About Gillie

Gillie graduated from The International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) with a first-class licentiate in Acupuncture. She combines seeing patients at ICOM with clinics at the Pickering cancer drop-in centre in Tunbridge Wells and the MacMillan centre at 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. Her training involved a comprehensive education in anatomy and physiology, which she continues to build on. She is particularly interested in neuroscience, which - in its denial of any objective dichotomy of mind and body - has some parallels with the holistic understanding of Chinese medicine.

Gillie is actively engaged in continued professional development (CPD), both in a practical setting and online. She has taken practical workshops in facial rejuvenation acupuncture as well as lower back disorders, and has taken online CPD courses in the treatment of hot flushes, peripheral neuropathy and anxiety. She has done extensive practical training in the use of auricular acupuncture - both in the use of evidence based protocols (NADA and Battlefield Acupuncture) and in the use of auricular points that can be used to complement and support traditional acupuncture treatment.

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