All practitioners at ICOM are registered with the British Acupuncture Council or the British Acupuncture Society and are fully licensed and insured.<\/p>\n
Principal, Practitioner,\u00a0Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n Elio believes that acupuncture can be the modern answer to health issues, with old roots; a medicine that put patients at the centre of the clinical stage treating them as individuals guiding them towards taking responsibility for their health needs. Elio has deepened his understanding of the classics led by scholars Elisabeth Rochat de la Vall\u00e9e,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Liu Lihong and Jeffrey Yuen. His main area of interest is the study of the\u00a0BaZi\u00a0\u516b\u5b57\u00a0.<\/p>\n As all ICOM practitioners, Elio is a General Acupuncture Practitioner and treats a broad range of conditions.<\/p>\n In 2010 he founded the\u00a0Icommunity\u00a0project a multibed clinical setting which tried to address the needs of the community in terms of frequency and affordability of treatments.<\/p>\n He has practiced an ancient form of Tai Chi for more than 25 years.<\/p>\n Clinic Director, Practitioner,\u00a0Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n Sarah qualified from the ICOM in 1995. Since then she has practiced continually and grown a strong reputation in the field of women\u2019s health. She gained further qualifications in Herbal Medicine from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (CICM) in 2000 and as a Teacher in 2009 (from Brighton University).<\/p>\n Sarah has lectured on many courses at ICOM across all 3 years of the training since 2008 and given CPD training in order to further qualified acupuncturists\u00a0knowledge of treating\u00a0gynaecological issues, fertility and pregnancy. She specialises in Facial Acupuncture, women\u2019s hormonal issues, gynaecology, fertility and pregnancy.<\/p>\n Since 2018 she has taken the role of Clinic Director at ICOM with the aim to promote the clinic to the wider community and raise the profile of the college.<\/p>\n As an original member of Zita West\u2019s national network of affiliated acupuncturists Sarah has undergone extensive training and post graduate courses to offer treatments that support conception and a healthy pregnancy. She has also trained under the renown Facial Acupuncturist, Paul Adkins.<\/p>\n Director of Studies, Practitioner,\u00a0Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n As Director of Studies at ICOM\u00a0Tom has\u00a0taught across various modules at ICOM since 2008. He also holds a BA in Geography, Environmental and Development Studies and graduated top of his class at ICOM in 2007. He now practices Acupuncture at two multi-disciplinary clinics and is the head of the academic consultation board at ICOM.<\/p>\n Practitioner, Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n Ruth graduated from the ICOM with a First-Class BSc (Hons) degree, and now teaches as well as practises in the clinic. In common with all practitioners at ICOM\u202fRuth\u202fis a general acupuncturist treating a wide range of conditions. She has a\u00a0particular interest\u00a0in the increasing scientific evidence for the way that everyday stress affects the immune system and is a factor in a wide variety of chronic health conditions. She believes strongly in classical acupuncture\u2019s holistic approach to maintaining health, including through regulation of the body\u2019s stress response mechanism.<\/p>\n Ruth\u202falso practises from a clinic near Battle in East Sussex.<\/p>\n Practitioner, Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n 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 and the River Clinic in Lewes.<\/p>\n She is passionate about a holistic approach to health and the power of acupuncture to treat a broad range of conditions.\u202fSuzi\u202fhas a\u00a0particular interest\u00a0in women\u2019s health and the support that acupuncture can give during both emotionally and physically.<\/p>\n Originally trained as a Beauty and Massage therapist in 1999, she has since completed courses in the Vodder Manual Lymphatic drainage technique, Hot stone massage and Facial Enhancement Acupuncture.<\/p>\n Practitioner, Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n Alison was awarded a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in Chinese Acupuncture with Greenwich University at ICOM. Alison incorporates Traditional Chinese Medicine, Five Element and classical constitutional approaches in her acupuncture treatments. She is also a member of the Institute of Sports & Remedial Massage and the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC). Her special areas of interest include\u00a0musculo-skeletal pain and anxiety related disorders.<\/p>\n Alison has been working as a therapist since 1994 with massage, reflexology and aromatherapy and has specialised in sports & remedial massage and advanced soft tissue therapy, working alongside physiotherapists, osteopaths and doctors in Asia, Spain and the UK. She has been teaching at LSSM since 2011 and is course leader for the ICOM\/LSSM massage course which we run every year.