Welcome!

My name is Dawn Quinn, and I am fully qualified acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Practitioner. I set up Wellpoint Acupuncture 10 years ago, after completing a post-graduate placement in the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine in Hanoi, Vietnam's leading traditional medical hospital and World Health Organised (WHO) accredited programme. 

My vision for Wellpoint Acupuncture was to create a space where clients could come, decompress and discuss their health struggles in a non-judgemental and welcoming environment.  One of the many teachers I have learned from over the years, told me that 50% of people's healing comes from how they are treated within the space held for them. One of the primary goals I create, when I am treating my clients is to give them the information, knowledge and tools to feel empowered to take responsibility for their own health and take the necessary steps to achieving wellbeing, vitality and a sense of inner peace and balance.

I have been interested in many different health modalities for the past 25 years and am continuously, amazed and inspired with how, given the right tools, the body has a remarkable ability for self-healing.  This is something, I think, we have forgotten.

I have completed courses in holistic massage, anatomy and physiology, diet and nutrition for complementary therapists, yoga and am committed to ongoing professional and personal development.

As I see a lot of female clients in my clinic, my focus is on women's health at the different stages of life; hormone health, particularly thyroid health and how it can drive many different imbalances, and low immunity and the role it plays in disease recovery.  I am particularly interested in mental/emotional health and the role that it plays in dis-ease and how the mind can be our best friend, or sometimes our worst enemy.  

What I love about Chinese Medicine is both its simplicity and complexity - embodying the cores concepts of duality or in Chinese Medicine language: Yin and Yang.

I am a member of the Acupuncture Council of Ireland, a professional regulatory body for acupuncturists practicing in Ireland.  I came to study acupuncture, having personally experienced its powerful effects, for the treatment of a chronic illness and I love that it is a safe and holistic treatment for a wide variety of conditions. 

I look forward to working with you, to help you feel better!

Education:

I studied acupuncture with Dr. Vincent Carroll in Lansdowne College of Acupuncture and Complimentary Medicine in Dublin. After graduating I completed a post graduate placement in Hanoi, Vietnam and while there, I treated a wide variety of cases, including: pain, particularly back pain, arthritis, insomnia, headaches, depression, stroke and accident induced paralysis, skin conditions, side-effects of cancer treatments and digestive issues, including gout and obesity. 

Additionally, I hold a Diploma in Nutrition Advice for Complementary Therapists and use this, along with lifestyle advice in my practice, providing clients with a well-rounded, holistic approach to help them feel better.

Continuing Professional Development

I love learning and am continuously attending courses, learning new skills and updating existing skills.  In particular, over the past number of years I have continued to expand my acupuncture skills and have attended courses in Distal Needling Acupuncture (DNA) with Robert Doane (which I gained so much knowledge from I did it twice!) and  Tungs Acupuncture with Philip Weeks. I have also completed further studies in the micro-system of Abdominal Acupuncture with Dave Shipsey.  All of these courses are run by practitioners who are leaders in their field and have further developed these systems of acupuncture to help treat more and more complex pathologies, helping to modernise this ancient medicine.

Additionally, I completed my Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine and look forward to using this as another component to my practice, to help clients heal and feel great.