Bring joy to your life.

Award-winning talk therapy and Five Element acupuncture from The Lodge on Wallingford High Street, and online wherever you are. Small, purposeful steps, taken together.

Book a free discovery call Start with what you’re carrying

30+ years in practiceBAcC and APHP registeredLuxlife 2024 Most Dedicated Talk Therapist, Oxfordshire

Michelle Hammond at her Wallingford practice — **Michelle Hammond**BSc (Hons), Lic Ac, MBAcC, MAPHP
The Lodge, 51A High Street, Wallingford

BSc (Hons), Lic AcCollege of Integrated Chinese Medicine
British Acupuncture CouncilMember, with the Association of Acupuncture Clinicians
APHP and NRPCRegistered hypnotherapist and psychotherapist
Lifestyle MedicineBritish Society of Lifestyle Medicine member
CMA Educating MemberComplementary Medical Association

What I do

Whichever door you come through, you get the whole picture.

Some people arrive for the mind and stay for the body. Some the other way round. Because one practitioner holds both, nothing gets lost between appointments.

Two people walking beside the Thames near Wallingford on a misty morning

Talk therapy

For emotional challenges and the behaviours that keep you stuck. Neuroscience-informed, and shaped to you rather than to a method. In the room, online, or walking along the river.

BWRTBrain Working Recursive Therapy
Clinical hypnotherapyGuided, evidence-based
Psychodynamic therapyWhere patterns come from
CoachingOnline, in person, or walking sessions
TFT and EFTThought Field and Emotional Freedom Technique
Integrative talk therapyThe right mix for you

£40 initial consultation, 45 minutes, redeemable against sessions booked within three months.

A fine acupuncture needle being placed on a patient's upper back

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine

Five Element acupuncture to restore balance, from the same weekly clinic at The Lodge. Chronic pain, fatigue, stress, hormonal and digestive health, sleep, and support through addiction.

Five Element acupunctureThe core of the practice
Auricular acupunctureIncluding the NADA ear protocol
Facial acupunctureSkin rejuvenation
Fire cupping and gua shaMuscle and circulation
Electro-acupunctureFor persistent pain
Moxibustion and acupressureWarmth and touch

Book a treatmentNew patients complete a short health questionnaire first.

Start here

Start with what you’re carrying.

Choose the one closest to home. I’ll show you where I would usually begin, and we decide the rest together on the discovery call.

Talk therapy firstBWRT and clinical hypnotherapy work quickly on the fear response itself. Auricular acupuncture often comes alongside to settle the nervous system between sessions.
Both, togetherAcupuncture for the body’s stress response and sleep. Coaching and hypnotherapy for the habits and pressures underneath. Sleep Well and AcuCalm-Mind sessions if you would rather start in a group.
Talk therapyPsychodynamic and integrative work on the patterns that repeat, with practical coaching for the conversations you are avoiding.
Talk therapyBWRT to change the automatic response, hypnotherapy to rehearse the new one, and coaching to keep it honest week to week.
Both, togetherThe NADA ear-acupuncture protocol supports withdrawal and craving. BWRT and hypnotherapy work on the trigger. Steady, private, no judgement.
Talk therapy, pacedBWRT and hypnotherapy can work without you having to retell everything. We go at your pace, with acupuncture available for the body’s side of it.
Talk therapy firstIntegrative talk therapy with room to grieve properly. Five Element acupuncture alongside for energy and sleep when they go.
Acupuncture firstFive Element acupuncture, electro-acupuncture and cupping for the pain and fatigue. Coaching for living well around a long-term condition.
Acupuncture and lifestyleAcupuncture for IBS, bloating and autoimmune digestive conditions, with lifestyle medicine on the everyday side. The Maximise your Microbiome workshop is the group version.
Acupuncture firstFive Element acupuncture for cycle, menopause and fertility support, with talk therapy where the emotional side needs its own room.

Michelle Hammond, at The Lodge. Host of Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science on UK Health Radio, and founder of the Wallingford Wellbeing Festival.

