Acupuncture

SANDRA HEDGES

Modality: Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture

Professional Body Registration: AHPRA

Business Name: Margaret River Accupunture

Address: 2/34 Prince St Busselton WA 6280

Contact phone number: 0428 177 700

Email address: sandra@acuvibe.com.au

Business website: www.acuvibe.com.au

Sandra Hedges is a specialist in her chosen field of Acupuncture with a 4 year Bachelor of Health Science degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (Bach.H.Sc.Acu). Sandra is an active member of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia with registration as a Chinese Medicine Practitioner and Acupuncturist and an accredited member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).  

Sandra has both studied and travelled extensively throughout the US, SE Asia and China continually keeping up to date with latest techniques and information through professional development seminars and extensive post-graduate training. Sandra has also worked in Asia volunteering her services within remote paediatric and women’s health clinics which was an extremely rewarding experience and highlight of her career.     

 In practice Sandra enjoys treating all types of conditions both men and women’s but has a special interest in musculoskeletal conditions and pain management, successfully treating many clients with sports or gym injuries. Other specialty areas include fertility and IVF support, menopause and neurological disorders having great success with stroke/nerve damage.  Sandra is also passionate in promoting acupuncture for stress, anxiety and depression. With modern life placing huge demands on us, acupuncture is clinically proven to help relax and calm the body to better manage stress, anxiety and depression naturally.                              

In addition Sandra has a keen interest in cosmetic acupuncture having undergone post graduate studies under leading experts in this exciting field which combines traditional TCM skills with modern science. Sandra is also licensed to prescribe patent Chinese herbal formulas for added wellness support.

Practitioners collaboration: Sandra is always happy to work with your local GP or other health professionals, believing that each modality has their strengths and challenges and that mainstream medicine and natural holistic medicine/therapies including acupuncture and TCM can successfully work together. Sandra believes that as a Holistic Health Network we are all passionately committed to helping you on your quest for good health and wellness. Our body has an amazing capacity to heal and repair and Sandra’s commitment is to help you on your personal path to balance, health and vitality. 

SANDEE LIPPIATT

Modality: Classical and TCM Acupuncture, Chinese & Western Herbal Medicine, Sho Ni Shin, Daoist Death Medicine, Qigong

Professional Body Registration: AHPRA, AACMA, FCMA

Business Name: MARGARET RIVER ACUPUNCTURE

Address: The Reef Centre, Unit 14, 34 Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285

Contact phone number: 0439 432 185

Email address: info@margaretriveracupuncture.com.au

Business website: http://margaretriveracupuncture.com.au

Sandee Lippiatt is the owner and senior practitioner of Margaret River Acupuncture, with over 20 years of experience in holistic healing. Her integrative approach draws on a wide range of therapeutic tools, including acupuncture, cupping, electro-acupuncture, moxibustion, qigong, Sho Ni Shin (non-invasive pediatric therapy), Western and Chinese herbal medicine, and tailored dietary and lifestyle advice.

Sandee earned her Diploma of Herbal Medicine and Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture (TCM) from the Australian Institute of Holistic Medicine. Toward the end of her studies, she was mentored by Master Andrew Tem-Foo Lim, whose guidance deeply influenced her clinical foundation. In 2004, Sandee travelled to China to further her training, participating in workshops on Chinese Orthopaedic Medicine, Qigong, and Acupotomy. A pivotal experience during this time was working in the specialist clinics of Longhua Hospital at the Shanghai University of TCM, where she treated hundreds of patients daily and observed a wide range of diagnostic and treatment methods.

A committed Qigong practitioner, Sandee is a Master Ziran Qigong Instructor and continues to train under Master Liu Deming, the 5th-generation lineage holder of Ziranmen. Her ongoing practice helps her stay attuned to her own Qi and that of her patients.

Sandee has a special clinical focus on women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, and postnatal care. She is a certified Fertile Life Method Practitioner, trained and mentored by Kirsten Wolfe, and has pursued additional studies in pediatric care and obstetrics/gynecology with Dr. Soma Devi.

Her professional growth continues through ongoing mentorship in Classical Chinese Medicine with Sean Tuten and, most recently, through an in-depth Daoist Death Medicine mentorship with Randine Lewis, exploring the deeper spiritual and energetic dimensions of life, death, and transformation through the Daoist tradition.

Sandee is professionally registered with the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA), the Federation of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture (FCMA), and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Prof. ANDREW JAN

Modality: Medical Acupuncture

Qualifications: MBBS FAMAC BA FACEM MPhil PhD

Professional Body Registration: AHPRA

Business Name: Margaret River Surgery

Address: 1 Station Rd, Margaret River WA 6285

Phone Number: (08) 9757 2766

Email address: drandrewjan@gmail.com

Business websites:

www.drandrewjan.com.au

https://margaretriversurgery.com.au/

Social Media:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drandrewjan/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drandrewjan/

Dr Jan practices at the Margaret River Surgery in Margaret River, Western Australia. Professor Jan has a sincere interest in pain management with a focus on non-pharmacological modalities such as acupuncture.

Mission Statement:

To both help and be dedicated to patients with their pain management. To utilise the range of standard evidence-based therapies (from pharmacological to procedural interventions) that both benefit and have reduced harm in the short and long term. To mitigate harm by minimising opioid usage and high-risk procedures. To incorporate, where evidenced-based, non-pharmacological methods such as acupuncture, meditation, diet, exercises, yogic stretches and Tai Chi.

BRIDIE RITCHIE

Name: Bridie Ritchie

Modality: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Remedial Massage

Qualifications: BA of Applied Science, BA of Health Science. Diploma of Remedial Massage

Professional Body Registration: AHPRA, AACMA

Business Name: Tend Therapies

Business Address: Margaret River Acupuncture and Busselton Allied Health Hub

Business Phone Number: 0483804934

Business Email: bridie@tendtherapies.com

Business Website: www.tendtherapies.com

Social Media:

Instagram - @tend.therapies  

Facebook - tenstherapies.acupuncture  

Bridie is a dedicated Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine practising in the South West of Western Australia, with clinics in Margaret River and Busselton. Her approach weaves together Classical East Asian Medicine with modern integrative insights, creating a thoughtful blend of ancient diagnostic wisdom and contemporary clinical understanding to support the body’s return to balance. Her practice involves hands-on, body-based treatments such as acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, and massage, alongside Classical Chinese herbal medicine.

While Bridie works across a broad spectrum of conditions, she has particular strengths in paediatric care, dermatology and skin health, nervous system regulation (including neurodivergence and PTSD), chronic pain, and reproductive health for people of all genders. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she is deeply committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and queer-friendly space. Her work is neurodiversity-affirming, trauma-informed, and body-positive, and she collaborates closely with other practitioners and existing treatment plans. Bridie welcomes a holistic view of health that honours each person’s unique path.

Beyond clinical work, Bridie is passionate about accessibility in healthcare and offers lower-cost community clinic sessions in Margaret River each week. Outside the clinic, you’ll often find her planning her next long-distance hike or at the pottery wheel.

Clients: All people, all ages: special interest in reproductive health, dermatology and paediatric care.