About us
The first bigroom acupuncture clinic was founded in Oxford by Charlotte and Tom Brydon-Smith, in 2006. They joined forces with Tom Kennedy in 2009 to open new bigroom acupuncture clinics in Bristol.
Charlotte Brydon-Smith MBAcC
Charlotte graduated in 2003 from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, and went on to study further in Five Element acupuncture. However, it was during her experience working in Sri Lanka as part of the Tsunami Relief effort, that she became convinced of the benefits of multi-bed clinics.
Charlotte is experienced in treating all ailments but has a particular interest in fertility, pregnancy and emotional work having undertaken further training in psychotherapy, life coaching and counselling. In addition to her acupuncture practice Charlotte enjoys teaching at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading and editing a Chinese magazine called Jing Shen.
Tom Brydon-Smith MBAcC
Tom graduated in 2004 from the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading. Following on from this, he was asked to stay to assist in treating patients in the college's public clinic where he now runs one of his private practices. Tom is a integrated practitioner trained in both Traditional Chinese medicine and the Five Element system. He is passionate about Five Element acupuncture and has undergone further training.
Tom's background is in medical science and he has an honours degree in Pathobiology. He worked in the science industry for several years before training as an acupuncturist. Tom is particularly interested in working with fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and paediatrics. He says ‘There are so many rewarding aspects of my work but enabling patients to conceive and enjoy a healthy pregnancy is one of the most fulfilling’.
Tom Kennedy MBAcC
Tom is a graduate of the University of Westminster’s BSc Acupuncture degree course, and helped set up and run the Four Gates affordable acupuncture clinic in West London, which opened in 2007. He has worked at several other London venues including the NHS Gateway clinic at Lambeth Hospital. As well as working at bigroom, he currently runs a private practice in Keynsham.
Tom enjoys treating a wide variety of patients and conditions, and has attended various specialised training courses, including acupuncture for pregnancy and childbirth; auricular (ear) acupuncture; traditional pulse diagnosis; neck, back, shoulder and knee pain; and scalp acupuncture for neurological conditions.
Ania Szczepanik MBAcC
From 2004, Ania studied acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, where she gained a first class BSc(hons) degree. Her aim is to work with individuals in a nurturing and holistic manner to help them find ease and balance in their mind and body.
Ania is also an experienced bodywork practitioner. She studied holistic massage at the Academy of Natural Health in London in 2002 and has completed various advanced post-graduate courses, including myofascial release, trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage, reiki, and counselling skills. Before pursuing her career in alternative medicine, Ania obtained a BA(hons) in nursing and worked within specialist fields of children’s surgery
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