Niantic Acupuncture
& Family Wellness, LLC

Our Philosophy

Niantic Acupuncture & Family Wellness, LLC is a holistic Health Care practice where we provide holistic and comprehensive care with an integrative approach in a peaceful, healing and beautiful space.

Traditional Chinese Medicine is holistic medicine that encourages the body to promote and participate in its own innate ability to naturally self-heal. Acupuncture helps the body to improve and optimally maintain all of its functions, biochemically, physically, emotionally and mentally. 

In addition to being a superb preventive and maintenance medicine, Acupuncture is an extremely efficient and effective ‘first resort’ treatment for many ailments and works harmoniously with conventional medicine to enhance healing and treatment for a wide variety of health disorders.

​Our treatment modalities include Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Cupping, Gua sha, Tuina, dry needling (which is acupuncture myofascial and trigger point release work), and cold laser.  

We specialize in the care and treatment of Acute and Chronic pain from head to toe, chronic and acute systemic conditions and illness, oncology/cancer treatment support, neurological disorders, sports medicine, Anxiety and depression, woman's health, digestive disorders, autoimmune disorders, and in general wellness maintenance for all ages. 

We are deeply grateful for the privilege of serving the Niantic, East Lyme, and greater Southeast Connecticut community for over fifteen years.

Acupuncture has become widely integrated with mainstream medicine

• Many Insurance policies now provide some type of payment for Acupuncture
• Many Hospitals around the U.S. have complementary medicine departments which utilize acupuncture in the field of pain management, cancer treatment side effects, and much more
• The effectiveness of Acupuncture is supported by many research studies
• Acupuncture safely and effectively integrates with all other modalities of health care

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Micha Tranchida 
 
12 September 2026
 
 
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Dr. Stacy DeLaura has been treating me for several months for a multitude of injuries. She has done a great deal of work on me, it is remarkable how much improvement I have experienced under her care and kind treatment. Dr. DeLaura is truly an excellent acupuncturist, most devoted to her practice, and improving the health of her patience. Thank you Stacy🙏 I would also like to express my deepest gratitude to Dr. Shermont Brooks who has also been treating me as of late. Dr. Brooks truly provides a unique style of treatment. He spent a great deal of time working on me, it is clear to see he has a profound passion to help others heal. I can’t thank them enough truly! Thank you Maggie for providing such a place for the community. The whole team is fantastic. What an extraordinary place to heal. Namaste
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bruce Perkins 
 
4 August 2026
 
 
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I had the pleasure of  meeting  Dr Brooks & benefiting from  his knowledge of acupuncture  & how the body functions.  The symptoms  he addressed and successfully  treated was a relief I could not get from any other  multiple  Dr's visits.   I appreciated the  staff & cooperation  from all.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jeffrey Sutton 
 
16 July 2026
 
 
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They are sure great they have helped me so much with all of the thongs I have needed! Thank you
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 L sokol 
 
28 August 2025
 
 
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I’ve been going to Maggie at Niantic Acupuncture for trigger thumb.  I had visited a hand doctor and they suggested surgery.  I visited Maggie to see if she could help.  Maggie showed me how to use GuaSha, massage and soaking along with acupuncture treatments.  I have almost completely healed and avoided surgery.  I would recommend Niantic Acupuncture for acupuncture as well as holistic medicine.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hope Keller 
 
12 August 2025
 
 
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I did acupuncture with Jim and can’t speak highly enough of his skills. My back pain has decreased by more than 60% in two visits.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rachel Chaplin 
 
31 July 2025
 
 
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I found Maggie after suffering from a terrible concussion and she has truly been an angel from the very start. She returned my call from a family vacation, which was so unexpected and lovely, and got me in with her the following week. My first visit she spent almost an hour discussing my concussion and all the scary side effects and health things I was going through. Each week since, Maggie has spent time before treatments talking about my symptoms and how I’m feeling and changes her approach each time. Maggie is so incredibly knowledgeable, kind, funny, and beyond comforting. With her help, my concussion symptoms have lifted drastically, and I am finally starting to feel like myself again. Maggie has helped me work through so many concussion side effects from balance and vertigo, to anxiety and nausea, to TMJ and lower back pain.  Maggie is truly a healer, and I look so forward to my weekly visits with her now. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Kim, the receptionist, who is so lovely and warm and really makes each visit feel special. I would highly recommend Maggie and Niantic Acupuncture and Family Wellness to anyone looking for support in any way.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dawn P 
 
23 July 2025
 
 
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I have been seeing Maggie Barili for over a year. Her exceptional knowledge and care have consistently helped me recover from broken bones, scar adhesions, trigger fingers, allergies, arthritis, stress, and general systemic imbalances. Maggie's compassion and ability to work with my particularly idiosyncratic maladies are rare gems in today's mechanized health care system. I cannot recommend her and her practice enough!
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elizabeth Bashir 
 
8 May 2025
 
 
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Maggie has empowered me to take charge of my health and honor my body. With her help, I feel like we’re changing my life, and the way I care for this one body. Her acupuncture and gua sha services have changed the game. If you feel like western medicine has failed you or isn’t enough on its own, I highly recommend making an appt. Thank you for everything!!!
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patrick Hedge 
 
18 February 2025
 
 
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Omg, didn’t realize I could feel this good!!! Bernadette is great, professional, knowledgeable and kind demeanor. I came here for a bad hip, which felt better after the first visit and found other issues which she addressed all together. I would highly recommend Bernadette, she’s the BEST!
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lucero Truszkowski 
 
14 February 2025
 
 
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This place changed my life! I started seeing Maggie after I lost my mother, unsure about acupuncture and how it could help me. Maggie listened to all the feelings I struggled to cope with and magically made it all better. The acupuncture session itself is deeply relaxing and enjoyable (the little needles don’t hurt at all, and I’m a big baby), and I couldn’t believe the long-term effects that followed. My overwhelming grief was suddenly manageable and I wasn’t caught in a constant cycle of painful memories. The session stopped my obsessive thoughts and allowed me to move forward instead of feeling stuck in sadness. These effects lasted about 3 1/2 weeks and then I’d come back for another session, which I did consistently for about a year. As I started to feel better I started coming a little less frequently. 6 years later I still get treatments as often as I can, but now instead of grief I come for more general anxiety. It’s amazing how it stops obsessive, worrying thoughts in their tracks and allows me to move forward, just like before. No more panic attacks! Thank you for everything Maggie— I’d be lost without you and your services!
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Google rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 43 reviews 
 
 
 
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