Evren "Ev" Juniper
Doctor of East Asian Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist
DAcCHM, MAcCHM, LAc
About Dr.Ev
Meet Ev — founder and Doctor of East Asian Medicine at ECHO
Many people who come to ECHO find themselves in a similar place.
Some are navigating chronic health concerns that haven’t fully resolved. Others are dealing with persistent pain, emotional difficulty, or nervous system stress that keeps returning over time.
And some are simply looking for a more intentional way to support their health.
In each case, the body often carries patterns that developed gradually over time. They rarely appear overnight. The body adapts, and those adaptations can eventually become the baseline, making them harder to shift without support. Meaningful change in the body takes time. Healing happens on the body’s timeline, not ours.
East Asian Medicine approaches health differently. Rather than focusing only on isolated symptoms, it looks at the patterns shaping how the body is functioning as a whole. My work is grounded in that systems-based perspective — identifying the patterns beneath symptoms, whether they appear as chronic illness, persistent pain, nervous system imbalance, or changes in the body’s function.
In the treatment room, this work is deeply hands-on and responsive. Acupuncture is not simply the placement of needles according to a fixed formula. I pay close attention to how the body’s tissues, circulation, and nervous system respond moment to moment — adjusting point selection, depth, and technique based on what I can feel through my hands. This kind of embodied acupuncture practice allows treatment to unfold in dialogue with the body rather than being imposed upon it.
I came to this work because it changed my health—and because it reshaped how I understand the body and the way illness and healing unfold.
Over time, I came to see how interconnected everything is. Symptoms rarely exist in isolation, and lasting change often requires looking beyond the surface complaint to the patterns shaping it.
Healing at this level isn’t forceful or rushed. It asks for patience, consistency, and a willingness to work with the body over time—not against it.
That is the work at the heart of ECHO.
Thoughtful, individualized care that helps shift patterns and restore balance over time
Licensure & Board Certification
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Board Certified in Acupuncture, Biomedicine, and the Foundations of East Asian Medicine
National Certification Board for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
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Licensed Acupuncturist
Oregon Medical Board -
Practicing East Asian Medicine in Oregon
Academic Training
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Doctorate in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (DAcCHM)
National University of Natural Medicine -
Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (MAcCHM)
National University of Natural Medicine -
Bachelor of Science in Biological Science
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
California State University, Fullerton
Post-Graduate Study
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Advanced study in eastern herbal medicine and formula design
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Acupuncture approaches to chronic pain and nerve dysfunction
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East Asian Medicine approaches to emotional trauma
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Neuropathy-focused acupuncture
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Acupuncture scar therapy
Training and Clinical Background
Dr. Evren “Ev” Juniper is a board-certified acupuncturist licensed by the Oregon Medical Board. She holds both a Doctorate and Master’s in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine (DAcCHM and MAcCHM) from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) in Portland, Oregon.
Her doctoral training included advanced clinical work across multiple acupuncture lineages and herbal traditions, along with in-depth study of the classical medical texts that form the diagnostic foundation of East Asian Medicine. This education emphasized pattern differentiation, systems thinking, and long-view treatment strategy.
Before fully dedicating herself to East Asian Medicine, Dr. Ev completed three years in NUNM’s naturopathic medical program — a rigorous curriculum paralleling conventional medical education. During that time, she studied anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, nutrition, western botanical medicine, and clinical diagnostics.
As her training progressed, she recognized that the systems-based framework of East Asian Medicine offered the most coherent and clinically rigorous model for the kind of work she wanted to do. A transformative experience with a skilled acupuncturist clarified that direction.
Rather than dividing her focus between disciplines, she chose to commit fully to mastering one system in depth.
That decision was intentional — and continues to shape the clarity and structure of her clinical approach.
Dr. Ev earned her Bachelor of Biological Science from California State University, Fullerton, concentrating in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and graduated with honors after completing her pre-medical coursework.
In practice, she integrates biomedical literacy with classical diagnostic systems, creating individualized treatment strategies.
Scholarly Work
Alongside her clinical practice, Dr. Ev engages in ongoing scholarly work exploring the conceptual foundations of East Asian Medicine. Her research examines how early medical ideas about qi 氣, physiology, and pattern emerged from the interplay between embodied perception, lived human experience, and careful observation of natural phenomena.