Trusted Acupuncturist in Bass Coast, VIC
25 Years of Traditional Chinese Medicine Near Phillip Island
Gentle care from a practitioner who takes the time to listen — experienced care for pain and women’s health across the Bass Coast, AHPRA-registered so you can claim.
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Which Element Are You?
In Chinese medicine we each carry all five elements — Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water — yet one or two usually stand out at a given stage of life. Answer a handful of short questions and get a plain-language read on what it means for you.
We treat the pattern, not just the label
When you sit down with Brigitte Linder, the first thing you get is time. Before any needles, she wants the full picture: the sore knee or the difficult cycle you came in for, yes, but also how you’re sleeping, how your digestion is, how you’re feeling in yourself. In Chinese Medicine, that whole picture is the point. We treat the pattern, not just the label.
Brigitte has practised for more than 25 years. She completed her Advanced Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Melbourne in 2001 under Dr Samuel Zheng, and has since trained in five-element acupuncture, classical Chinese herbal medicine and Dr Tung’s distal acupuncture. She’s an AHPRA-registered Chinese medicine practitioner and dispenser, a member of the Australasian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association, and a TAC and WorkSafe provider. She also holds a Master of Research from the NICM Health Research Institute at Western Sydney University, where she’s now a PhD candidate.
She first came to Chinese medicine as a patient. Impressed by what a single treatment did for her, she asked her practitioner to teach her, and she’s been at it ever since, founding the Safflower Acupuncture Clinic and Herbal Dispensary in Newhaven (Victoria) before setting up her current practice at Tenby Point. Some of the patients who first found her years ago are still with her today.
You’ll see Brigitte herself at every visit. She talks you through what she’s doing before she does it, sets a schedule you can genuinely manage, and is honest about what acupuncture can and can’t help with, so your care is built around you.
I work with the patient, and we make a plan that suits them, not a plan that suits me.
Grounded care, gently delivered
25+ Years in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brigitte has practised since 2001 and holds a Master of Research from Western Sydney University’s NICM Health Research Institute, where she’s now a PhD candidate. You’re being seen by one of regional Victoria’s most experienced, credentialed practitioners.
A Plan Built Around You
We work out how often you come in with you, based on what you can manage, and adjust as you go. Your care fits your life, and you decide the pace from there.
Heard as a Whole Person
Brigitte looks at your sleep, mood and digestion alongside the pain or problem you came in with, not just the one symptom. You get the time to explain the full picture before anything begins.
AHPRA-Registered, So You Can Claim
Because Brigitte is AHPRA-registered, most private health extras that cover acupuncture let you claim back part of the fee. She’s also a TAC and WorkSafe provider.
Whole-person care, matched to what brought you in
From musculoskeletal pain to fertility, sleep and herbal medicine — each area draws on the same unhurried, evidence-informed approach. Explore where your care might begin.
Acupuncture for Pain
Tried heat packs, physio and painkillers, and your back, neck or knee is still sore? Easing musculoskeletal and nerve-related pain, including sciatica and arthritis, is one of the areas Brigitte has focused on across 25+ years in practice. See how acupuncture care works for people across the Bass Coast.
Acupuncture Clinic
When stress won’t switch off, headaches keep coming back, or you’re lying awake at night, it wears you down over time. Acupuncture is often used to help settle anxiety, ease recurring headaches and migraines, and support better sleep, in a calm, unhurried room at Tenby Point. Explore how these sessions work.
Chinese Medicine Clinic
Some things don’t trace back to a single symptom. They show up as a pattern across your sleep, digestion, energy and mood. Chinese Medicine looks at the whole picture, drawing on moxibustion, dietary therapy, and herbal support alongside acupuncture for patients across the region. See what whole-person care looks like.
Herbalist
If digestive troubles, a skin condition like eczema, or a long-standing complaint hasn’t shifted, a tailored herbal formula may support your treatment. Brigitte prepares individual Chinese herbal formulas through her own dispensary, matched to your specific pattern. Learn how herbal medicine fits alongside your care on the Bass Coast.
Women's Health Clinic
Whether you’re trying to conceive, navigating an early pregnancy, or feeling brushed off about period pain or menopause, you deserve to be properly listened to. Brigitte uses acupuncture and herbal formulas to support women through fertility, pregnancy, labour preparation and midlife, working alongside your GP or specialist right across the region. See how women’s health care works here.
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If You've Tried Everything Else
You’ve done the heat packs, the physio, maybe the painkillers, and you’re still sore. You want someone who takes the whole picture seriously and gives you a straight answer, not another quick fix.
Women Who Want to Be Truly Listened To
Whether it’s fertility, pregnancy, period pain or menopause, you’re tired of feeling rushed or dismissed. You want unhurried, woman-to-woman care that works alongside your GP or specialist, not instead of them.
Whole-Person, Not Just a Symptom
You’re less interested in a one-off fix and more in a practitioner who looks at your sleep, energy and overall wellbeing together, and who stays with you over time as someone you trust.
Stretched Thin and Running on Empty
Between work, family and the drive, you’re wound up, sleeping badly, or getting headaches you can’t shake. You want a calm space to reset, without being pushed into a program you didn’t ask for.
The things people usually ask
Does acupuncture actually hurt?
How many sessions will I need at Tenby Point?
Can Bass Coast locals claim it on private health?
Does acupuncture work alongside my Wonthaggi GP?
Is pregnancy acupuncture safe on Phillip Island?
What happens at a first appointment in Tenby Point?
A quiet drive that's part of the calm
Brigitte’s clinic sits at idyllic Tenby Point, one of the small Western Port townships on the Bass Coast, and patients travel from across the region. Many make the drive from Cowes, the largest town on Phillip Island and about 30 minutes away, as well as Wonthaggi and the Waterline towns closer to home. Many comment that the journey to Brigitte’s peaceful clinic, in its natural surroundings, is healing in itself.
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Book online in a couple of minutes, or call Brigitte on 0421 812 691 to ask whether acupuncture is right for you.