— Louise Bennett — Registered Acupuncturist Brisbane

Louise Bennett has been in clinical practice for over 35 years, beginning as a registered nurse and midwife, and now working as a registered acupuncturist at Balance Acupuncture Brisbane, in Carina.

That healthcare background is not incidental. It shapes how every presentation is assessed, how treatment is structured, and how progress is tracked over time.

Louise’s qualifications include:

Louise’s clinical career began in nursing and extended into midwifery, where she worked extensively in women’s health across hospital and community settings. This foundation — understanding how the body functions systemically, how conditions develop over time, and how patients experience care — continues to inform how acupuncture is approached in clinic today.

After decades in conventional healthcare, Louise trained formally in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, adding a framework that approaches the body’s patterns and regulatory systems from a different clinical angle. The combination of these two backgrounds is what makes the approach here different from standard acupuncture practice.

Louise is registered with AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) and is a member of AACMA (Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association). Treatment at Balance Acupuncture is recognised by Medibank and Bupa, and WorkCover patients are welcome.

Treatment is not based on a fixed method or a standard protocol applied to everyone with the same presenting complaint.

Each session is guided by how your symptoms are presenting, how they’ve developed over time, and how your body responds to treatment as it progresses. Adjustments are made as patterns become clearer, which is often where the most useful clinical information comes from.

In practice, the focus is frequently on identifying what is maintaining the issue, not just what caused it to begin with. Many patients come in after trying other approaches that have helped partially or temporarily. Treatment here is structured around understanding why that is.

In clinic, Louise regularly works with:

• Chronic pain and musculoskeletal conditions, such as back pain, sciatica, neck and shoulder tension
• Stress, anxiety, and sleep disturbances
• Women’s health: fertility support, IVF preparation, pregnancy care, labour preparation, perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms, hormonal imbalance
• Headaches and migraines
• Digestive concerns and general systemic symptoms
• Complex or longstanding presentations that haven’t fully resolved with other approaches

These areas often overlap, and treatment is adjusted to reflect the full picture rather than addressing each concern in isolation.

Many patients are already under the care of a GP, physiotherapist, obstetrician, fertility specialist, or psychologist when they first come in.

Where appropriate, acupuncture is used to work alongside existing care rather than replace it. For patients going through IVF, managing a chronic condition, or navigating complex ongoing symptoms, a coordinated approach is often more effective than any single modality in isolation.

If you’re already working with other practitioners and want to discuss how acupuncture might fit into your current care, that’s worth covering at the first appointment.

“I’d been dealing with ongoing back pain and stiffness for years. After a few sessions with Louise I noticed real improvement — more mobility, less pain day to day.”

“Louise has been treating me for years. My sleep is better, the stiffness has reduced, and I always leave feeling genuinely restored.”

Balance Acupuncture is located at 56 Zahel Street, Carina. A calm, unhurried clinical environment in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs, accessible from Camp Hill, Carindale, Belmont, Cannon Hill, Tingalpa, and surrounding areas.

Appointments are structured to allow time for both proper discussion and treatment. There is no rushed seven-minute consultation here.

Louise offers an empathetic, caring, and non-judgmental holistic health service, with treatments based on the traditional Eastern medicine approach. This approach takes into account physical issues, lifestyle factors, and other stressors that impact health and wellness.

Take the first step towards a brighter, healthier you by scheduling your consultation and treatment. We’re here to support you on this journey to a more vibrant life.