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About Andrea
Andrea Garratt, Lic Ac, BSc (Hons).
Acupuncturist and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner in Upper Rissington, with a particular interest in women’s and reproductive health. She practises it, and she teaches it.
At a glance
- Qualified
- 2012, College of Integrated Chinese Medicine
- Degrees
- Lic Ac and BSc (Hons) Acupuncture
- Postgraduate
- Diploma in Gynaecology, Fertility & Obstetrics
- Herbal medicine
- Classical Chinese herbal medicine (Shang Han Lun)
- Teaching
- Professional Practice Programme Leader, HSU Reading – CICM
- Memberships
- British Acupuncture Council · Association of Acupuncture Clinicians
The question behind her work
Most appointments have time to ask
What is the main concern today?
Andrea also asks
What has been disrupted, and what will help you adapt to what comes next?
Andrea Garratt, Lic Ac, BSc (Hons)
Her story
The path here
Before Chinese medicine, Andrea spent years travelling the world caring for elite equine athletes, and trained in sports massage along the way. The work taught her a great deal about how bodies recover. It also left her looking for a way of working that considers the wider picture of a person’s health.
That search led her to acupuncture. She qualified from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading in 2012, trained in both Five Element and TCM acupuncture, and went on to qualify in classical Chinese herbal medicine.
Today she runs Resolve from her clinic in Upper Rissington, seeing patients from across the Cotswolds and, for herbal medicine, online.
Qualifications
Training
- 2012: Licentiate in Acupuncture (Lic Ac) and BSc (Hons) Acupuncture, College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Gynaecology, Fertility and Obstetrics, supporting her special interest in reproductive health.
- Classical Chinese herbal medicine, rooted in the Shang Han Lun.
- White Pine Circle: Woman’s Great Turning, in both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
- Ongoing professional development throughout her career.
Teaching
She practises it. She teaches it.
Andrea now teaches at the college where she trained, as Professional Practice Programme Leader at HSU Reading – CICM Acupuncture.
Teaching keeps her close to current thinking in the profession, and it means the practitioner you see is also helping to shape the next generation of acupuncturists.
Ethos
What Andrea believes
- You’re an individual. Andrea treats the whole person, recognising how physical, emotional and wider wellbeing connect.
- Understanding matters. She believes you should understand the thinking behind your care, not simply be told what to do.
- Honest, ethical care. Treatment that is safe, considered and tailored to you.
- Sustainable sourcing. A commitment to ethically sourced herbs and sustainable practice.
In a patient’s words
“I have had monthly treatments with Andrea for over 10 years… She is highly professional, extremely knowledgeable in her areas of expertise, and always has a kind and caring manner. I would, without reservation, recommend Andrea to anyone, secure in the knowledge that they would receive compassionate, knowledgeable care.”
Keep exploring
Written by Andrea
Articles by Andrea
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MenopauseAcupuncture during perimenopause and menopauseHow it sits alongside HRT and your GP, and what treatment involves.Start with the whole picture.
Your first appointment gives Andrea time to understand what has been going on, your wider health history and what matters to you.