We provide a safe, healing space dedicated to helping you live life to your fullest potential.

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Our Services

We design a treatment program specific to you and your needs. Explore some of our most effective modalities.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting thin needles into strategic points on the body to promote healing, correct imbalances in the body to relieve pain, illness and many other health concerns.

Massage & Manual Therapy

Massage therapy is a comprehensive therapeutic option designed to relieve daily stress, improve circulation, and aid with sleep issues through modalities such as Swedish massage and effleurage. Manual therapy builds upon these foundations with a concentration on specific modalities tailored to individual needs, including structural integration, lymphatic drainage, and craniosacral therapy.

Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic medicine is a system that uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself. It embraces many therapies including herbs, labs, exercise, nutritional counseling and more.

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy offers a supportive space to slow down, explore what’s happening in your life, and reconnect with what matters most.

Energy Healing

Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive energy healing practice that promotes relaxation, balance, and overall well-being. The practitioner uses light touch or places their hands just above the body to help support the natural flow of energy, encouraging stress relief, emotional clarity, and deep relaxation.

Who We Are

Black Pearl Wellness was born from a deep commitment to traditional medicine and racial justice shared by co-founders/co-dreamers Sita Symonette and Lai-Lani Ovalles. 

Our purpose is to make holistic healthcare more accessible to historically excluded communities. We specialize in providing high quality healthcare through Acupuncture & East Asian Medicine, Naturopathic Medicine and Massage Therapy. Our co-founders and practitioners identify as Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, Pacific Islanders and/or LGBTQIA2+. Black Pearl Wellness is a welcoming space that provides high quality holistic healthcare that is culturally responsive, anti-racist and trauma-informed.

We recognize the many intersections of lived experiences that each person brings. Black Pearl Wellness weaves compassion and care into the services we provide. 

Our vision, rooted in community, is to transform health outcomes and create spaces for individual and collective healing.


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  • Black Pearl Wellness is a gem for healing in our community. As a patient for almost two years, I have benefitted from Black Pearl Wellness. It is a place where you can show up as your full self and receive the high quality, non-judgmental healthcare you deserve from a healthcare practitioner that truly centers health equity and sees you as a whole person. It is a beautiful space, and refuge for healing this city most desperately needs.

    - N. B

  • Black Pearl is a true treasure. I’ve been four times so far, and every time the welcome is warm, the experience is restorative, and the energy authentic. While they provide foundational health and well-being services, the space and care feels luxuriously special. Truly a precious gem!

    - C. P.

  • I cannot recommend Black Pearl enough and have been seeing Sita for almost 12 weeks now as I go through chemo. She has helped me manage my side effects significantly during this process while also treating me for allergies during the spring and hot flashes. Her office is super clean and Sita genuinely cares and is super knowledgeable!! Can’t say enough good things about her and how critical her practice is as part of my cancer journey.

  • After experiencing chronic back pain and sciatica for years, I made an appointment with Sita Symonette at Black Pearl Wellness in 2022 and I am incredibly glad that I did! The acupuncture treatments have greatly reduced my pain and improved my life overall. I also appreciate the warm and welcoming atmosphere at Black Pearl. I wish all healthcare spaces were like this! I have always been treated with immense kindness and respect by all of the practitioners I’ve seen here. I am beyond grateful for the care I receive from Sita and Black Pearl Wellness.

    —I.L.K

Community Wellness Events

Black Pearl Wellness believes in the power of community to enhance healing and support collective liberation.

Black Pearl Wellness exists thanks to the ongoing support of our community. Our Community Wellness Events are free. They are a love letter to Portland, made possible by grants, donations, and those who believe in us.

Want to collaborate on an event that promotes healing in our community? Contact Lai-Lani Ovalles, Co-Founder, about partnerships and sponsorships!

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Frequently
asked questions

We provide a safe, welcoming space dedicated to helping you live life to your fullest potential.

  • Currently, we request that you schedule all appointments directly with the practitioner by clicking the book services button under the services tab. You can browse our practitioners on our About us page or under each specific modality.

  • Because we are a collective of many practitioners, each practitioner accepts different insurances. Please view our Insurance page for more information about specific coverage.

  • Some practitioners may recommend integrating various modalities to meet your health goal. It is absolutely welcomed to explore various treatments after meeting with your practitioner.