Dr. Jessica Chimento

acupuncturist

Dr. Jessica Chimento is a California licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Jessica is committed to supporting women to feel more empowered in their health journeys with a focus in fertility, prenatal, and postpartum care. Her treatment approach strives to achieve balance both mentally and physically by viewing the body as a whole and using an integrative and traditional Chinese medicine approach. Jessica always prioritizes creating a safe and healing space by focusing on mental ease and tension release. In addition to fertility and women’s health, her experience and interests include treating pain and musculoskeletal complaints, dermatology, and digestive disorders.

While pursuing her doctorate from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Jessica interned in the stroke rehab ward at California Pacific Medical Center, Glide church in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, and the Women’s Resource Center program run by the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department for formerly incarcerated women. She was also a Spanish language guest lecturer for the Cancer Awareness, Research, and Education program at Zuckerberg General Hospital.

Jessica was born and raised in San Francisco to Salvadoran and German-Jewish parents. From a very young age, she observed her great grandmother practicing traditional mesoamerican medicine as a curandera, which sparked a deep love and passion for healing, community wellness, and traditional and herbal medicine. She is an avid traveler, having been to over 30 countries, and is committed to serving and empowering marginalized communities through acupuncture and herbal healing.

Visit our booking page to make an appointment. Jessica is fluent in English and Spanish.