mind-body medicine in support of you + your life path
In service of personal transformation + restorative healing
Sun Tree Healing Arts was founded in 2017 by Dr. Cailin O’Hara in Phoenix, Arizona. It evolved over the years from a Chinese medicine and acupuncture practice into a trauma-informed specialty clinic for mental-emotional health and enriching life path support. Eventually it grew into a haven for fellow entrepreneurs, highly sensitive individuals and leaders seeking highly personalized support in navigating themselves, their careers and their lives. The practice closed in 2025 for Dr. C’s year-long sabbatical and is now again open to the public in a new season of growth.
Welcome back and welcome home to our new space for transformative healing.
Behind the Name: The Sun Tree
In Chinese Mythology, the Sun Tree is where the suns of vitality are said to rise from every morning. The practice was named in reverence for what those suns represent: the energy and life force of renewal, transformation and rebirth.
Philosophy + Approach
You are extraordinary.
There is so much to you- how you think, feel, what you’re experiencing, what’s challenging you, what you want out of life. But it can be a lot to navigate.
I’ve learned relentlessly that the right person, the right help, at the right time, not only makes all the difference in the world for you- it can radically change your entire life.
To be most effectively supported, it’s important that you’re genuinely seen and understood, that you aren’t compartmentalized or squished into an approach that doesn’t quite fit. And most importantly, that the all of you is included- mind, emotions, body, and life experience.
That’s why Sun Tree exists.
Areas We Work In Together
Mental-Emotional
How you think and feel are the most important elements of our work together. We explore thoughts and emotions as windows into deeper aspects of who you are and what you need.
Areas we may work in:
Anxiety, worry, fear
Grief + loss
Passion, excitement
Body + Physiology
Working with the body from a Chinese medicine lens, energetic perspective and through physiological understanding is central to how we support you.
Areas we may work in:
Chronic stress or pain
Sleep + digestive patterns
Menstrual health
Goals, Ambitions + Blocks
Many of our clients are entrepreneurs, high-achievers or deep-feelers focused on their growth and evolution.
Areas we may work in:
Overwhelm or burnout
Limiting unconscious patterns
Clarifying vision, direction
Midlife + Threshold Periods
Our whole-person, whole-life approach can deeply support clients in intense periods of change and transition, questioning identity, or when feeling lost in uncertainty.
Areas we may work in:
Regulating in instability
Shedding old, outworn aspects
Cultivating a greater sense of self
“When I’m here I feel like I get all the pieces of me back."
-L.M.
read more client testimonials here
Our clienteleMany of our clients find Sun Tree after they’ve “tried everything else." (and many through referrals- thank you, dear clients!)
They’re often deeply feeling women who want to understand themselves better, to overcome what feels like is holding them back, to be supported in their ambitions, to feel at home in who they are. They want something that will actually work for them and feel like the right fit. They may not even be sure what they’re looking for- therapy? a coach? a strategist? a psychic?
The specific situations they’re in vary- how their body feels, what they’re up against, the dreams they want to make real, what’s weighing on their mind- but all of them are looking for answers and for what can genuinely meet them where they are, understand what’s really happening, and help them find their way through in the most empowering way possible.
In Gratitude to the 700+ Clients Served Internationally Since 2015 ♡
How We Work Together
We begin with an initial consultation that is complimentary to determine if we’re a good fit: it’s a deep-dive and engaging conversation to learn about what you’re navigating and how we may work together.
1. Initial Consult
We will start creating our initial plan during the consultation if we’re a good match (if not, we’ll provide any possible resources or suggestions). From there will schedule your visits in a sequence that best aligns with your needs and goals.
2. Getting Started
For most clients, we plan to work together regularly for about 6-8 weeks followed by a deeper review of our progress. This first phase helps us build a strong foundation and momentum.
3. Momentum
Following our momentum phase, typically so much has shifted for clients that they are on to new horizons, integrating the changes, and evolving in what they want to work with next. We plan visits accordingly depending on what is needed.
4. Integration
Because the methodology is designed to meet you where you are, most clients continue to come to Sun Tree over the course of months or years- sometimes every other week because it supports them so deeply, sometimes once a month or as they feel they need it.
5. Long-Term
Session + Visit Information
Signature Mind-Body Methodology Session, $220
Dr. Cailin O’Hara’s proprietary methodology. A fusion of depth-based conversation and somatic (body-based) treatment involving the modalities listed here. Ideal for life path and direction, working with emotions or mental constructs, and having more time to allow for processing, discovery and progress.
Clinical Chinese Medicine Visit, $160
Intake and evaluation through the lens of Chinese medicine, including diagnosis and treatment utilizing the modalities listed.
Integrative Follow-Up Sessions, $125
Either by phone or virtual meeting, follow-up sessions provide additional time to explore or integrate an area that came up in the previous treatment or to go over herbal/treatment protocol changes.
Foundations + Modalities
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Chinese medicine is a holistic system of medicine that forms the basis of how we inquire, diagnose, work with the body and provide therapeutic suggestions.
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Acupuncture and acupressure are modalities from Chinese medicine. Acupuncture points are located on pathways on the body called meridians.
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Chinese herbal medicine may be used to support mental, emotional and physical well-being.
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Sound and vibrational therapies include singing bowls and Acutonics tuning forks system.
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Dr. Cailin O’Hara uses her extensively developed intuitive skillsets to perceive and synthesize information in sessions.
Four Pillar Methodology
Depth
Deep-to-the-root conversation and inquiry is the key pillar in our time together. It allows us to discover answers, patterns, underlying aspects and the interconnected parts of what we’re working with. As we get this bigger picture and context, it not only informs our next step but is usually RICH with profound insights and breakthroughs for clients.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis means we can accurately name what’s happening and why. We can diagnose everything from someone’s business strategy issue to their headache to the gripping sensation they get in their stomach when they speak up for themselves. Once we understand the cause and effect, we can also determine our best course of action and remedy
Treatment
Treatment at Sun Tree is much more expansive than you may think. Conversation provides our first aspect of treatment- we get answers and some things resolve then and there. The next step of treatment is using mind-body approaches, usually on a treatment table, to work at much deeper dimensions of consciousness, physiology and the energetic field.
Plan
Our plans are as unique as you are- aside from how often we work together, the rest of what we decide is completely tailored to you. After every visit you’ll receive important takeaways from our session, practices we discussed to try and recommendations based on what we discovered. Many clients say they keep these emails for life and refer to them for years.
Getting Started
If you’d like to explore possibilities for working together, please schedule your complimentary consultation with Dr. C
*if you are a previous client and would like to return, please use the consult form above or contact here
about Dr. Cailin O’Hara
Hello! I’m grateful you’ve landed here. If what’s been shared resonates with you, I look forward to connecting when the time is right.
I am a nationally board certified doctor of Chinese medicine, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. I began practicing medicine in 2015 as an intern and then relocated to Arizona in 2016 to open my own practice. I also have served as an advisor, coach and consultant for entrepreneurs and leaders for the last 5+ years.
For most of my life I have been deeply interested in medicine and healing, human psychology and development, and the nature of our existence and being. I’ve also been a seer and intuitive for as long as I can remember, but my career has helped me develop it tremendously. In fact, supporting clients in accessing and honoring their inner knowing is one of my favorite aspects of how we work together.