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Affordable Acupuncture at ICOM

ICOM is a non-profit organisation and our mission has always been to enable the whole community to access Acupuncture treatment.

For fifty years we have done this through our low-cost student clinics which offer treatments with a 2nd or 3rd year students which are fully supervised by the most senior Acupuncture teachers at ICOM. These appointments are just £10 or sometimes they’re even free. Student clinics can be booked by phoning 01342 313 106. Multibed appointments can be booked online.

The ICommunity Multibed Acupuncture Project was set up in 2010 by Elio Basagni and offers affordable acupuncture treatments alongside other patients. Most of these appointments now take place in the Mulberry room – a newly refurbished garden room in the grounds of Van Buren House. There are up to four treatment beds in the room, separated by screens to allow for some privacy. The first appointment always takes place in a private room.

Gillian Hamann

Acupuncturist

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, MA, BA (Hons)

Gillie graduated from ICOM with a first-class licentiate. She combines seeing patients at ICOM with clinics at the Pickering cancer drop-in centre in Tunbridge Wells and the MacMillan centre in the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.

She sees acupuncture as complementary rather than alternative medicine and takes an active interest in conventional medical understandings of ill health. However, as many people contend with conditions that significantly compromise their quality of life, yet struggle to get any support from mainstream medical services, she feels that acupuncture has a growing role to play. It can address issues such as insomnia, anxiety and menopausal symptoms without the risk of side effects or dependence associated with some medications.

Gillie values her relationships with patients and enjoys working with them to alleviate their symptoms and improve their sense of well-being.

Hayley Cockshott

osteopathy

M.Ost, BSc (Sport and Ex)

Hayley Cockshott Osteopath East Grinstead

Hayley graduated from the University College of Osteopathy in 2019. Prior to this, Hayley gained a Sport and Exercise Science Degree from The University of Birmingham which gave her a deep understanding of human physiology and biomechanics.

After qualifying she relocated to New Zealand to work for two years in a busy and diverse Osteopathic clinic. Returning to the UK she built Honest Living Osteopathy where she works in Reigate, Handcross and East Grinstead.

Hayley’s understanding of the body started young whilst playing a wide range of sports. She was on the England pathway for netball and represented her University. She also competed in cycling, swimming, running, football and volleyball. Hayley has experience of working with babies (cranial techniques), expectant mothers, postnatal women and the over 70s.

She takes an holistic approach using a broad range of hands-on osteopathic treatments (cranial, joint articulation, soft tissue, joint manipulation, lymphatic drainage) to assist the patient through the body’s adaptive and healing processes. Pre/rehabilitation exercises are incorporated to allow the patient to maintain the benefits of treatment and provide prevention.

Visit Hayley’s website here

Chris Newton

Sports Massage, Exercise and Health Coaching

SRMT, MSMA, P-DTR

Chris Newton is a Sports Massage Therapist, Exercise and Health Coach that specialises in long term pain, sports injuries and improving overall wellbeing. With over 15 years of clinical experience and 12 years as senior tutor for a leading London sports massage school, Chris has developed a unique style of helping people.

Chris is passionate about empowering people to improve their physical health and reduce pain that may be limiting their life. He does this through “hands on” treatment, pain education and lifestyle & exercise guidance. His work is all about helping you build resilience and confidence in your body again so that you can get back to the activities you’ve always loved.

More about Chris can be found on his website www.muscletherapies.co.uk

Book an appointment with Chris

Juliette Willett

Counselling & Psychotherapy

Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (4 years) Dip (TA Practice)

Juliette offers Counselling and Psychotherapy at ICOM. Her experience includes working with adults, couples and children (aged 13+), both within private practice, the NHS, as part of crime reduction initiatives and within schools.

For over 10 years Juliette ran a successful practice in West Sussex as a Physical Therapist. She worked with adults, young people and children to treat physical symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and injury. In 2012 she undertook four years of training in psychotherapy at The Wealden Psychology Institute.

Juliette’s aim is to provide you with an environment that is safe, non-judgemental and secure. She offers you the opportunity to speak freely, feel heard and make positive changes. Finding the right therapist who works in a way that suits you is key to a successful outcome. She therefore offers an initial complimentary half hour session to meet with you and discuss your needs with no obligation.

