Claude Scheer
Naturopath TCM with Swiss federal diploma in Zurich
As a naturopath TCM, I have been treating people in my own practice since October 2001 – for twenty years at Albisriederplatz (Albisriederstrasse 5), just above the Nature First pharmacy, and since 2021 at Albisriederstrasse 290A, in the heart of Albisrieden. I have been studying Chinese medicine since 1996 and the ancient Chinese tradition since 1994.
The Swiss federal diploma «Naturopath TCM» is the highest qualification for this profession in Switzerland. Since 1 October 2026 I have also been entitled to the official title supplement «Professional Master». My full title is: Naturopathic Practitioner in Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM with Swiss Federal Diploma, Professional Master. I passed the Swiss federal Higher Professional Examination in the specialisations of acupuncture and traditional Chinese pharmacotherapy (herbal medicine). I am a member of EMR and NVS and hold the official licence to practise in the cantons of Zurich and Lucerne. For you, this means verified training, recognised quality – and, depending on your supplementary insurance, the option to claim the treatment through your health insurer.
More about this – how a treatment works, how long it takes and what it costs – can be found under Fees and insurance.
What I specialise in
Why I practise TCM
It did not start with medicine, but with fascination. Between 1994 and 1996 I attended various courses with Master Mantak Chia – my first contact with the ancient Chinese tradition. What gripped me never let me go: in 1995 and 1996 I trained as a Tai Chi teacher in Mannheim, short form 13 in the Yang style.
It was only during this training that I understood how far Taoism reaches. It covers not only movement but a whole structure: Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Yi Jing, the geomancy of Feng Shui, Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Of all this, medicine attracted me most – and a new chapter of my life began. In 1996 I enrolled at the Akademie Naturheilkunde in Basel, and shortly afterwards I began my first training in Chinese medicine.
What still fascinates me today is the holistic view of the person. In my work I see not only the symptom but the whole person. Working out a path with you that brings you back into the flow of life – that is what gives me joy.
For me, this work also includes the opposite: saying openly when I am not the right person. What Chinese medicine cannot do and when I stop a treatment, I have written down on a separate page (in German).
How I work – from the first consultation to treatment
The first consultation
We start with a detailed conversation about what is troubling you. If there are X-rays or MRI scans, I look at them, and medical findings are taken into account in the treatment. Where appropriate, I also discuss a referral to a doctor with you – Chinese medicine does not replace a necessary medical examination.
Then come pulse and tongue diagnosis. After this assessment, I tell you which steps I recommend and why.
Nutrition – and why I don’t call it a diet
It often starts with nutrition. I deliberately do not call it a diet, because that is not what it is. It is not about giving things up, but about what your body can digest well at the moment. The word diet puts most people off – and it misses the point. How I go about it is described under nutrition according to TCM (in German).
Acupuncture, Tuina, moxa and cupping
I use acupuncture above all when energy is blocked and the meridians need to be reopened. I usually combine it with Tuina massage, because both work in the same direction. Depending on the pattern, moxa – that is, warmth – or cupping is added.
One thing is important to me: I stay with you throughout the whole treatment. You do not lie alone with the needles in a room while the next patient is already being treated next door.
Chinese herbs
Chinese herbs are a very effective form of therapy when a deficiency in the body needs to be treated – that is, when something needs to be built up. They also support acupuncture in cases of heat and stagnation. Often it is the combination of both that works.
What I work with and how the individual methods fit together is described in detail on the page Traditional Chinese Medicine (in German).
Consultations in several languages
French (Français)
English
Spanish (Español)
Italian (Italiano)
Training and diplomas – since 1996
Continuing education matters to me. Not because the profession requires it, but because I want to care for my patients as well as I possibly can – and that means continuing to learn. What was valid thirty years ago is no longer enough today.
This path began in 1996 and continues to this day: the Master Tung course runs into the current year. Here are all my training courses, with the years and the people I learned from.
