Living with chronic stress can wear you down.
We combine traditional acupuncture & therapies with modern neuroscience to bring you stress relief support.
Let’s improve your quality of life together.
When your brain senses threat — real or imagined — your nervous system flips into fight, flight, or freeze. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline surge.
That’s fine if it’s temporary. But when stress becomes chronic, constant, or overwhelming, your body gets stuck in survival mode — unable to switch off.
This impacts:
Sleep — wired at night, exhausted by day
Digestion — bloating, cramps, or gut tension
Mood — flat, anxious, teary, or irritable
Hormones & immunity — depleted, run-down, or inflamed
| Acute Stress | Chronic Stress / Burnout |
|---|---|
| Short-term | Ongoing, background stress |
| Linked to an event | No clear end point |
| Temporary tension | Leads to fatigue, overwhelm |
| Usually resolves | Can cause sleep, mood, gut issues |
At Kintsugi Therapies, we take a individualised approach to chronic pain support acupuncture in our Bondi junction clinic.
Every session is personalised, unrushed, and centred around your story — because real healing starts with being properly heard.
Initial consultation & treatment: 80 mins
✔️ In-depth health history — beyond just the pain
✔️ Time to ask questions — before and after treatment
✔️ Gentle acupuncture tailored to your needs
✔️ Clear guidance on what to expect going forward
✔️ Advice on optional extra therapies (e.g. cupping, massage, gua sha) if beneficial
✔️ Access to supportive apps — for pain education, meditation, or nervous system regulation
You receive a follow up email with key findings
A recap of your personalised plan
Home care tips and supportive resources
✔️ Check-in on how your body is responding
✔️ On going tailored care and hands-on support based on your body’s response
✔️ Updates to lifestyle advice, movement, or stress management
✔️ Acupuncture counselling — a blend of treatment and mindful conversation to support change
✔️ Extra self-care suggestions or rehab tips as appropriate.
While everyone is different, most clients notice meaningful change within 3 to 6 sessions — including:
✔️ Less pain or flare-ups
✔️ Better mobility
✔️ Deeper rest and calmer nervous system
From there, some continue for maintenance or to support other aspects of health.
We’ll look at your sleep patterns, stress, digestion, mood and more.
This might include a mix of treatments like acupuncture, massage, cupping, heat therapy, movement advice, food tweaks or lifestyle shifts.
Many people with sleep issues have a “hyper-alert” nervous system. Our treatments help bring it back down — so your body feels less reactive and more settled.
Tight muscles, restricted joints, poor circulation are common for people with sleep issues — we’ll use hands-on therapies like massage, cupping, gua sha and more to help calm the body and ease the mind.
You’ll get access to sleep resources via app, pdf , videos and handouts — so you can reinforce what we’re doing in-clinic with at-home tools and mindset shifts.
If we think another specialist could help speed your progress (e.g., CBT specialist, psychologist), we’ll let you know. Your recovery is our focus.
Our goal isn’t just to make you feel relaxed for an hour — it’s to help your nervous system remember how to shift out of survival mode and back into balance.
Regulate the nervous system — switch off fight-or-flight and activate rest-digest mode
Lower cortisol and stress hormones — reduce the physical burden of chronic stress
Ease tension in the body — soften tight muscles, jaw, neck, shoulders, and gut
Calm an overactive mind — help with racing thoughts, overwhelm, and reactivity
Improve sleep — support deeper, more restorative sleep patterns
Rebuild resilience — help your body and mind recover from burnout and handle life’s challenges more steadily
Support mood balance — reduce feelings of flatness, irritability, or emotional volatility
This is about helping you feel calmer, steadier, and more like yourself again — not just during the session, but in your everyday life.
Acupuncture involves inserting fine needles into specific points on the body to regulate pain, improve circulation, and restore balance. These points come from a traditional system used for over 2,000 years.
Yes. Acupuncture is very safe when performed by a qualified practitioner. Most side effects are mild and temporary, such as small bruises or slight tiredness.
Most people find acupuncture gentle and calming. You may feel a slight tap or tingling, but many clients relax or even fall asleep.
Chronic pain often involves a nervous system stuck in “alarm mode.” Acupuncture helps interrupt this cycle by calming the nervous system, improving circulation, and easing muscle tension — all without medication.
Most people notice meaningful change within 3 to 6 sessions. We tailor the plan based on your condition and how your body responds.
Most acupuncture points are accessible if you are wearing loose fitting clothing. Acupuncture points on the back are commonly used, however, I will always drape appropriately when using these points.
Your privacy and personal comfort will always be top priority to me.
Yes — acupuncture is covered by health funds under most extras policies. We provide receipts with provider details for easy claiming.
👉 Still have questions? You can view our full list of acupuncture FAQs here
They say, ‘love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life’.
I love what I do, and I love where I do it and I think you’ll find that this reflects in my practice.
I’ve created Kintsugi Therapies for Eastern Suburbs locals to support them in their health and well-being needs.
For me there’s no greater satisfaction than meeting and helping my local community, giving back to that community and being part of making it a better and healthier place to live.
First acupuncture appointment (80 mins duration): $160
Follow up acupuncture appointment (60 mins duration): $130
Please ask us about 3/5 & 10 session packs
There’s never a prefect time but there is…now!
Located just a 5-minute walk from Bondi Junction train station, our clinic is easy to access for those living in the Eastern Suburbs.
Our online booking system makes booking an appointment safe, simple and hassle free
