**Melanie Snell, Doctor of Acupuncture**, offers integrative, patient-centred care rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, somatic & modern nervous system science. Her approach is grounded, collaborative, and focused on helping patients feel safe, supported, and empowered in their healing journey.
Melanie blends acupuncture with energy and vibration therapy and also guides with herbal medicine and holistic nutrition to create personalized treatment plans that address both symptoms and root causes. She has a special interest in complex and chronic conditions, including chronic pain, hormonal imbalance, mental health & trauma, burnout, and digestive concerns.
**Mel’s areas of expertise:**
- Mental health - anxiety disorders, mood disorders, OCD, neurodevelopmental disorders, trauma-related disorders, eating disorders
- Digestive issues - IBS, GERD, IBD, bowel issues, both chronic and functional, nausea
- Hormonal issues for men & women
- Prenatal and postnatal
- Pediatric care: digestive, respiratory, neurological/emotional, ear/nose/throat, immune support
- Endocrine disorders: thyroid, diabetes, reproductive, adrenal
- Allergies & skin disorders
- Pre and post surgery
- Oncology support
Sessions are **collaborative, unhurried, and tailored to each patient’s unique needs.** Her goal is to help you reconnect with your resilience, vitality, and your authentic self. With a strong emphasis on guiding her patients to find safety within their own bodies, minds, and spirits, her goal is always to empower and support.
_“When the body feels safe, it heals.”_
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This is for patients with follow up questions after treatment.
A free discovery session where you can ask if acupuncture is right for the condition that you are seeking treatment for.
This treatment uses a gentle, non-invasive laser applied to specific acupuncture points on the body. By stimulating these points, the laser activates the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to restore balance and support health. Laser acupuncture can help with a wide range of concerns.
This treatment uses a gentle, non-invasive laser applied to specific acupuncture points on the body. By stimulating these points, the laser activates the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to restore balance and support health. Laser acupuncture can help with a wide range of concerns.
This treatment uses a gentle, non-invasive laser applied to specific acupuncture points on the body. By stimulating these points, the laser activates the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to restore balance and support health. Laser acupuncture can help with a wide range of concerns.
This treatment uses a gentle, non-invasive laser applied to specific acupuncture points on the body. By stimulating these points, the laser activates the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to restore balance and support health. Laser acupuncture can help with a wide range of concerns.
This is a 30 minute treatment for pediatric patients looking for Reiki-only without acupuncture.
This is a 60 minute treatment for patients looking for Reiki-only without acupuncture.
This treatment is for returning patients that want to receive acupuncture, fire-cupping, and reiki, all in one 75 minute treatment.
Book as an addition to your Massage Therapy appointment. Dry needling is an excellent treatment for hypertonic muscles and is commonly used to treat sprains, spasms, headaches, muscle pain and more! BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS : If booking as a an add on to your Massage, please book for IMMEDIATELY after your treatment. EX: If you have a 60 minute Massage booked at 12pm, please book this appointment for 1pm.
This session is 90 minutes for patients who have completed their initial consultation and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture. Orthopaedic acupuncture combines modern medical knowledge with Traditional Chinese Medicine, incorporating muscle motor points and trigger points alongside traditional acupuncture points. Each session begins with a brief review of your progress and is followed by your orthopaedic acupuncture treatment, PNF stretching, and Heskier's myofascial release tool work.
This is a 60 minute treatment for patients requiring additional time for fire cupping, guasha, Tui Na massage, longer needle retention, and consultation. Ideal for chronic or complex conditions, or when more hands-on support is needed.
Experience a deeply restorative session combining acupuncture, somatic practices, Reiki, and tuning forks. These techniques work together to support nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and deep relaxation.
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and are returning for further acupuncture and fire cupping treatment. A brief review of the current state of your condition will be done before the treatment.
Your first acupuncture and fire cupping appointment includes an in-depth consultation covering the history and current state of your condition and an overview of your general health, followed by your first combined acupuncture and fire cupping treatment. Fire cupping uses glass cups applied to the skin via heat-created suction to release myofascial tension, break up adhesions, and improve circulation — an excellent complement to acupuncture for pain and muscle tightness.
