Welcome Scott Whitfield, L.Ac., DAOM

Hello Chico! I’m Scott Whitfield, a California Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) and Herbalist. I am thrilled to be joining the team at Chico Community Acupuncture.

I wanted to move to Chico and start practicing acupuncture here for a few reasons.

The first one is that I love Northern California and in my recent visits to Chico, I have found that I very much enjoy spending time here. Hiking, backpacking, bicycling, and generally spending time in serene natural settings are things I love to do when I’m not practicing Chinese medicine. To me, Chico has the feel of a small college town nestled in an oasis of trees. There are so many trees in Chico and their beauty is a desirable trait to me in choosing a place to work and live. I am originally from Redwood City, California – a place which also boasts many trees.

Secondly, I’ve spent most of my life on the San Francisco Bay Area, with a 7-year stint in the Santa Cruz mountains. California is a very special State, and I love my home.

And while the Bay Area boasts an excellent climate and lots of job opportunities, I felt it was time for me to make a change to serve a different community.

I have been busily working on patients in Silicon Valley since 2007. Patients there often present with acute and chronic pain and repetitive strains due to working in technology, fertility health, as well as stress, anxiety, and insomnia galore.

I’m excited to shift my focus from catering to the employees of a huge corporation to helping everyday people in the Chico community. For years, only a select number of people (“badged" employees of the company) had access to me for acupuncture care.

We all need great health care, and ultimately I wish to touch as many lives as possible with this incredible medicine we practice.