The Hub of the Paediatric Acupuncture (HOPA) Directory
The practitioners in the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture (HOPA) directory are all professionally trained acupuncturists. They will have completed degree level training (of around 3,600 hours) in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation. Furthermore, every practitioner in the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture (HOPA) directory will have completed further, post-graduate training in paediatric acupuncture. All the practitioners in the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture (HOPA) directory have a specialist interest in paediatrics and will have gained prior clinical experience in working with children.
This directory contains three types of practitioner:
Paediatric Acupuncture Specialist: an acupuncturist who has completed extensive, post-graduate training in acupuncture paediatrics. They will be able to use both needles and non-needle techniques safely and effectively with children of all ages.
Non-needle Practitioner: an acupuncturist who has done post-graduate training in non-needle techniques for children. They will be able to safely and effectively use non-needle techniques, particularly suited to the treatment of younger children.
Teenage Acupuncture Practitioner: an acupuncturist who has done post-graduate training and has a special interest in treating older children and teenagers.

Csilla Szabo
BSc (Hons), Dip Paed, MBAcC

Liz Douglas
BSc (Hons) Acupuncture, Dip Paed Ac., Lic Ac., MBAcC

Sarah Gebreyes
BA (Hons), Lic Ac, Dip Paed Ac

Vida Woods
BSc (Hons) Acupuncture, Dip Paed Ac., Lic Ac., MBAcC

Emily Hall
MOT, BS(Bio), BS(HS-Acu), Acu(Reg)

Keeley Farrington
Lic Ac, BSc (hons), MBAcC

Victoria Denton
BSc (Hons), Lic Acu, AAC

Ania Szczepanik
BSc(hons), BA(hons), LicAc, BCST, ITEC, MTI

Sally Anderson
BA (Hons), MA, RM, MBAcC, Lic.Ac., MRSS

Sally Anderson
BA (Hons), MA, RM, MBAcC, Lic.Ac., MRSS

Jess Buck
MA, Dip Ac, Dip Paed Ac, MBAcC

Melissa Garland
BSc (hons) Lic Ac Dip Paed Ac MBAcC

Fabiana Dalla Vecchia
BSc (Hons) LicAc MBAcC Dip Paed Dip Tuin AFN

Susanna Swan
MA, Lic Ac, MBRCP

Louisa Habgood
MBAcC Dip Acu Dip Hom

Clare Ward
BA (Hons) Traditional Acupuncture, Lic Ac, AAC

Judith Blair
RGN RSCN BSc(Hons) DipAc DipPaed DipCHM MBAcC MRCHM

Charlotte Johnston
BSc (Hons), Lic Ac, Dip Paed Ac, MBAcC

Emma Rickards-Tilley
BSc(Hons) LicAc Dip Paed MBAcC

Kate Kotlarska
BSc (Hons) Lic.Ac., Dip Paed Ac, MAAC, HPD, DipCHyp, MPNLP Practitioner

Elizabeth Temperley-Shell
BSc(Hons), LicAc, BA(Hons), Dip Paed Ac, DipObsGyn, MBAcC, ACT

Elyse Fogel
BSc (Hons) TCM, MSc CHM

Deborah Amlot
BA. Bsc. Acu. Dip. paed. Acu.

Paloma Sparrow
BSc(Hons): ACu, Dip Paeds Acu

Rebecca Avern
BA (Hons), FBAcC, Dip Paed Ac
N.B. Although the exact nature of a practitioner’s training will vary depending on where in the world they are, it will have included the study of conventional medical sciences as well as traditional acupuncture. By ‘traditional acupuncture’ we mean an authentic, holistic tradition of medical practice that has been established in China over the last 2,500 years. This is the style of acupuncture recognised by many governments which have legal licensing of its practice, such as those of China, Japan, Australia and the US. Traditional acupuncture is practiced by over 1 million acupuncturists worldwide.
The Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture (HOPA) Directory, is an international register of paediatric acupuncturists provided as a service for parents seeking acupuncture treatment for their children. While HOPA ensures that all practitioners listed are sufficiently qualified, HOPA can not be held responsible for the quality of treatment provided by each individual.
The practitioners listed here come from a variety of backgrounds with different levels of previous training and experience. HOPA does not supervise the work of the practitioners listed. By using this directory, you agree that HOPA shall have no liability for any action of the practitioner you choose or the effectiveness of the therapy you receive.
HOPA requests that the email addresses of practitioners listed in the directory be used for personal contact or professional purposes only, such as to receive treatment or to make a referral. It is prohibited to send individual or group emails to HOPA Practitioners for any other purpose