Rachel has really turned my life around with her treatments. When I first arrived at Rachel's clinic I was in a mess with anxiety. I was quickly reassured by Rachel and we had a very thorough consultation where Rachel established my current state of mind and how to treat it. Immediately after the treatment, I felt finally like I had a rest from the constant anxiety that had previously controlled my life.

Ongoing further treatment was fantastic and Rachel was consistently checking up on my condition to ensure that I was receiving the right treatment and was adjusting the points that she was working on to completely eradicate any symptoms, for the first time in my life I felt fully functional. Acupuncture with Rachel was completely painless and certainly not scary at all as I had expected it to be. At all times I felt that I was in safe and professional hands, it has been fascinating having treatment with Rachel because of the knowledge that she shared with me about my treatment and I have since recommended Rachel to many of my friends and family who have also had success

Pain? What Pain? It's gone, thank you so much, Rachel. This getting older with arthritis is like having no oil in the joints, very stiff, painful, and limitations on movement. Since coming to you I can move much more easily. I can walk downstairs properly instead of hobbling or walking backward to get downstairs. I was nervous about acupuncture, needles frighten me. I must say that I did not feel you putting them in and after walking into your surgery all my fears melted away.

I originally went to see Rachel to get help with back pain, but got more than I bargained for! During the first assessment, Rachel helped me identify other areas she could work on, the main one being my weight. I was significantly overweight and had a BMI of over 40. With her help and support, I have lost over 8 stone, and my back pain has significantly improved.

In the process, I also found myself sleeping better and generally feeling healthier. Rachel's friendly and open manner helped identify a range of issues she was then able to treat in a variety of different ways. I highly recommend the service that Rachel provides and am eternally grateful for everything she has done to help me.

I suffered from "morning sickness" from about my fourth week of pregnancy – I felt constantly nauseous and was sick up to three times a day. At about ten or eleven weeks, as the sickness didn't seem to be going away on its own, I started consulting Rachel. Right from the very first appointment, I couldn't believe the difference that acupuncture made. I went into the first treatment feeling sick and prepared with sweets and salty food in case I felt like being sick during the appointment. As I lay on the treatment couch the nausea just disappeared and I wasn't sick at all – and didn't even feel sick - for the next 36 hours.

After three or four sessions of acupuncture with Rachel the sickness had all but disappeared. The acupuncture treatment made it so much easier to cope with everyday life, work and looking after an active toddler alongside my pregnancy. If I fell pregnant again and suffered from morning sickness I would definitely seek acupuncture earlier on in the pregnancy, as I felt it made such a positive difference for me this time.

I was surprised to find acupuncture very relaxing, I felt the results very quickly which was great and I was able to judge when I needed treatment and which was empowering for me. Although the stress in my life is still the same because I feel more relaxed I am better able to deal with it and because I am sleeping through the night now, I'm not tired all the time. I feel so much better and people have noticed how well I look