Big question that. Well, acupuncture is one branch of Chinese Medicine.

Chinese Medicine is a perspective & understanding of health based on a channel (or meridian) system that links & interlinks our external body to our internal.

Channels are an invisible network, a web of connection, that carry blood, energy (Qi) & nourishment around the body. Channels unify all parts of the body which is essential to remaining in a harmonious balance.

Acupuncture is the branch of this medicine that uses needles inserted into acupuncture points to affect the internal workings of our channels & organs. Each of the points has a job to do, an effect on the channel or the organ it relates to, and those it is interrelated to.

To begin our session, we usually sit and have a chat about what has being going on for you, your body, your mind.

Then you get to take a lie down on the table; I feel your pulse, look at you tongue, ask some more questions, then get to creating your treatment for you by inserting the needles.

I then get to leave you for 20 minutes whilst the needles do the work we are asking of them. We want you to be as relaxed as possible in this part so falling off to sleep is perfectly normal!

It may be appropriate to use other techniques such as moxibustion (heat therapy), guasha or cupping, depending on how these therapies may assist in your treatment. These therapies are all administered with your consent & only to your comfort level.

This may be different to how you have experienced acupuncture previously.

There are many different ways to practice acupuncture, or run your acupuncture clinic; as practitioners, we each have our own tone. I work only one room in this practice and so am available to you for the whole duration of your session.

Learn about your first visit

Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine can support the following conditions.

If you are experiencing a condition or symptom not listed here, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Women’s Health

• Menstrual irregularities & amenorrhoea

• Menstrual pain & pelvic pain

• PMS

• Heavy menstrual bleeds or persistent uterine bleeding.

• Endometriosis, adenomyosis

• PCOS

• Thyroid dysfunction

• Recurrent UTI

Fertility + Preconception Care

• ART & IVF support

• Reproductive immunology & autoimmune conditions

• PCOS & ovulatory difficulties

• Endometriosis & adenomyosis

• Thyroid dysfunction

• Autoimmune conditions & ANA

• Egg quality & low AMH

• Post-pill difficulties

• Unexplained infertility

• Recurrent miscarriage

Conditions that arise in pregnancy

• Nausea

• Headaches

• Gestational diabetes

• Pain

• Constipation & diarrhoea

• Threatened miscarriage or uterine bleeding

• Cervical failure

• Delayed foetal growth

• UTI or thrush

• Breech position

• Delayed labor

• Retained placentaMastitis

• Post-natal depression support

General Health

• Digestive issues:

  • Bloating

  • IBS / IBD

  • Microbiome imbalances

  • Reflux / indigestion

  • Haemorrhoids

• Pelvic Pain

• Mental-emotional care, stress & anxiety

• Musculoskeletal injuries

• Chronic pain management / neuropathy

• Allergies & immune health

• Respiratory conditions / asthma

• Acute viruses / COVID

• Latent viruses such as parasites, urea plasma, long COVID, herpes, shingles

• Metabolic conditions such as diabetes

• Skin conditions such as eczema, hives, acne

• Autoimmune conditions

• Peri menopause, menopause or post menopause related symptoms

• Headaches / migraines

• Stress, anxiety, depression

• ADHD

• Fatigue

• Sleep difficulties or insomnia

Learn more about my services

Most of my patients come in weekly; however, each treatment plan is different base on the individual & their needs.

We create this treatment plan together after your first visit. The plan may also flex with you & your response. Everyone is different & responds differently.

There are certain conditions that can be addressed in a visit or two; whilst others may require more treatments until your goal is met.

Patients may notice relief from a specific symptom straight away, though often we need more time to work on the underlying root cause. This is known in Chinese Medicine as the root & the branch of a condition.

It is important to me that we treat the root. It is also highly important to me is that you walk out feeling different.

Acupuncture needles are friendly— they have been manufactured to be as ‘pain-free’ as possible.

They are hair-thin, 0.18mm in diameter or less. I use high quality needles that are TGA approved. All registered acupuncturists use single use sterilised needles.

When we insert our ‘friendly’ needles, we are seeking a gentle response from the body. My highest priority is for you to be comfortable and to be able to relax. We communicate throughout your treatment to ensure this.

Everyone’s experience is different, but I am here to listen to you and work with what is comfortable for you.

To become a registered acupuncturist, usually 4 years of full time study is required to receive a qualification. In Adelaide, the course is a Health Science degree that requires a comprehensive biomedical knowledge alongside training in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

My qualification is a Bachelor of Health Science (Acupuncture).

I am registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) and I am a member of Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA).

I am currently undertaking specialised study in an Advanced Diploma of Fertility Acupuncture.