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Ivory is a registered Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) practitioner who utilizes various TCM/Acupuncture treatment modalities in her sessions. Conditions that she specializes in treating include: pain(acutely/chronic), musculoskeletal dysfunction, insomnia, stress, allergies, skin conditions, anxiety, depression and digestive issues. Treatment techniques you may find Ivory using include electro, scalp, and auricular acupuncture, subcutaneous acupuncture, facial acupuncture, electric moxa, gua sha (scraping) and cupping. When appropriate, Ivory also offers TCM lifestyle and self-care suggestions to her clients.
Ivory’s journey in TCM started after her first acupuncture treatment during which she was a health sciences undergrad at Simon Fraser University. She has experience working as a community health worker and as well a herbal clinic assistant in Chinatown, Vancouver. After getting her credentials to practice in BC, Ivory also interned with Doctors in different provinces of China.
Ivory views the body as a whole and believes that meeting her clients where they are is the key to their recovery process. Her treatment approach is to use the most updated treatment techniques that align with the nature of healing, while inducing the least amount of side effects, including discomfort, as much as possible.
In addition, Ivory is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Advanced Training and Titles:
- Advanced Electro Acupuncture Certifications in Musculoskeletal Pain and Injuries, Internal Diseases
- Zhu’s Scalp Acupuncture Training for the Brain and CNS Conditions
- Fu’s Subcutaneous Needling Training for Musculoskeletal Conditions
- AcuSculpting Training Program for Cosmetic Acupuncture
- Facial Acupuncture Training Certification
- Dragon Rises Pulse System Certification
- TCM Internship in Psychosomatic Department with Beijing TCM Hospital of China
- Committee Member of the Gua Sha and Cupping Professionals by the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS)
