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Rebecca has worked in the health care industry for over 20 years.   She is devoted to  empowering, educating and encouraging you to take care and responsibility for YOUR body and 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 entrance into 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 more natural and 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 still 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 -
  • 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, exercise and breathwork - Tai Chi and Qigong 
  •  Lifestyle practices: observing the wisdom of Daoism and placing  importance on living in harmony with nature and observing 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 her knowledge in eastern medicine and more Classical approaches to this ancient body of knowledge 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, cooking, gardening, mountain biking and macrame'ing. 


Rebecca aims to provide time and space for you to stop, relax, be cared for to help you on your healing path whilst supporting your health and 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.