my friend’s clinic

Kata Japunčić is a fully qualified Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine practitioner, accredited to practice in Australia since 2011.

Her whole person approach to healthcare is grounded in listening, asking and observing with informed consent. Your concerns will be heard. Your health needs and boundaries respected.

Your care and treatment plan may involve acupuncture, Chinese herbs, food recommendations, cupping, moxa, massage techniques, and discussion about simple, achievable habits to support you and your needs in daily life.

Appointments with Kata allow time for a thorough overview of your health and daily life needs. Kata will break down how Chinese Medicine works to treat your unique situation and answer your questions. Kata also enjoys liaising with others involved in your care including counsellors, GPs, other alternative/allied health modalities, specialists, endocrinologists, pain clinics, physiotherapists, etc.

Kata’s Practice History

Kata has been caring for community since 2002. Starting as a Street Medic and later apprenticing as a Barefoot Doctor with Ron ‘Doc’ Rosen. Kata has provided care, treatment and acupuncture training support in partnership with autonomous social centres; peer-based harm reduction services; PTSD, trauma and war-related injury rehab services in former Yugoslavia, now Croatia.

In Australia, her practice history includes working with Angie Savva at Affordable Acupuncture; ACON/AIDS Council of NSW; partnering with Twenty10/GLCS supporting LGBTIQAP+ young people; co-organising a community acupuncture seminar series with Kath Berry; and founding Acupuncture for Community, a grassroots not-for-profit delivering simple, low-cost treatments and trainings in partnership with community-led projects and services.

Kata has a special interest in chronic and complex health conditions, recovery support for acute injuries, trans and gender diverse health and wellbeing.

* Mental and emotional health including anxiety, depression and impulsivity, chronic stress, study and exam stress.

* Chronic pain conditions including CRPS, migraine, fatigue, musculoskeletal, arthritic conditions, work, sports or other activity-based injuries and overuse injuries.

* Digestion support including nausea and vomiting arising from chemotherapy, or pregnancy-related.

* Hormone health including gender affirmation support, hot flushes, peri-menopause, menopause, age-related low testosterone, menstrual/bleeding cycles, PCOS, endometriosis and other aspects of gynaecological and urological health.

* Insomnia, including tiredness and fatigue.

* Fertility as an adjunct to IVF treatment.

* Preparation and recovery support for surgical procedures including gender affirming procedures, keyhole surgery, and acute injury as an adjunct to primary medical care.

* Action Aftercare for organisers, activists, street medics, observers and community people after demonstrations.

* Words used above to describe health conditions & what Chinese Medicine can treat are regulated by strict AHPRA guidelines. These guidelines also prevent us including testimonials shared by people whose health has improved after treatments with Kata since opening clinic doors in Marrickville and Surry Hills back in 2012.

If you’re unsure about how acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping and/or Chinese herbs might help with your health needs, please be welcome to contact Kata directly with any questions or ask about the possibility of coming into the clinic to chat over a cuppa.

* Initial appointment $165 (90 mins + 1st time admin).

* Follow up appointment $115 (70mins).

* Options for payment by contactless EFTPOS.

* Instant Health fund rebates via HICAPS.

Clinic hours

* Wednesday, Thursday & Weekends by appointment.

* CovidSafe protocols in line with NSW Health guidelines.

** This location is currently not 100% accessible or 100% scent-free.

Please be welcome to contact Kata directly about access-related support.

More detailed access info further below with location map.

Cancellation policy

* Minimum 24 hours notice required to cancel or reschedule an appointment.

* Less than 24 hours notice requires contribution of 70% of the consultation fee.

Our therapeutic relationship relies on a shared commitment to Mutual Respect & Accountability between us as the person seeking treatment support and the practitioner. This commitment helps structure collective safety, enables Kata as your practitioner to be paid fairly and supports everyone to make the best use of the clinic.

* Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice can only be accepted by phone.