About Me

I came to acupuncture much like anyone else – through my own pain – and then spent many years studying traditional Chinese Medicine to find out why and how it works. Now I take so much pleasure from treating others with this very beautiful and complex natural medicine

My first degree was in Art History and I quite fancied getting into antiques but what followed was an education in classical medicine rather than art and it opened up a whole new passion.

At the University of Westminster in London I received a BSc and lectures from some of the foremost teachers in Traditional Chinese Medicine outside of China. I did three years training in a public teaching clinic run by the university and two NHS placements training in pain management. My hands-on traditional Chinese training was taught alongside Western medical training.

Once qualified I joined the British Acupuncture Council and set up practice in Harley Street in London. I  joined busy practices in Hertfordshire, working in multidisciplinary teams. Here I learned how different modes of therapy can work together in the most wonderful way. I did postgraduate training in treating infertility and electroacupuncture, both areas I am kept very busy with today.

I now have the pleasure of practicing in Dublin. I am very proud to have worked in-house in an IVF unit. This was a unique position in which to be working with acupuncture as I treated patients in the recovery ward, learning first hand the practical application of traditional medicine to modern medicine.

I love my work in acupuncture. I personally learn so much about health and life from my daily work. I can’t imagine a more rewarding career.

My philosophy is simple, change begets change. If you can affect a change in your health with natural medicine, you can change the way you feel, the pattern of your thinking, everything. Pharmaceutical medicine has its place, but too often we take medicine just to numb the pain, switch off hormones and create a false environment internally. This completely contradicts the first rule in medicine, to ‘do no harm’. Acupuncture moves us internally, brings us toward healing ourselves instead of blocking our ability to feel what’s wrong.

Outside of acupuncture I’m a busy mum of two who used to enjoy hobbies, especially reading.