<\/p>\n Practitioner,\u00a0Lecturer<\/strong><\/p>\n Bethan is a licensed acupuncturist, qualifying with a\u00a0First Class\u00a0BSc Honours degree in Acupuncture from the ICOM, University of Greenwich.<\/p>\n A qualified massage therapist, Bethan often uses massage and bodywork when treating patients and incorporates moxibustion and cupping where appropriate. She has pursued continuous professional development (CPD) in areas including,\u00a0chinese\u00a0medicine nutrition, muscular skeletal conditions, women\u2019s health and pregnancy.<\/p>\n Bethan practices classical acupuncture and is committed to further studying the teachings of the Huangdi\u00a0Neijing\u00a0(Yellow Emperor\u2019s Inner Canon) and traditional Chinese characters; their origin and context in Chinese classic medical texts. She has a keen interest in the preservation of the traditional principles that provide the foundation for Chinese Medicine.<\/p>\n Practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n Harry studied at ICOM and graduated with\u00a0a\u202fFirst-Class\u202fBSc\u00a0(Hons) degree.<\/p>\n His aim in\u202fpractice\u202fand to become more connected with the concepts of Classical Chinese Medicine in order to use tools such as acupuncture to their greatest potential.<\/p>\n Harry also\u202fpractises\u202facupuncture at a\u202fmultidisciplinary\u202fclinic in Croydon.<\/p>\n Practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n Kirsten qualified as an acupuncturist in 1994 from ICOM.<\/p>\n Since then she has been working at the Eastbourne Clinic of Natural Medicine and at the Chilston Clinic in Tunbridge Wells.<\/p>\n She 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 Myanmar (Burma), enabling local traditional doctors to use acupuncture as an effective tool to help their many patients.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Kirsten also offers courses of facial rejuvenation acupuncture.<\/p>\n Practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n Ping was born in a small rural village in the\u202fsouth east of mainland\u202fChina. She grew up in Hong Kong where Chinese Medicine has been an integral part of people\u2019s lives. As a child, she observed her grandfather using herbs, acupressure and\u00a0gua\u00a0sha\u00a0techniques in treating ailments of his own and his family. She moved to the U.K. in 2003 and later studied at ICOM.\u202fShe practises acupuncture in Forest Row, East Grinstead and Crawley. Apart from her private clinics, she also supports cancer patients on their recovery journeys for Macmillan (Queen Victoria Hospital) and The Olive Tree (Crawley Hospital).<\/p>\n Since graduation, she has been supporting patients from all walks of lives with a wide range of conditions such as cancers, auto-immune diseases, gynaecology, anxiety, menopause, fertility, depression etc.\u202fShe often combines other Chinese medicine therapies such as\u00a0Tui\u00a0Na massage, cupping, moxibustion, acupressure,\u00a0gua\u00a0sha\u00a0etc., together with acupuncture in treatments to achieve better therapeutic results.<\/p>\n For her, acupuncture and the associated therapies are not just mere tools to resolve illnesses. She also believes that by sharing her knowledge with her patients to understand the philosophy underlies the Chinese Medicine can help to achieve a wider balance in one\u2019s physical and emotional health in life.<\/p>\n Practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n Galit graduated from ICOM in 1994. She enjoys working with people with wide variety of conditions and uses an integrated approach to help then in their journey to health. As an acupuncturist, she practices Acupuncture at ICOM. She runs two successful natural therapy centres in Sussex, Gaia Natural Health and\u00a0Horam\u00a0Natural Therapy Centre from which she also practices.<\/p>\n Galit has a\u00a0particular interest\u00a0in Acupuncture for Fertility and was trained by Zita West in London. She loves treating children and she is particularly adept at massage.<\/p>\nSarah Major-\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0Lic. Ac.\u00a0 PGCert (LTHE)<\/h3>\n
Tom Ings BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture MBAcC,\u00a0PGCert\u00a0LTHE,\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Ruth\u202fBell\u00a0 BSc\u00a0(Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Suzi\u00a0Broad\u202f\u00a0BSc\u00a0(Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0PGCert,\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Alison\u202fDalziel BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Bethan\u00a0Dixon BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Harry Freedman BSc (Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Kirsten Germann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Ping\u00a0Ho\u00a0 BSc\u00a0(Hons) Oriental Medicine Acupuncture,\u00a0MBAcC,\u00a0\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n
Galit Hughes MBAcC,\u00a0\u00a0LicAc.<\/h3>\n