treatment may include acupuncture, cupping, and other classical modalities, but the orientation is always the same: work with the whole person, not just the complaint.
He believes the best medicine is unhurried, attentive, and honest. In a landscape where healthcare often feels transactional, Alan brings a different sensibility; one shaped as much by years of careful study as by the conviction that genuine healing requires a genuine relationship.