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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.

 

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Chris Newton

Sports Massage, Exercise and Health Coaching

SRMT, MSMA, P-DTR

Chris NewtonChris 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
 
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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.

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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)

Madina Palmos qualified as an Acupuncturist with a BSc Honours degree from ICOM. Prior to her journey into the world of Acupuncture, Madi worked as a Western medical doctor. She obtained a Degree in Medicine (USSR) and a PhD in Dermatology (Uzbekistan). Madi is qualified as a Herbal Medicine Practitioner and also a Holistic Counsellor and Life Coach with the Holistic Healing College of London.

Madi likes to expand her knowledge by continuing her studies in Acupuncture. She has completed courses on facial acupuncture and fertility. Madi is devoted to continually expanding her knowledge about the human body while keeping a holistic and spiritual approach to human well being.

Madi works as a volunteer with cancer patients at the Macmillan Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital. She has also helped author and Acupuncture researcher Peter Van Kervel with the translation of his book “Acupuncture – Celestial Treatments of Terrestrial Diseases” into the Russian language.

Madi is passionate about holistic medicine and personal growth and will never stop exploring and finding out more about human health and well-being.

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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.

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Kirsten Germann

acupuncturist, clinic supervisor

Lic.Ac., MBAcC

Kirsten Germann qualified as an Acupuncturist in 1994 from ICOM. She is a member of the British Acupuncture Council. Since then she has been working at the Eastbourne Clinic of Natural Medicine and at the Chilston Clinic in Tunbridge Wells as well as at ICOM Clinic in East Grinstead.

Kirsten has been teaching and studying yoga for many years, travelling extensively to India to further her knowledge and is currently working on several charitable projects in South India. In recent years, Kirsten has been part of an Acupuncture Training Program in northern Myanmar (Burma), enabling local traditional doctors to use Acupuncture as an effective tool to help their many patients.

Kirsten enjoys working with clients for a broad range of conditions: allergies, asthma, migraines, hormonal disturbances, depression, cravings, addictions, muscular injuries and pain, chronic conditions like arthritis, MS, paralysis, nerve related pain, the after effects of stroke and also complex conditions that cannot yet be diagnosed or helped by orthodox medicine, as well as general balancing. She particularly enjoys working with children.

Kirsten also offers courses of facial rejuvenation Acupuncture.

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Tony Todd

acupuncture & Herbal medicine Practitioner, lecturer, clinic supervisor

Lic.Ac., MBAcC, MSc, BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,  PG Cert, MRCHM

tony todd acupuncturist east grinsteadTony Todd has been practising Acupuncture and moxibustion since 2000 following his graduation from the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM). He also practises Chinese herbal medicine and Shiatsu.

Tony joined the Register of Shiatsu Practitioners in 1993 and undertook further studies in Tuina (Chinese massage) and Acupuncture in Shanghai, China during 1993 and 1994.

He continues to study with leading teachers in the UK, Europe and Japan. This has included training in Manaka style Acupuncture as well as Japanese meridian therapy and Korean Hand Acupuncture. He is a member of the European Branch of the Toyohari association. In 2005 he trained in Kanpo (Japanese herbalism), followed by further studies in Chinese Herbal medicine, specialising in Shanghan Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lue with Arnaud Versluys and the Institute of Classics and East Asian Medicine (ICEAM). In 2013-4 Tony completed studies in Internal and External Acupuncture with Andrew Nugent-Head and the Association of Traditional Studies .

In addition to his clinical practice, Tony teaches Acupuncture at ICOM and for the Institute of Classics and East Asian Medicine (ICEAM). Tony was module leader for first year Chinese medicine at ICOM from 2002 to 2016. He is also a clinical superviser at the college and a senior academic advisor, serving on the Academic Advisory Board. At ICEAM he specialises in abdominal patterns for herbal medicine, and in this capacity he has taught internationally in Australia, the USA as well as in Europe.

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