Kate Butt

Acumamas Wellness

301 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1C9

Kate is a graduate of the 5-year Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine program at the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences in Nelson, BC. She is currently licensed as a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCM.P) and offers acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, tuina massage, herbal medicine prescriptions, and counsel for diet, lifestyle, spiritual and emotional well-being. Kate treats all health concerns and holds a special interest in gynecological and obstetric care. She also has years of experience and interest in treating injuries (sports and otherwise) and supporting rehabilitation. Kate has a great interest in participating in community support using acupuncture and has done volunteer acupuncture treatment for addictions for several years at Nelson Mental Health and Addictions Services. Before attending the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences, Kate obtained an Honors Degree in the Health Sciences at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. During the Doctor of TCM diploma program she traveled to China where she undertook internships in three different hospitals. In Beijing, she worked at Fengsheng hospital where her focus was on acupuncture, cupping, orthopedics and orthopedic surgery.Also in Beijing, she worked at Renmin Hospital (Peking University People’s Hospital) where she focused on herbal prescription, tongue and pulse diagnosis. The bulk of her time in China was spent studying and practicing gynecology and obstetrics at Shaanxi TCM hospital in Shaanxi province where she also worked in cardiology before traveling to Tibet. In Tibet, Kate performed several ‘koras’ (meditative pilgrimages), and studied Tibetan herbal medicine. Since graduating from the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences Kate has continued her education by attending advanced trainings such as: Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth with Debra Betts, Treating Infertility with Yvonne Farrell & Laura Erlich, Japanese Acupuncture with Brenda Leow, Addictions Acupuncture with Les Montcrief, Treating and diagnosing Trauma in Children with Yair Maimon, Qi Gong for Cancer with Ken Cohen, Somatic Trauma Resolution with Sharon Porter, Tuina (massage) and Moxibustion for menstrual problems and fertility issues with Sarah Pritchard, Key Concepts in Facilitating Embryo Implantation with Brandon Horn, Wu Wei: A Counter Intuitive Approach to Uterine Receptivity and Treating Infertility with Randine Lewis PhD, The Remarkable Wen Jing Tang for Treating Infertility with Sharon Weizenbaum, Immunological Infertility: Effectively Treating Complex Cases with Fiona McCullough, ND, The Fertile Angst – 5 Element Treatment Strategies for Calming Fertility Tensions with Jani White, Treating Advanced Maternal Age and Egg Quality with the 8 Extraordinary Vessels with Brandon Horn, Chinese Medicine’s View of Immunological Infertility with Randine Lewis PhD, along with many others to date. Kate has been practicing privately for 20 years. She dreams of a future in which the medical system is less fractured but rather more integrative and communicative thus offering the most optimal healthcare support possible to people in need of care. Kate believes that the human body, mind and spirit compose a system with an unbelievable capability to heal and transcend. She is grateful to have the honour of working with you to achieve optimal health and she looks forward to supporting you and your unique self with compassion, respect and attention.