Stephanie Rybczyn El-Khatib
- Palpation-based acupuncture assessment and needling for root causes.
- Acupuncture for chronic pain relief and longer-lasting relief.
- Acupuncture and non-insertive needling for head injuries and sensory disturbances.
- Acupuncture for anxiety and trauma / PTSD / C-PTSD symptom support.
- Acupuncture combined with cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, and acupressure.
This summary is for informational purposes only and may not be accurate.
Stil Space
2526 Agricola Street, Suite 3, Halifax, NS, B3K 4C5
Stephanie Rybczyn El-Khatib R.Ac. (she/ they) is a graduate of the Autumn Institute of Health and is in good standing with ATCMANS (Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Association of NS). She is a queer, Lebanese-Ukrainian artist and arts worker. She is currently training in Engaging Vitality, a style of acupuncture that incorporates osteopathic palpatory principles to create highly effective, minimally-invasive, multi-systemic treatments. She trained briefly with Julie St-Pierre, a local specialist in women’s health, fertility, and gynecology. She is the recipient of the Stil Space Rooted in Care award, an award given to graduates with a strong focus on making medicine accessible in community. Coming from an active arts background, her treatments are informed by a creative lens that witnesses the body in constant flux. This is amplified by her relational experiences with epigenetic trauma and chronic pain conditions, forming one of the pillars of her practice: that change is always a possibility. Her treatments are rooted in palpation, meaning she spends a lot of time manually assessing tissues and structures to determine root causes and systemic effects of her client’s presentations. Her treatments focus on helping clients feel better now, while addressing the underlying causes of their symptoms to provide increasingly long-lasting windows of relief. She uses several modalities (acupuncture, acupressure massage, gua sha, cupping, and moxibustion) based on what her clients need. She also offers treatments that use no needles at all, while still using the complete acupuncture channels and points model to create positive change. Stephanie is committed to supporting queer and trans health by focusing on things like surgery prep and recovery, wound/ scar healing, easing HRT side effects, and maintaining tissue health when using binders or packers. Additionally, she has special interest in treating concussions/ TBIs, sensory disturbances, digestive imbalances, Lyme disease, chronic pain, anxiety, and trauma/ PTSD/ C-PTSD. She is happy to work with clients on whatever conditions, experiences, or feelings of “not-quite-right” they bring to her.
PLEASE BOOK THIS if it is your first time with this service/practitioner. This first visit is designed to give us a complete picture of your health and wellness goals. We’ll begin with a thorough intake and discussion of your health history, current concerns, and what you’re hoping to achieve through acupuncture. Your practitioner will then create a treatment plan tailored to your needs and provide your first acupuncture session. This appointment allows time to build a foundation for your care, address immediate concerns, and set you on the path toward balance and healing.