Do you feel like nobody is listening?

Has your doctor told you everything is normal — but you feel far from it? You’re not imagining it. And you’re not alone.

I hear this from almost every woman who walks through my door. The exhaustion that doesn’t make sense. The test results came back fine. The quiet, accumulating sense that something is off — and no-one is taking the time to find out what.

I became an acupuncturist because I wanted to be the person who takes that time.

My story

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 more refined, precise approach rooted in the original classical texts that gets to the root of what’s happening 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. It helps your mind and body adjust to the natural fluctuations and changes that come along life’s path. Treatment with me allows you to flow into those changes, and to feel genuinely supported through the various cycles of life.

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.

I see you, and I hear you. It genuinely excites me to be with you on your journey into being well.