Practioner's Bio
Patrice Hapke
Patrice Hapke received her Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, in Women's Studies from the University of Minnesota, and her Masters Degree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
In 1999 she started her private practice in Seattle, where she specializes in women's healthcare, maternity care and fertility management for women and men.
Deeply committed to natural healing, she enjoys working with people to improve their overall health and well-being for people of all ages. She is especially passionate about maternity care and promoting acupuncture as a safe and effective tool for optimizing health and ease through pregnancy and childbirth.
Patrice Hapke has co-authored the paper "Acupuncture for Birth Preparation and Delivery" with Doctor Remy Coeytaux and Doctor Peter Curtis of the University of North Carolina, published in Sage Medical Journal, Complimentary Health Practice Review.
Patrice is a mother and loves to celebrate the joy of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood through all of its stages. She enjoys and is gifted at coaxing babies to emerge and loves the possibility of ecstatic birthing experiences. She also loves being in the great outdoors and connecting with the natural world.
