Non-Clinical Staff

Our clinical staff are supported by Amy, our Receptionist-Administrator, and Sean, our Clinical Director.

Amy relocated with her family to the Lincoln area in 2007 from Nottingham, and joined the clinic soon after. She has a degree in English from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, and came to us from a career in bar management which took her from Edinburgh to Nottingham and beyond.

Amy is a patient's first point of contact with the clinic, and ishappy to answer any questions about booking an appointment, or pass on queries to Sean, Vimala, Austin, Kirstie & Jan if a more detailed answer is required, or if a patient wishes to have a chat about how TCM could help them before booking an appointment.

Sean Barkes Clinical Director
MBAcC, BA(Hons), BSc.(Hons) TCM Ac., Clin. Ac. (China)

Sean's interest in Chinese Medicine started with an interest in Martial Arts in 1985. In the Orient, martial arts and healing arts are often learned together. In 1995, after training in oriental medicine whilst living in Japan, Sean returned to England to complete a degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Westminster in London. After this, he completed a post-graduate internship at various hospitals in Hangzhou, China. Whilst in China, Sean also trained in Tuina, a Traditional Chinese form of massage. In order to add to his skills, he subsequently studied Chinese patent herbal medicine, again at the University of Westminster, with one of the country's leading Chinese herbalists. Sean has taught Chinese remedial and therapeutic exercise (Chi Kung) and T'ai Chi Chuan since 1995.

Sean has also completed specialist training in Paediatric acupuncture. Being a father of three himself, he became interested in the potential for using Acupuncture to treat babies and children, who are needled entirely different to adults in that the needles are not retained; the needle is inserted and removed immediately as a child's Qi is so easily stimulated. (detailed biography)