Traditional acupuncture and herbal medicine for pain, stress, sleep and long-term conditions — grounded in years of training, and always tailored to the whole of you.
Chinese medicine was the medicine of my childhood — my grandmother was a herbalist in Chengdu, and our kitchen always smelled faintly of something simmering for someone. I didn't set out to follow her; I trained first in the UK as a physiotherapist. But I kept meeting patients whose pain didn't fit the chart, and I kept remembering that there was another way of looking.
So I went back to the beginning and trained properly — a degree in acupuncture, a master's in Chinese herbal medicine, and years of clinical hours since. I'm a member of the British Acupuncture Council, which holds its practitioners to strict standards of training, hygiene and ethics.
Traditional medicine, practised carefully and honestly. In our first session I take a full history — not just the symptom, but sleep, digestion, energy, stress, the whole picture — because that's how this medicine works. Treatment might be acupuncture, herbs, or both, always tailored to you and reviewed as we go. I'll never overstate what I can do, and for anything that needs conventional medicine I'll say so and work alongside your GP.
My clinic is a warm, quiet room in Hockley, with a lot of care taken over the small things.
BSc (Hons) Acupuncture · MSc Chinese Herbal Medicine · British Acupuncture Council member · Fully insured
Rarely one tidy symptom. More often a picture — and the sense that nobody has yet looked at the whole of it.
The tension that rules the diary ·Neck, temples, jaw — tightening by Thursday, colouring the whole week. You've tried everything the chemist sells, and you're tired of managing around it.
Sleep that doesn't refresh ·You go to bed on time and do everything the articles say — and still wake feeling as though you haven't slept at all.
The body keeping score ·A hard year, and now your shoulders, stomach and jaw are all carrying it. Nothing is 'wrong', exactly. You just don't feel like yourself.
"All your tests are normal" ·The results say fine; you don't feel fine. You'd like someone to sit with the whole picture rather than the numbers.
Alongside a long-term condition ·You're under good medical care and staying there. You'd simply like to feel steadier in yourself while you are — with a practitioner who works respectfully alongside your GP.
Most people come to me for pain, stress, sleep, digestion, or support through a long-term condition, fertility journey or menopause. Everything starts with a full first consultation, because good treatment begins with properly understanding you.
90 minutes · £70
A thorough initial session — full health history, diagnosis in the traditional sense, and your first acupuncture treatment. The foundation everything else is built on.
Detailed health consultation · Traditional diagnosis · First acupuncture treatment
About first consultation & treatment45–60 minutes · £50
Ongoing treatments as part of an agreed course, adjusted each visit to how you're responding.
Review of progress · Tailored acupuncture · Lifestyle and dietary advice
About follow-up acupuncture60 minutes · £60
Personalised Chinese herbal prescriptions, safely and traditionally prepared, either alongside acupuncture or on their own.
Herbal diagnosis and prescription · Clear preparation guidance · Follow-up review of your response
About herbal medicine consultationWe take time over your whole health picture — symptoms, history, lifestyle — so treatment is built around you, not a template.
Acupuncture, herbs, or both, chosen for your situation and adjusted each visit as things change.
Most conditions need a short course rather than a single visit; we review honestly as we go, and stop when the job's done.
Ninety minutes to take your whole health picture seriously — history, pulse and tongue in the traditional way — followed by your first acupuncture treatment and an honest plan for what comes next.
£70 · 90 minutes · In person
Not sure whether acupuncture or herbs are right for you? Call first — I'd rather talk it through honestly than book you in blind.
What the first visit involvesFar less than people fear. The needles are extremely fine — nothing like an injection — and most people feel only a small tingle or a dull, heavy sensation that many find deeply relaxing. Plenty of patients drift off on the couch entirely.
Yes. I use single-use, pre-sterilised, disposable needles every time, and follow strict hygiene standards as a British Acupuncture Council member. Acupuncture from a properly trained practitioner has a very good safety record.
People most often come for pain, stress and anxiety, sleep, digestive issues, women's health, fertility support and menopause. I'll always be honest about what I'd realistically expect to help, and I won't make claims the evidence doesn't support.
Yes — and it's wise to check, because in the UK the title "acupuncturist" isn't legally protected. I hold a degree in acupuncture and a master's in Chinese herbal medicine, and I'm a member of the British Acupuncture Council, which requires rigorous training, insurance and clean-needle standards. You're welcome to see my qualifications.
Taken from a properly trained practitioner, prescribed individually and sourced from reputable, tested suppliers, herbs are used carefully and safely. Because they can interact with some medications, I always take a full medication history and, with your consent, coordinate with your GP where appropriate. Please never buy prescription-strength herbs unsupervised online.
It depends on the condition and how long you've had it. Recent issues can respond in a few sessions; long-standing ones usually need a longer course. I'll give you an honest sense after the first consultation, and we review regularly rather than treating indefinitely.
No — and I'd never suggest it. Chinese medicine works best alongside conventional care, not instead of it. Please keep taking prescribed medication and seeing your GP; I'm glad to work as one part of your wider care.
“Wei was the first person to treat me as a whole person rather than a symptom. I feel more like myself than I have in two years — and I finally feel listened to.”
She arrived after a couple of years of tension that had quietly started to rule her diary — weeks planned around good days and bad. The first consultation took the full ninety minutes: sleep, digestion, a demanding job, questions no one had thought to ask her before. We agreed a short course with a clear review point and adjusted the work each week as she responded. What she talks about now is the steadiness — the feeling of a body that has stopped bracing — and the habit of an hour, every so often, that is entirely hers.
Private patient, Nottingham
“Wei worked calmly alongside my clinic, never overpromised, and the whole process felt less lonely for it. I can't recommend the care highly enough.”
She came for support during fertility treatment — a season of life where everything is scheduled, measured and uncertain. From the first conversation I was clear about what the work could and couldn't offer, and coordinated respectfully with her medical team throughout. The weekly appointments became an anchor: one hour in which nothing was asked of her and nothing had to be performed. Whatever else those months held, she says, that steadiness mattered.
Private patient, West Bridgford
“Sceptical husband, dragged along, now a total convert. Careful, professional, and genuinely knowledgeable — nothing woolly about it.”
He arrived openly sceptical — sent by his wife, arms folded, braced for incense and vagueness. What he found instead was precision: a long assessment, a plain-English explanation of what would happen and why, single-use needles unwrapped in front of him. Over the course he began noticing he slept more deeply on treatment nights and felt less wound-up through the week. He still calls himself a sceptic; he also hasn't missed an appointment in a year.
Private patient, Beeston
The clinic is a quiet first-floor room above the shops on Carlton Street, on the edge of the Lace Market. If it's your first visit, this is exactly what you'll find.
22 Carlton Street, Hockley, Nottingham NG1 1NN
New patients start with a full 90-minute consultation and first treatment. If you're not sure whether acupuncture or herbs are right for you, call first — I'm glad to talk it through honestly before you book.
Book a consultationFull first consultation before any course · 24-hour cancellation