Juliette offers regular monthly online talks. Visit her website for more information.

For more information please visit Juliette’s website www.juliettewillett.co.uk or telephone 07876 566269.

Ping Ho

acupuncturist & Tui NA Massage therapist

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture

Ping was born in a small rural village in the south east of mainland China. She grew up in Hong Kong where Chinese Medicine has been an integral part of people’s lives. As a child, she observed her grandfather using herbs, acupressure and gua sha techniques in treating ailments of his own and his family.

Ping moved to the UK in 2003 and later studied at the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM). She practises traditional Acupuncture and Chinese tui na massage in Forest Row, East Grinstead and Crawley. Apart from her private clinics, she also treats cancer patients on their recovery journeys for Macmillan (Queen Victoria Hospital) and The Olive Tree (Crawley Hospital).

Since graduation, she has been supporting patients from all walks of life, with a wide range of conditions such as cancers, auto-immune diseases, gynaecolological issues, anxiety, menopause, infertility, depression, acute and chronic pain such as low back pain, acute sprains and sports injuries, etc.  She often combines various therapies such as tui na massage, cupping, moxibustion, acupressure, gua sha etc., with or without needles, in treatments to achieve better therapeutic results.

For her, Acupuncture treatments are not just mere tools to resolve illnesses. More importantly, Acupuncture helps our body and mind to achieve a more harmonious state, so that it can strengthen our immunity and promotes better health. This falls within a very old traditional Chinese concept, Yang Sheng (養生) – nourishing one’s life by being mindful of what one does in one’s life (actions/thoughts/diet/exercise etc.).

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Harry Freedman

acupuncturist

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture

Harry has had an interest in health and wellness for many years which led him on his journey to studying Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at The International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM). He graduated in 2017.

Having practiced at ICOM clinic since 2017, Harry uses the Chinese Medical systems of Five Elements and Stems & Branches to treat patients holistically and according to their birth chart.

It is of great importance to Harry to live life in accordance with the principles of Chinese philosophy, taking heed of the seasons and the qualities they bring to our lives. Living in this way has guided him to greater well-being and provided him with the tools to assist others in finding theirs.

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Ivan Peron

acupuncturist, massage therapist

Lic.Ac., MAcS, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture

Since 2006, Ivan has practised Acupuncture to support people affected by most types of cancer and the side effects of invasive treatments and drug therapies. These include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy. He practises Acupuncture here at ICOM in East Grinstead. He also treats patients at the Olive Tree Cancer Support Centre, next to Crawley Hospital in West Sussex.

Ivan has also tended to a wide variety of pathologies, syndromes and complications including considerable experience in treating people affected by Multiple Sclerosis. He has successfully helped both men and women to become fertile and to conceive. His diagnosis are made through Chinese pulse taking, assessment of the body and tongue, and analysis of time birth-charts and medical history.

Ivan studied acupuncture and Chinese medicine at the International College of Oriental Medicine and graduated with honours in 2006.

Acupuncture is available with Ivan at ICOM Clinic on Thursdays and Saturdays. 30-minute relaxing back and shoulder massage is available Monday evenings 5-7pm.

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Madina Palmos

Acupuncturist, herbal medicine practitioner, Holistic Counsellor

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture, Holistic Counsellor, MD (USSR)

Visit Madi’s website

Suzi Broad

Acupuncturist & Lecturer

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture, PGCert

Suzi graduated from ICOM with a First Class (Hons) degree in Acupuncture and has been a member of the British Acupuncture Council since 2012. She works from the ICOM clinic, the Perrymount in Haywards Heath and the River Clinic in Lewes.

Suzi is passionate about a holistic approach to health and the power of Acupuncture to treat a broad range of conditions.  She has a particular interest in women’s health and the support that Acupuncture can give, both emotionally and physically.

Originally trained as a Beauty and Massage therapist in 1999, Suzi has since completed courses in the Vodder Manual Lymphatic drainage technique, hot stone massage and Facial Enhancement Acupuncture.

Suzi is amongst the teaching staff at the college and is a mum of two boys.