I started my career as a registered nurse and that foundation shapes everything about how I work.
I came to Chinese medicine through curiosity: a deepening belief that the body has its own intelligence, and that what conventional medicine sometimes misses is the whole picture.
I completed my training in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Perth, before moving to New Plymouth. I’ve been in clinical practice for over 24 years. Most recently, I completed advanced mentorship training in Classical Chinese Medicine with internationally regarded teacher Ann Cecil-Sterman — a precise, classical approach that gets to the root rather than managing symptoms at the surface.
I also hold a specialist Diploma in Fertility Acupuncture, and am a member of Acupuncture New Zealand and the Chinese Medicine Council of New Zealand. I’m a registered ACC treatment provider.
But the credential that matters most to me isn’t on that list. It’s this; I’m a woman, navigating the same cycles, transitions, and quiet losses that my clients come to me with. I know what it feels like to not feel like yourself.
I know what it takes to come back.
How I Work
I work on all layers; physical, emotional, and what Chinese medicine calls the spirit.
Because health isn’t just the absence of symptoms. It’s feeling like yourself. Having energy. Sleeping well. Moving through the world with a sense of ease you might not have felt in a long time.
Acupuncture is a language that speaks to the body, gently and potently, bringing you back into alignment.
I will listen. I will take your whole story seriously. And I will help you restore the confidence in your own body that, somewhere along the way, you may have lost.
– The Medicine Woman’s Prayer
