Hi, I’m Dr. Silvia
Registered Acupuncturist (BsC) Specialist in Anaesthesia and Pain Management (MBBS, CCT)
During my anaesthesia training in Italy, I encountered countless patients who felt invisible — unheard, misunderstood, and caught in a relentless loop of tests and medications that brought little relief. Medicine had to be about more than symptom management. What had happened to the compassion, the effort to heal?
That question led me to acupuncture. Traditional Chinese Medicine offered a new perspective — one that moves beyond isolated diagnoses to instead seek the root causes of illness. It taught me to simplify complexity: people with chronic pain, fatigue, migraines, fibromyalgia, or persistent unexplained symptoms often share underlying patterns, even when their symptoms differ.
We tend to treat Western and Eastern medicine as separate worlds, labelling acupuncture as merely “alternative.” But instead of seeing them as separate, I believe these are complementary systems that work best together.
Western medicine gave me precision. Traditional Chinese Medicine taught me to see the bigger picture.
This is the foundation of my practice in London: personalised, integrated care for patients looking for lasting relief, not just a quick fix. A practice where test results are just as important as listening. Where the goal is to understand how your body, mind and life interact, so we can get back to seeing patients as people, and not just symptoms to treat.
Clinical Focus
Acupuncture is useful for a wide variety of conditions and my clinic specialises in those complex cases where acupuncture can make a decisive difference, specifically as an additional therapy alongside ongoing treatment.
I aim to help patients find relief when standard medical treatments aren’t enough — always leveraging my dual expertise to provide effective care.
Common conditions include:
Chronic Pain, with and without clear explanation
Migraines and Headaches
Fibromyalgia
Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain
Side effect support during Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy
Cancer-related fatigue
Phantom Limb Pain for Amputees
My clinic also specialises in preventative care. I believe strongly in identifying imbalances early so that we can restore function before more invasive treatment is needed.
Common conditions include:
Seasonal allergies and immune system support
Family-risk conditions (hypertension, etc)
Athletic recovery and acute muscular soreness
Mild anxiety and insomnia
Life stage support (postpartum recovery, menopause, etc)
While the above is my focus, there are plenty of other conditions for which acupuncture is a proven effective treatment. If you’re curious about your condition, the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has published an A–Z evidence base for acupuncture. If you have any other questions, please feel free to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you.