Practitioner Profiles

Houri Alavi Lic.Ac., BA, M.B.Ac.C

I’m passionate about supporting people towards better health and finding more comfort in life. And I firmly believe acupuncture offers gentle and safe ways in which to do that. Since qualifying in 2004, I’ve practised locally and with a focus on gynaecology, fertility and pregnancy. I’m also particularly interested in how acupuncture impacts our emotional health. I work at Unit 4 Natural Health Centre, and from home in Hove.

I’m a member of the British Acupuncture Council and the Acupuncture Childbirth Team, Brighton & Sussex. I work (and practise yoga) at Unit 4 Natural Health Centre and also at home in Hove.

Initial consultation – £65
Follow-up sessions – £50

To contact Houri, call 07814 500418 or email: houri@acupuncture4women.org.uk

Elaine Gibbons Advanced Adv.Lic.Ac., A.C.C

I have been practising acupuncture since 1993.  I specialise in and am passionate about women’s health and well-being: fertility, pregnancy, gynaecology, menstrual irregularities and menopause.  I also have a general practice working with a wide and varied range of health conditions.  Do get in touch if you want more information about any condition you are looking to have treatment for.

I have a Diploma in Natural Nutrition which I use to complement any Chinese Medicine dietary advice I offer during my Acupuncture treatments.

Initial Consultation: 90 minutes  £85

Subsequent Treatments: 45 minutes  £60

Training and Professional Memberships

Houri and Elaine are fully qualified and experienced acupuncture practitioners.  They trained at the College of Traditional Acupuncture in Leamington Spa and keep their information in the fertility and pregnancy field as up to date as possible in this rapidly changing area. They have undertaken additional acupuncture training in many areas including the fertility and pregnancy field, confidently and frequently integrating acupuncture with Western gynaecology, fertility and obstetric treatments.

We are members of the Brighton & Sussex Acupuncture Childbirth Team and have established links
with local colleagues, clinics, consultants, nurses and midwives.

Houri is a member of the British Acupuncture Council (BAC) and Elaine is a member of the Association of Acupuncture Clinicians (AAC) and the British Acupuncture Federation (BAF).  They are bound by their codes of safe practice and ethics.