Michelle Hughes • Melanie Csotonyi

Michelle Hughes

Dr. Michelle Hughes is the founder of Comox Valley Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine, which opened in 2004 in Courtenay, B.C. Michelle has a special interest in treating infertility and women’s health.

Michelle was raised in the Comox Valley and returned with her family in 2004 to open her clinic and enjoy the wonderful lifestyle that the Comox Valley has to offer.

Michelle attended the University of British Columbia where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology. Michelle then chose to study Chinese medicine and graduated in 2000 from the acclaimed International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Vancouver, British Columbia as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. After graduation Michelle interned at the Anhui Acupuncture hospital in Hefei, China where she gained valuable experience in acupuncture and herbal medicine from the hundreds of patients that she treated. Michelle is a Registered Acupuncturist and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of British Columbia. She is also a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine.

Michelle has trained with some of North America’s foremost women’s health experts in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine. Michelle has traveled to Houston, Texas to train with Dr. Randine Lewis author of the” Infertility Cure”, Vancouver to train with Bob Flaws author of” Fulfilling the Essence Chinese Treatments for Female Infertility”, and New York City to train with Mike Berkley founder of the Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness and Women’s Health. She has also taken birth coaching and is a doula in training.

Michelle believes in a complimentary approach to health care combining the many benefits of western medicine with Traditional Chinese medicine. Michelle has a large referral base of practitioners in modalities such as clinical counseling, massage therapy, hypnotherapy and hypnobirthing, chiropractic care, and physiotherapy to compliment Traditional Chinese medicine and help you to reach your goals.

Melanie Csotonyi

Melanie Csotonyi is a Registered Acupuncturist and Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Melanie graduated in April, 2008 from the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences in Nelson, BC. She completed her practicum in Kunming, China where she had the opportunity to work with some very famous traditional Chinese medicine doctors. Melanie worked in two different hospitals while in China and had the opportunity to experience the synthesis of Chinese medicine with Western medicine.

Melanie was trained by Dr. Warren Fischer, the Dean and head founder of the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences. Prior to this Melanie attended the Universal College of Reflexology where she became a registered Foot Refloxologist and Reiki Master. Melanie also has her Business Management Diploma from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Upon graduating Melanie was invited by one of her teachers to join their personal practice, in Castlegar, BC where she quickly established a dedicated clientele. She has experience in treating a wide variety of pathologies from trauma injuries, diabetes, chron’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and more. She is very empathetic and is truly dedicated to making people feel better mentally, physically and spiritually.

Melanie has moved to the Comox Valley to pursue her interest in reproductive wellness and woman’s health. With training in traditional Chinese medicine, Foot Reflexology and Reiki, she is a caring and extremely talented healer. Melanie is a passionate practitioner and believes in healing the body as a unified whole. She also strongly believes in the synthesis of Chinese medicine with Western medicine.