Kara Sorensen, MS, LAc

I went to see Kara last year when I was experiencing excruciating back pain. Kara treated other symptoms that I didn’t even realize were related to my lower back pain. I had never done acupuncture before so it was intimidating at first, but after my consultation with Kara I quickly gained her trust. She was WONDERFUL and I would highly recommend her to any friend looking for acupuncture treatment.

When I first started to see Kara I was having some major issues with food cravings. Specifically sugar. I was a little skeptical at first because I have tried so many other ways to get control of my sugar intake and they all failed. Kara definitely has the solution to your food issues. We got to the source of the problem and began to do the healing and resolve the underlying reasons for my food cravings. Kara is wonderful and her service is amazing. Kara changed my life!

Kara is beyond Fabulous! I started seeing her to help with some pain issues I was having & ended up with so much more than pain relief. We all have so many ailments that we don’t even recognize or have just come to tolerate. But guess what we aren’t suppose to be in pain, tired or over eat. I did a food craving session with Kara for my addiction to sweets, every night before I went to bed I had to have some kind of sweet. Which is the worst for weight loss! I did this session 6 months ago and I not only stopped the bedtime sweet addiction but overall have a handle on how much I do eat. Made it thru the holidays without eating every candy, cookie or cake in sight with flying colors. The best part is I don’t miss it or feel deprived.
So if you go in for some back pain don’t be surprised if you come out PAIN & CRAVING FREE :)
Thank you Kara!

From my wife,
I’ve had a fear of needles as long as I can remember. Every time I needed a blood test or IV I would have anxiety for at least one day before and then I would faint or black out at the time of the treatment. It was so bad on one particular appointment, that my adult daughter had refused to accompany me on future appointments that involved needles. So the burden fell to my husband. I wanted to be free from this once and for all. My husband suggested that I meet with Kara Sorensen when he heard her say that she had been successful in treating people with needle fear using acupressure techniques. She taught me in a single 1 ½ hr. session how to use acupressure to relieve my anxiety of needles. We discussed the origin of my fear and did a number of mental and oral exercises and practiced applying pressure points. She sent me home with some homework to practice for 15 – 20 minutes daily. I was so excited to be anxiety free that I went to my blood test by myself the next week after meeting with her. Before the test I meditated 10 minutes using the techniques that Kara taught me and had the blood test done without incident. You should have seen the look on the faces of the staff at the diagnostics clinic. They had remembered how anxious I was on previous visits and now they were hugging me and telling me what a big difference from the previous blood tests and how proud they were of me. My daughter and husband are so relieved that I no longer faint or have a day of anxiety before I give blood or have an IV. I even went through surgery recently and didn’t have to have someone stay with me as they prepared me with anesthesia. Thanks to Kara’s Acupressure treatment I can honestly say that I am free of this fear and have freed my family of this burden. I recommend trying her acupressure techniques and practicing the techniques at home as she suggests so you can be free of your fears too!

I started seeing Kara late 2010 on the advice of a friend who was concerned about my blood sugar fluctuations and the moodiness that went with them. I talked about my issues with Kara and we started acupuncture which helped considerably.
She told me about a cleanse that helps control sugar cravings and I did the 21 day liver cleanse in January 2011. All I can say is WOW! The cleanse changed eating habits. I look and feel great!
I purged out my impurities, lost my sugar and caffeine cravings, lost weight, my skin cleared and I have a lot more drive and energy.
It really was the best thing I could have done for myself and am going to do this cleanse twice a year.
Seeing Kara has changed my life. We got the food cravings under control, which helped me with my mild depression and moodiness. I also shed several pounds in the process.
She inserts the needles as gently as possible and listens to you when you have a problem. Acupuncture and acupressure are excellent tools to help you get your body on track.
If you have ever wanted to give this a try, see Kara, she really is the best and so knowledgeable about herbs and food.

I had never had the guts to get acupuncture before. Talking with Karen about the options up front made me feel more confident about coming in for a treatment. Her office is very tranquil and I felt at ease immediately. She does not rush the treatment, so be sure you allow adequate time. That was my only mistake, as I had an appointment that I needed attend which cut my appointment a bit short. That does not take away in the slightest from my very positive experience.
I also know several of my colleagues from a business networking group that are using her for dealing with food cravings, and they are dropping weightt and losing the cravings. Bravo to Kara for her exceptional skills and warm and caring approach with her patients.

