Five Element Acupuncture focuses on treating the root cause of imbalance rather than simply addressing symptoms. By restoring balance at a deeper level, it supports the body’s natural ability to heal, helping to cultivate physical wellbeing, emotional balance, and spiritual harmony
What Is Acupuncture?
Five Element Acupuncture is an ancient style of Chinese medicine based on the understanding that everything in the body - and in nature - is made up of five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Each element nourishes and supports the next, creating a continuous cycle of balance and harmony.
It is a branch of traditional medicine that has been developed, tested, researched and refined over thousands of years. Without the benefit of modern scientific equipment, the first acupuncturists discovered many now familiar aspects of biomedical science.
Treatment involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific acupuncture points which affect the flow of Qi in the body.
What to expect when you come for treatment:
Step 2:
In-Depth Consultation
Your initial visit lasts 60 to 90 minutes. We will conduct a treatment as well as a comprehensive, traditional diagnosis covering your medical history, lifestyle, and current concerns.
This whole-person approach ensures I understand the root cause of your symptoms before we begin.
Step 3:
The
Treatment
I will take pulses throughout the session and may check your tongue and any areas of physical discomfort.
Acupuncture needles are inserted gently into carefully selected points.
I recommend planning a restful day following your first session.
Treatment fees and insurance providers
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New patient consultation and first treatment (60 to 80mins) = £85.00
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Subsequent treatments (50mins) = £60.00
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Children under 12 years (up to 40 mins) = £50.00
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Teenagers under 16 years (up to 40 mins) = £55.00
[Payment is by cash or card payment.]
There is a growing list of UK private health insurers whose policies allow for the full or partial refund of acupuncture treatment fees. If you do have a health plan then, it would be a good idea to see if some or all of the cost of your treatments are covered.
Regulating Bodies
British Acupuncture Council (BAcC)
I am a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) which is the leading self-regulatory body for the practice of traditional acupuncture in the UK. It is a member-led organisation, governed by an elected Governing Board and driven by a specialist staff team.
They provide members with a wide range of services to facilitate practice and ensure the highest standards. Their responsibilities include:
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maintaining the highest professional standards of practice for acupuncture in the UK
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overseeing and accrediting acupuncture education to ensure excellence in training
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funding evidence-based clinical research on the benefits of traditional acupuncture
As a member I am bound by the Council’s stringent Standards of Practice and Codes of Ethics.
The Professional Standards Authority
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care is a government body set up to oversee statutory bodies that hold voluntary registers of health and social care professionals, such as the British Acupuncture Council.
Acupuncture in the UK is not covered by statutory regulation, and as such it was felt that distinguishing between acupuncturists who had undertaken short courses, and those that had undertaken more extensive study, was of interest to members of the general public looking for high standards of care. The BAcC was an early member of the Professional Standards Authority’s ‘Accredited Voluntary Register’ (AVR), which recognises the fact that they maintain high standards of training, safe practice and professional conduct among members.
You can read the BAcC’s entry on their register here if you would like to know more.