Acupuncture for Stress, Anxiety & Mental Health

Specific and holistic acupuncture treatments to help support your whole body health with special focus on your mental health.

Supporting your mind health through acupuncture

Acupuncture aims to reduce the level of stress hormone output by your body, helping to lower stress, and reduce anxiety, panic attacks and phobias. 

We provide a holistic approach to acupuncture, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment to help support your whole body health.

If you’d like more information on how our acupuncture services can support you, call us on 021 081 59228 or make a booking online.

How does acupuncture help?

Research shows certain acupuncture techniques reduce activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain associated to stress and anxiety. Acupuncture also modulates the autonomic nervous system to subdue the fight and flight response and down regulate the production of stress hormones secreted by the adrenal glands.  In addition acupuncture is well researched in its ability to promote the production of natural pain killing substances and the feel good neurotransmitters. 

These cumulative effects give acupuncture its famous reputation for it’s notable mood regulating, relaxing impact. Regular treatment works to support bringing people suffering stress, anxiety and associated mood disorders back into harmony.

What symptoms can acupuncture support?

Some conditions we work with in the clinic include:

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Chronic stress
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Irritablilty
  • Sadness

What evidence is there that acupuncture helps?

Acupuncture has been a popular support for people with stress and anxiety for centuries.

This systematic review from 2022 found acupuncture to be effective at relieving symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder, noting further larger scale studies required to confirm these findings

How long will acupuncture take to help?

Acupuncture is cumulative, treatment and outcomes build over time.

When changes to lifestyle are made and treatments are taken regularly, the benefits of acupuncture are generally found over three to six months.

Electro-Acupuncture & Auricular (Ear) Acupuncture Therapy

Electro-Acupuncture (EA) is the application of gentle currents of electricity to the acupuncture needle to give ongoing stimulation during treatment.

Ear acupuncture is now used worldwide in hospitals and rehabilitation centers for pain management, drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and rehab programs.

Are your therapists qualified and experienced?

At The House Of Acupuncture, we endeavor to provide the highest quality acupuncture care for people engaged in their injury recovery. Our treatment is provided by our fully qualified and registered acupuncturist with ongoing training in musculoskeletal conditions, women’s health, and over 9 years of experience treating pain and injury.

Get in touch

We’d love to help you, so please let us know if you have any questions or if you are ready, you can book an appointment online.