This was my first experience with both Acupuncture and Acupressure and I have nothing but positive things to say. I am amazed at the results and the space is perfect, great Los Gatos location, spa-​like office and Kara is incredible! She is clearly very knowledgeable and well educated in both Acupuncture and Health/​Nutrition. One of the things I love (besides the results!) is her non-​judgmental nature. She is very warm and appropriately clinical. She has a great presence and confidence but is not pushy. I would highly recommend working with Kara, she can help with almost any issue around body, mind and food cravings.

I went to Kara for some anxiety issues. After some very in-​depth analysis, she guided me through a process of self-​applied acupressure and focus. Her gentle and non-​judgemental guidance really helped me to visualize letting go of some of my anxiety and the trauma that caused it. I feel as if I’ve begun to address the traumatic event through my session with Kara, and am beginning to have a different perspective about it. The thoughts, feelings and emotions related to it have totally faded. I feel so much more relaxed and am better able to be in the present, as opposed to constantly reliving these events that contributed to my anxiety.
Kara is gifted and skillful at what she does. And the fact that this was accomplished all over the phone/​computer, is wonderful! I love that I could do this from my home and it was a very lovely and comfortable experience. I can’t wait until my next session!
Thanks Kara, you rock!

A 30 minute phone session with Kara released me from a persistent carbohydrate addiction. I continue to be amazed that my behavior has changed. I find myself walking away from the food table at parties or choosing the gourmet cheeses or veggies and dip rather than the chocolates and pastries:) March 29, 2008

I can’t say enough about how much Kara has helped me. I was having a lot of problems with a herniated disk and tendonitis, and they have improved by leaps and bounds. There are days I don’t feel any pain at all in my neck, which is amazing, because I’ve been dealing with this for at least four years. The docs I went to see when this initially happened told me I’d just have this pain for the rest of my life. I had an epidural — — very expensive and didn’t help at all — and weeks of physical therapy, but working with Kara is the only thing that has really made a difference. Kara is very patient and intuitive and a naturally caring person. Five stars!

Kara does acupuncture. Kara does nutrition. Kara does TAT. Kara saves the world. Well, almost.
I started going to Kara in the fall of 08 for TMJ issues (I’ve seen her in a couple different locations). This was not a normal clicking jaw irritation TMJ-​this was painful, jaw splitting, ear piercing, gruesome, go-​ahead-​and-​kill-​me-​now pain that woke me up in the mornings. I cannot stress to you how much the pain incapacitated me. After 3 weeks of treatment 2 days a week I was virtually pain-​free. Wow. Now that’s amazing.
I’ve continued to see Kara, because I realized other things about my health were improving as well. Problems that I have had for my entire adult life and had decided to just put up with. Kara is caring, honest and down to earth. She will tell you what she can help you with and what she thinks you need to see a western physician for.
One example: My digestive system has always been a little iffy. Just not happy. Kara treated me with a few very inexpensive herbs, a few dietary suggestions and weekly acupuncture. I feel better than I have in 10 years.
I have been a Pepsi addict since I first drank the stuff. I would drink 5+ Pepsi’s a day. Well, I know it’s not good for my weight or my cholesterol. Kara introduced me to TAT. I truly didn’t believe in it. However– I have had several TAT sessions and although I still drink Pepsi, I only drink one a day. Also, I have greatly decreased my sugar intake, started cooking, exercising and enjoying life again. Hmmm, could it be the TAT?
Really, no one wants to admit they have any mental issues on Unilocal,but I’ll go ahead and admit that I’ve had my share of difficulties. Acupuncture and TAT have helped me tremendously with that as well. Honestly, my life has done a 180 since I started seeing Kara. There aren’t words to express the difference going to Kara has made on my life. I just want you to know that there’s hope. For pain, for diet, for mental health. It’s worth every penny.
Kara Sorensen. My hero. Really.