CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND REGULAR PRACTITIONER

ACUPUNCTURE & HERBAL MEDICINE

Clare joined Sourcepoint in 2015 inspired by the community model and its inclusiveness.

Clare qualified in 2008 as a practitioner of Chinese Medicine with a double degree level in both Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine from the Southern School of Natural Therapies in Melbourne, Australia, which has one of the highest standards for Chinese Medicine qualifications and practice in the West.

She was drawn to study Chinese medicine after seeing the emphasis it places on treating patients holistically, utilising the patient’s own energy to help return the body to a state of balance and was also intrigued by the strong scientific concepts it embraces.

Clare also has a strong understanding of modern and Chinese nutritional therapy and feels patient education is a big part of any healing process in terms of diet and lifestyle changes, and so uses this knowledge to empower and help patients make huge transformations in their lives and in the way they take care of themselves.

Clare loves spending time in Nature, walking and running on the moor and foraging on the land, as well as practicing yoga and meditation

REGULAR PRACTITIONER

ACUPUNCTURE, CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE & REMEDIAL MASSAGE

Having spent her late teens and early 20’s dotted with a few surgeries and medication, Giusi started looking into her health in search for different answers.

Chinese medicine gave her those answers and because Giusi has always wanted to live in a world where people have choices and options about their health, she committed herself to learning. Since 2004 Giusi has trained in various types of bodywork, a degree in acupuncture, a master in Chinese herbal medicine and has trained as a yoga teacher.

Giusi has a special interest in women's hormonal health & fertility support.

REGULAR PRACTITIONER

ACUPUNCTURE & REMEDIAL MASSAGE

Rebecca graduated with a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2009 and has been working in various clinical settings with diverse demographics ever since.

She gained most of her experience in London working in specialist fertility clinics on Harley Street and IVF wards. She also co- ran a radical low cost multi-bed acupuncture project and volunteered in a busy hospice assisting end of life care with Chinese medicine in the big smoke.

She’s also worked alongside a highly skilled, integrative team in Durham, specialising in chronic pain.

Rebecca’s commitment to developing her skills as a practitioner include two scholarships in China (one in Heilongjiang university hospital), training in other modalities like Bowen and bodywork. She has also qualified as a yoga teacher, working in India as a yoga teacher trainer and teaches Chinese Medicine theory for yoga teachers. Whilst abroad, Rebecca volunteered on two occasions at a health post in rural Nepal treating between 50-70 patients in the morning clinic!

She continues to practice Taiji Quan with her teacher of 13 years, Michael Acton.

Rebecca has now returned to her homeland Devon and runs a clinic in Chagford treating and teaching.

She loves being outdoors; stomping, swimming, surfing and dabbling with growing & foraging.

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FOUNDER. ACUPUNCTURE, HERBAL MEDICINE, REMEDIAL MASSAGE

Brij began his Chinese Medicine journey in 1998. He studied Acupuncture, Tui Na (Chinese remedial massage), Chinese Dietary Therapy, Medical Qi Gong (Chinese Physical Therapy) and the classical application of Oriental Medicine over 6 years in Hong Kong, London, New York and mainland China.

He started his career volunteering and then working as an acupuncturist in the NHS, where he gained experience through being in a busy clinic seeing up to 32 patients per day. He found this form of multibed treatment in a ward setting an inspiring and enjoyable way to work. After leaving the NHS in 2005 Brij focused on private practice, working in London and Devon. After some years he ended up at high profile clinics in Harley Street, Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge, treating the global elite. On leaving London and returning to Devon in 2012 he felt the need to re-engage with his original experience of acupuncture, where treatment was accessible to all, regardless of social standing or economic restraint. It was this desire – and the friendship, support and skill of his colleague and co-founder Tom Hirons – that brought Source Point Community Acupuncture into being.

As well as his involvement with Source Point, Brij lectures on Chinese Medicine theory and Chinese Dietary Therapy as a guest lecture at Colleges and Universities in the UK and Europe. He also co-runs courses with Daverick Leggett in self-health, where he teaches Chinese Dietary Therapy, cooking for health and the Chinese system of nurturing life (yang sheng).

Brij lives on his farm in Dartmoor national park where he loves the wild environment of open moor and wooded river valleys. He enjoys many hours out walking or running with his dogs, swimming in the rivers and growing veg, stewarding animals and keeping bees.

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ACUPUNCTURE & CHINESE HERBS

Ellie is a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist.

She graduated from a 4 year TCM program at the Kootenay Columbia College of Integrated Health Sciences in Nelson, Canada and has since been working with clients in private practice.

Her original interest in holistic health was prompted by her own health challenges, and after experiencing the profound healing capabilities of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, she became passionate about learning more about it and sharing the benefits.

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ACUPUNCTURE & REMEDIAL MASSAGE

Eleanor first came across Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2011 where she received a course of treatment for a specific health issue at that time. After experiencing the benefits of acupuncture and herbal medicine she became very curious to learn more. From there she was able to start her journey as an apprentice and student before qualifying as a practitioner in 2018. During that time she also qualified with a certification in Tui Na Massage, deepening her study and healing capacity.

With much experience working in a multi bed clinic as well as her own private practice, Eleanor’s approach is informed from a fusion of knowledge, experience and intuition. By gently investigating each clients unique presentation, Eleanor is able to address symptoms that have come to the surface, as well as the underlying causes that may be more hidden.

In her private practice she also works with healing sound frequencies to create a deeply relaxing and restful treatment where the mind and body are able to enter into the slower brainwaves that promote regeneration and restoration. Understanding that the body has the inbuilt capacity to heal itself greatly informs Eleanor’s treatments, as she endeavours to help create a healing experience for each person who comes. 

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ACUPUNCTURE & REMEDIAL MASSAGE

A local practitioner from Dartmoor and certified in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2006, Zoe has 18 years of experience with acupuncture and with her rich experience in different clinics and situations, she confidently provides treatment for both acute, chronic, simple and complex conditions.

Zoe’s healing approach is infused with care and depth as she blends both her integrated knowledge base and intuitive nature together, encompassing the mind, body and spirit during her diagnosis and treatment plan.

Zoe has a gentle approach, ensuring that you will find relaxation during the treatment, as well as reaching maximum benefit from these ancient traditions and methods of healing.