About Michelle

“It’s the small, purposeful steps, taken with conscious connection, that lead to meaningful, positive and lasting change.”

For over 30 years Michelle has been exploring what it means to live a healthy, balanced life: in clinical practice, in spa and wellness leadership, and in training the next generation of practitioners.

Her approach brings together neuroscience, advanced psychotherapeutic techniques and traditional Chinese medicine. Named Most Dedicated Talk Therapist and Wellness Workshop Provider 2024 for Oxfordshire by Luxlife, and nominated for the Women Changing the World Award 2024, she runs a busy weekly clinic in Wallingford and works online with clients around the world.

Beyond the clinic she hosts Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science on UK Health Radio, and founded the Wallingford Wellbeing Festival and its magazine.

Acupuncture: BSc (Hons), Lic Ac, College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. Member, British Acupuncture Council and Association of Acupuncture Clinicians.
Talk therapy: Association for Professional Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. National Register of Psychotherapists and Counsellors.
Lifestyle medicine: British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Educating Member of the Complementary Medical Association.
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What happens next

Three steps, and the first one costs nothing.

STEP 01
A free discovery call
A short call to hear what is going on and whether I am the right person. No pressure, no script. Book a slot online or ring the clinic.
STEP 02
Your first session
Talk therapy begins with a 45-minute consultation for £40, redeemable against sessions booked within three months. Acupuncture starts with a health questionnaire and a full first treatment.
STEP 03
A plan that fits your week
Weekly clinics at The Lodge, Wallingford. Online sessions worldwide. Walking sessions along the Thames. Visits to your place of work by arrangement.

Book online or call 01491 861 009

In their words

“I was crippled with anxiety when first diagnosed with cancer. Michelle not only helped me to manage the anxiety and panic. She has been instrumental in the relationship I now have with my oncology team, my family, and my self.”

Kathy C. · Talk therapy client

“I reached out to Michelle when my business was failing, and I felt paralysed in how to get myself out of the hole I had got myself in. Now not only can I breathe again, my business has also taken a new lease of life and I feel great.”

John G.

“I love working with Michelle. Her energy, passion and ability to make people feel comfortable and at ease talking about even the most challenging subjects is inspiring.”

Evelyn B.

Workshops and group sessions

For teams, community groups and anyone who prefers company.

Hands-on wellbeing classes for workplaces and community groups around Wallingford, and small group sessions in person or online. Every workshop sends you home with something you made.

Session	What happens	Length	Per person
Sleep Well	The science of sleep, what gets in its way, and a sleep spray you blend yourself.	2 hours	£45
Maximise your Microbiome	Gut health made practical, with bath salts or kimchi to take home.	2 hours	£45
Calm a Monkey Mind	Mind mastery for a busy head, plus your own emotional rescue roller.	2 hours	£45
Self Care Survival	Burnout prevention and the science of self-care. Leave with a personal wellness kit.	2 hours +	from £45
Going Green Within	Why nature connection works, while you build a terrarium.	2 hours +	from £45
Massage Masterclass	From an introductory evening to certificated training.	2 hours to 2 days	£45 to £250
AcuBalance	Somatic movement, guided visualisation and acupuncture. In person or online.	75 min	£25
Guided Hypnotherapy Intensive	Six structured sessions on anxiety and trauma in a small, supportive group.	6 × 90 min	£145
AcuCalm-Mind	Clinical ear acupuncture with meditation. A reset for stress.	60 min	£20

Ask about a workshop for your team Full details on the current workshop programme.

Beyond the clinic

The wider Wallingford wellbeing family.

The practice sits inside a bigger project: a festival, a magazine, a directory of local practitioners and a weekly radio show. Everything Michelle runs, in one place.

Find the clinic

The Lodge, on the High Street.

CLINICThe Lodge, 51A High Street
Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0DB
Weekly clinics. Online sessions worldwide.

CALL01491 861 009
07974 129 234

EMAILhello@michellehammond.co.uk

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