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Dr. Francesca Ferrari delivers over 20 years clinical experience to help people with food sensitivities, digestive disorders, SIBO, candidiasis, mycotoxins, insomnia, pain, anxiety.

Choose from a menu of professional services:

Acupuncture
Gua Sha
Tui Na
Nutritional Consults
Botanicals
Functional Medicine Lab Tests
Qigong
Acupuncture Facials
Functional Medicine

Locations are in Northbrook, Evanston, and Schaumburg!

Our first priority is getting to know you. Only then can we provide personalized acupuncture treatments to help your body heal itself.

Do you find it difficult to fall or stay asleep? Do you feel overwhelmed, on edge or unable to fully enjoy life?

If you are like many of our patients, you are looking for an alternative approach or complement to conventional medicine. You want to address the root cause of your health issues with minimal side effects.

We have helped many people like you. Our patients are finding solutions to a variety of common conditions including insomnia, anxiety, digestive issues, weight gain, and stress disorders.

Call us today so that you can feel like yourself again!

If you've been wanting to try acupuncture but are squeamish around needles, then Japanese acupuncture is a great way to start. The Japanese variety utilizes finer needles - barely thicker than a human hair. Instead of relying on a chart, more emphasis is placed on touch and palpation to find the correct insertion points. We also do front and back treatments to promote balance of the whole body. I understand the importance of spending extra time with my patients so that we all receive the love and care we deserve.
We are here to aid in your healing process through: Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Moxibustion, Massage therapy, Fire cupping, Nutritional advice, and Reiki.

Jill Ellen Smith, L.AC, M.AC, Dipl.Ac., NCCAOM, RN, MSN

I have practiced in the Healing Arts for 40 years.

My career began as a Registered Nurse at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where I specialized in Med/Surgical nursing and later Psychiatric nursing when I received my Masters Degree in Nursing at the University of Maryland. My graduate degree in Nursing was a natural first step into the holistic approach and philosophy of my graduate degree in Chinese Medicine. I blend my vast nursing background into my acupuncture treatments as I treat a wide variety of physical and emotional/spiritual issues.

I have effectively treated anxiety, sleep disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, depression, skin disorders, fibromyalgia, menopausal and menstrual disorders, TMJ, infertility and back/neck/shoulder pain, just to name few.

I hold a Masters degree in Acupuncture and I am Licensed and Nationally Certified with NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine – Public Protection Through Quality Credentials).

The learning process is ongoing as I delve deeper into this 5,000 year old medical art form in my own treatment room. My patients benefit from my years of academic studies, my acupuncture treatment experience, and my life experience as a wife and a mother of two teenagers.
We accept the following insurance:

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Colleen is a licensed acupuncturist and the founder of Anthology Acupuncture & Wellness. Her work is grounded in a whole-person approach to care, with particular attention to the nervous system, emotional well-being, women’s health, pain, and facial rejuvenation.

She practices Five Element acupuncture alongside Traditional Chinese Medicine, creating treatments that are thoughtful, individualized, and responsive to each person’s unique needs. Her approach looks beyond the symptoms that bring someone in, considering the patterns beneath them and the ways the body, mind, and emotional landscape influence one another.

Colleen’s hope is that each treatment offers something beyond symptom relief—a chance to pause, reconnect, and feel more at home in yourself.