No cure claims
Ever, for any condition.
The sentence that should end a consultation
Any practitioner telling you to stop your prescription has told you enough about themselves.
How we work
Complementary means complementary
Acupuncture has reasonable evidence behind it for several kinds of pain and for stress-related complaints, and it has none at all for curing serious disease. The honest position is to say which is which, to work alongside a patient's physician, and to refer when something needs investigating rather than needling.
Herbs are where the real risk sits, because people think of them as food. Several widely used formulas interact with anticoagulants and blood pressure medication, and a patient who does not mention their warfarin because nobody asked is the scenario that causes harm. Asking for the full list first is not bureaucracy.
The smaller courtesies matter too. Cupping leaves marks that last days, gua sha leaves red streaks, and both alarm people who were not told. Explaining that before treating is the difference between an expected effect and a frightening one.
Our principles
Three beliefs behind the method
Check interactions
Herbs are not inert.
Explain before treating
Marks and risks, not afterwards.
Want to talk first?
A short call, with an honest answer about whether this suits you.