ACUPUNCTURE TRAINING

INITIAL TRAINING

Licentiate in Acupuncture from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine: a three and half year course from which I graduated in 2001.

FURTHER TRAINING

Four years studying with and working alongside the late Giovanni Maciocia (one of the most eminent doctors of Chinese medicine in the West): I assisted him in the writing of a major text book for acupuncture students – Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine.

PAEDIATRIC TRAINING

Diploma in Paediatric Acupuncture (2012): I am one of only a small number of acupuncturists in the UK who have done post-graduate training in paediatric acupuncture with Julian Scott, author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children.  Julian is known worldwide as the leading expert in paediatric acupuncture, and I spent a year studying with him to Diploma level.

Training in paediatric tui na (2012): with Dr Hongchun Yin (specialist from the Shangdong University of TCM)

Training in Japanese paediatric acupuncture techniques (shonishin) (2013): with Stephen Birch (author of Shonishin: Japanese Paediatric Acupuncture).

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Long-standing senior faculty member of the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (www.acupuncturecollege.org), which is one of the most highly-renowned acupuncture colleges in Europe
• Guest lecturer on paediatrics at the Northern College of Acupuncture (https://nca.ac.uk) and The Traditional Acupuncture Academy (https://www.theacupunctureacademy.org.uk)
• Guest lecturer at a variety of international acupuncture institutions
• Founder of the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture (www.paediatricacupuncture.co.uk)
• Founder and clinician at The Little Acupuncture Room – a community, affordable acupuncture clinic for children in Oxford and the surrounding area (www.thelittlehealthhub.com)

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

I have run busy acupuncture practices since 2001.  My practice is now solely focussed on treating children.  I set up the Panda Clinic, an acupuncture clinic for the treatment of babies, children and teenagers, in Oxford in 2012.  I also founded and work at an affordable acupuncture clinic for children in Oxford.

WRITING

I am the author two books:

• a textbook on paediatric acupuncture Acupuncture for Babies, Children and Teenagers (Singing Dragon 2018),
• a book for parents and practitioners Chinese Medicine for Childhood Anixety and Depression (Singing Dragon 2021)
• Several journal articles.  Please see My Books for further details.

PERSONAL

I have two secondary-school age children (Alathea and Leyla) and this hugely informs how I approach the treatment of children.   I care deeply about children’s health.  I believe that imbalances in a child’s qi corrected early on in life can mean a person avoids a lifetime of ill-health.  A healthy child is usually a happy child, and is more able to enjoy life and achieve their potential.

As a parent, I also understand the strain it puts on the entire family when a child is not well. Helping a child back to health not only benefits them, but everybody around them too.