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Rebecca has worked in the health care industry for over 25 years.   
  
She is devoted to elevating your wellness using time-tested treatment strategies of Eastern Medicine AND empowering, educating and encouraging you to take care and responsibility for YOUR health.

She has particular interests in holistic approaches to gut health, pain & stress management and all aspects of women's health.  
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Rebecca is a registered Chinese Medicine practitioner with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulatory Agency) (CMR1709739) and an accredited member of AACMA (Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association). As of 1st July 2012, to legally practice Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in Australia, practitioners must be registered with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) which is governed by (AHPRA).

​This ensures that your practitioner has met the Australian government's required educational , training and safety  standards, to practice in the profession. www.ahpra.gov.au


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Rebecca’s introduction to the health care sector started in 1996 when she began studying  Health Information Management at Sydney University.  Rebecca also started working in a community pharmacy in Bondi Beach in 1997, studied Massage in 1998 at Nature Care College Sydney and Western herbal medicine in 1999.

 The increasing incidence of  chronic and complex health conditions in hospital and community pharmacy settings ignited her desire to formally pursue study in more holistic approaches to pro-active approaches to preventative health.

She was introduced to the concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) when working within a public hospital as a pharmacy technician making chemotherapy infusions. Her supervising oncology pharmacist  would discuss the origins of some western pharmaceutical medications whose active ingredients were  isolated from Chinese herbs. Rebecca experienced the positive effects of acupuncture for an injury that she sustained whilst making these infusions,  which prompted her to investigate this intriguing time tested ancient medicine. 

​Traditional Chinese Medicine seemed to tick all of the holistic boxes -
  • through lens of Chinese Medicine all organs and physiological processes of the body and its processes are interconnected 
  • extensive and dynamic approaches to Bodywork - acupuncture, moxibustion, acupressure,  massage -tui-na, cupping, guasha, dermal rollers;
  • Internal medicine : Chinese herbal medicine and teas, Chinese dietary therapy
  •  Lifestyle practices: daily exercise / movement and breathwork - Tai Chi and Qigong:  harnessing the wisdom of Daoism and placing  importance on living in harmony with nature and respecting the universal laws. 

 She began her studies in 2002 at the University of Technology in Sydney and graduated from 4 years of full time study in 2005 with a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

She continues to learn and develop knowledge in eastern medicine and more Classical approaches  that contribute to the fundamental pillars of this wonderful medicine. Rebecca is committed to refining her skills  through informal and formal study methods  along with being mentored by senior colleagues in the industry. 

Rebecca  has travelled to China and Vietnam where she observed the extensive application of Traditional Chinese Medicine in hospital and private clinic settings. In 2007 she completed a short internship at Zheijiang Provincial Hospital in the stunning lake city Hangzhou, China.

She worked as an acupuncturist at sea for 8 months in 2008, introducing acupuncture to passengers and crew cruising through the Caribbean and Europe.

​In 2009 Rebecca returned to her hometown of Orange in New South Wales to be surrounded by the fresh mountain air, colourful seasons, fresh local produce and peaceful lifestyle of the Central West with her partner and two children. 

When away from her clinic she is hanging out with her family, walking her dogs, cooking, gardening, mountain biking, weaving and  macrame'ing. 

Rebecca aims to provide the opportunity for you to stop, relax whilst addressing your health concerns and enhancing your overall wellness.  The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) works with the 15 National Boards to help protect the public by regulating Australia's registered health practitioners. Together, our primary role is to protect the public and set standards and policies that all registered health practitioners must meet.  The Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) is the peak professional organisation in Australia for Chinese medicine practitioners including acupuncturists, Chinese herbalists, Chinese herbal dispensers and traditional remedial massage practitioners. The OBAA provides a resource for both pregnant people and their care providers to find acupuncturists in their area that demonstrate an elevated standard of care and safety within the field of peri-natal care.