Appointments
To make an appointment, call (04) 802 4062 or send an email to info@japanese-acupuncture.co.nz.
Our receptionist will take your bookings and answer your general questions.
If your question is more medical or in-depth, you can also request a call back, or send your question to rebecca@japanese-acupuncture.co.nz.
For your first appointment:
Please download and print out this PDF file and bring the completed form to your first appointment: New Client form
If you cannot complete this form before your initial appointment, please arrive 20 minutes early to fill it out at the clinic.
If you must reschedule or cancel
I realise that sometimes you need to reschedule or cancel your appointment. Since I reserve your appointment time exclusively for you, I need 24 hours advance notice for rescheduling and cancellations for Tuesday to Friday appointments, and notification by Friday 10 am for appointments on the following Monday.
Late cancellations and missed appointments will be charged in full to your account – unless your appointment slot can be filled by another patient, e.g. a patient from the waiting list, or a friend or family member of yours who would like to use your time slot.
Appointment duration
The initial consultation takes two hours and includes an in-depth interview about your health concerns, previous treatments, your and your family’s medical history, and important aspects of your personal history and current living circumstances.
This allows me to formulate the most efficient treatment strategy for you: A strategy that addresses your current conditions and any underlying contributing factors at the same time and that strengthens your constitution, which leads to less symptoms and increased energy and resilience.
Unless your history is very short or uneventful, the initial interview usually lasts the full two hours. Time permitting, you may receive your first acupuncture treatment.
Follow up appointments last one hour.
In any follow up appointment, I first ask you for progress on your symptoms and other current issues that may have arisen. Additional diagnostic information is gathered from pulse, abdominal, and/or tongue diagnosis. I explain relevant findings and my treatment strategy. With your consent, I then treat you with acupuncture, moxibustion or other techniques.
If the treatment requires that you undress, you can do so privately. During the treatment, you will be covered with a sheet or a blanket, and only the body parts currently being treated are uncovered.
How many treatments are needed?
This is a question that cannot be answered accurately in advance, as people's reactions to acupuncture or other natural healing modalities varies immensely. In general it can be said that chronic conditions take longer to heal than acute conditions. Most clients receive between six and eight treatments.
Because of the balancing nature of acupuncture treatment, most people (85% of my patients) feel immediate improvement of their condition or their general well-being in the first session. Some people need several treatments to feel noticeable change. Sometimes, improved appetite, digestion, sleep and emotional balance are noticed before the main complaint improves.