This is a 45 minute treatment for returning patients with ongoing or complex conditions who benefit from deeper, continued care, as well as ongoing nutrition and lifestyle recommendations.
This is a 45 minute treatment for returning patients with ongoing or complex conditions who benefit from deeper, continued care.
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition, with special attention to any progress.
For patients who have done an initial consultation, and are returning for a fire cupping session. This session is adequate for maintenance after a full course of treatment, or for those patients that do not wish to have acupuncture.
For patients who have completed their initial consultation and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture. Orthopaedic acupuncture combines modern medical knowledge with Traditional Chinese Medicine, incorporating muscle motor points and trigger points alongside traditional acupuncture points. Each session begins with a brief review of your progress and is followed by your orthopaedic acupuncture treatment, PNF stretching, and Heskier's myofascial release tool work.
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of the condition being, with special attention to any progress.
This is a 20 minute treatment for returning pediatric patients who benefit from ongoing care.
For new pediatric patients (under 15 years) or those returning after 8+ months. Includes a full 15 minute intake, health history review, and 25 minute treatment
Your first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition you are seeing treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of your general health. The consult will be followed by your first acupuncture treatment.
For new patients or those returning after 8+ months. Includes a full 15 minute intake, health history review, and 60 minute personalized acupuncture treatment.
Your first appointment includes a thorough intake questionnaire and a detailed analysis of the tongue and pulse to identify imbalances within the body. Instead of traditional needles, our Acupuncturist uses a gentle, non-invasive laser to stimulate specific acupuncture points. This modern approach allows them to customize a treatment plan that supports your body’s unique needs—providing all the benefits of acupuncture without the use of needles.
The first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition being treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of general health. The consult will be followed by the first treatment, which may be performed with acupressure at specific acupuncture points. Acupuncture can be performed if the patient is willing and able to receive treatment with needles. Needles are inserted, stimulated, and removed. Needles are not normally left in place for paediatric acupuncture treatments.
Your first appointment includes a thorough intake questionnaire and a detailed analysis of the tongue and pulse to identify imbalances within the body. Instead of traditional needles, our Acupuncturist uses a gentle, non-invasive laser to stimulate specific acupuncture points. This modern approach allows them to customize a treatment plan that supports your body’s unique needs—providing all the benefits of acupuncture without the use of needles.
This treatment consists of placing small, sterile acupuncture needles into specific points on the body, which stimulates the body’s own physiological healing mechanism to take care of itself. Acupuncture can help a plethora of problems, common ones are: -Women’s health, hormone imbalance -Infertility -Chronic and acute pain -Migraines -Stress related illnesses
An Acupuncture appointment includes a thorough intake questionnaire and analysis of the tongue and pulse in order to determine the imbalances within the body and customize a treatment plan suitable for you. The treatment consists of placing small, sterile acupuncture needles into specific points on the body, which stimulates the body’s own physiological healing mechanism to take care of itself. Acupuncture can help a plethora of problems, common ones are: -Women’s health, hormone imbalance -Infertility -Chronic and acute pain -Migraines -Stress related illnesses
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition, with special attention to any progress.
For patients who have done in initial consultation, and are returning for orthopaedic acupuncture treatments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of your condition, with special attention to any progress, followed by an orthopaedic acupuncture treatment and PNF stretching, and Heskiers myofascial release tool.
For patients who have already done an initial consultation, and have come back for their follow-up appointments. This treatment is prefaced by a short review of the current state of the condition being, with special attention to any progress.
Your first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition you are seeing treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of your general health. The consult will be followed by your first acupuncture treatment.
The first acupuncture appointment will consist of an in-depth consultation, where the history, and current state, of the condition being treatment will be discussed, as well as an overview of general health. The consult will be followed by the first treatment, which may be performed with acupressure at specific acupuncture points. Acupuncture can be performed if the patient is willing and able to receive treatment with needles. Needles are inserted, stimulated, and removed. Needles are not normally left in place for paediatric acupuncture treatments.
This appointment is for Three Acupuncture Appointments in One House. Price will be dependant on whether appointments are Initial or Follow Up (see regular prices).
This appointment is for Two Acupuncture Appointments in One House. Price will be dependant on whether appointments are Initial or Follow Up (see regular prices).
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