Karen is a skilled practitioner of Acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine, with over 2 decades experience in allied health. Her evidence-based practice combines the strengths of traditional medicine with the demonstrated outcomes of clinical research, enabling her to provide effective, highly individualised health care.
Karen delivers safe and effective therapy for acute & chronic illnesses, stress-related conditions and acute & chronic pain (including difficult-to-treat pain). She also offers preventative healthcare and lifestyle & health education tailored to each patient’s individual needs. (Read more about specific health conditions treatable with Chinese medicine here.)
Karen has extensive experience with specialised treatment for all aspects of Women’s Health, Pre-conception Care, Male & Female Fertility, IVF Support & Pregnancy care. She worked as a Senior Practitioner at the renowned Acupuncture IVF Support / Pregnancy Clinic and developed the pregnancy treatment manual currently used in their Sydney clinics.
After almost two decades living in the big smoke, Karen is pleased to be back in her beautiful home city of Adelaide and practicing in Unley.
Karen is registered and licensed to practice Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia.
modalities
Chinese medicine is a broad term that encompasses a number of different therapeutic modalities. Karen is trained and qualified to provide treatment and care via:
- acupuncture (both Chinese and Japanese needling styles)
- low density laser stimulation (needle-less acupuncture)
- moxa (heat) therapy
- Chinese herbal medicine
- dietary therapy & lifestyle medicine
- remedial massage and acupressure
- cupping and gua sha
Scared of needles? You can still experience the benefits of acupuncture. Speak to Karen about using low-density laser stimulation or miniscule pyonex press needles in place of traditional acupuncture if you are highly sensitive or needle-phobic.