Acupuncture for Autoimmune Conditions in Lewes

Autoimmune conditions can affect many parts of daily life — from energy and sleep to digestion, mood, and movement. Symptoms often come in waves, with flare-ups that feel unpredictable and hard to manage. Acupuncture offers a clear, steady way to support the body’s regulation — easing inflammation, calming the nervous system, and improving quality of life.

This isn’t about overriding your immune system. It’s about helping your body restore balance, and working with the underlying strain that may be driving symptoms.

A Chinese Medicine Approach

In Chinese medicine, autoimmune conditions are understood as signs of internal dysregulation — where the system can no longer clearly distinguish between what to fight and what to protect. This can happen after long-term stress, illness, trauma, or depletion.

Rather than treat only the label, we look at what your system is doing:

  • Is there heat or inflammation?

  • Is there cold or weakness?

  • Is fatigue making symptoms worse?

  • Are other systems (digestion, hormones, mood) involved?

Treatment works by calming reactivity, restoring function, and supporting the parts of the system that are under strain.

What I Support in Clinic

I regularly work with people managing:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

  • Chronic fatigue/post-viral immune imbalance

  • Long COVID

  • Ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease

  • Skin-related autoimmune issues (eczema, psoriasis)

  • Fibromyalgia (with overlapping autoimmune symptoms)

Acupuncture doesn’t aim to suppress the immune system. Instead, it supports clearer communication within the body, helping reduce flare-ups and improve overall regulation.

What to Expect in Treatment

Your first session begins with a full consultation. We’ll explore:

  • Your symptom history and current challenges

  • Known triggers (stress, food, hormones, weather)

  • Sleep, energy, digestion, and mood

  • Patterns of flare-up and recovery

Treatment is gentle and responsive — fine needles are used to help reduce inflammation, calm the nervous system, and support organ systems involved in immune regulation. We may also use moxibustion, cupping, or food-based guidance when appropriate.

You won’t be pushed to explain everything or "push through" symptoms — we’ll go at a pace that matches your energy and where your system is on the day.

Long-Term Support Without Pressure

Autoimmune conditions often need ongoing care. Acupuncture offers a way to work with the body over time — not with fixed protocols, but with treatment that adjusts as your system shifts.

This work can sit alongside any medical care you're receiving, and I’ll always encourage communication with your GP or specialist.

Begin with a Conversation

If you’re managing an autoimmune condition and want to explore how Chinese medicine might help, you’re welcome to
book a free 20-minute consultation to talk things through and see if this approach is right for you.