Treatments
Over the past decade of studying natural and conventional medicines, I’ve refined my practice to a precise and potent combination of treatments. Together, they’re designed to heal each and every “layer” you’ve built up over your life and restore you to your true nature: a vibrant, sustainable state of health.
Each appointment runs for approximately two hours, for adults. For children, a little less, for family groups, a little longer. I also offer treatments for animals of all kinds.
Want to understand how these treatments work together? Read about the unlayering process →
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Bowen Therapy
- What Is It? Bowen therapy is a gentle, hands-on treatment that stimulates the body’s reset mechanisms. The parasympathetic nervous system is activated, shifting your body powerfully into repair and healing mode. Bowen is particularly effective for anyone whose body feels stuck — whether that’s a recurring illness, high stress, mental health problems, parasitic infection, new injuries, or ones that have never fully resolved.
- How Does It Work? Gentle, precise hands-on moves are made over muscles, tendons and ligaments, stimulating the nerve bundles beneath. The moves are performed over meridians and fascial lines, with Traditional Chinese medicine in mind. As the nervous system resets, fascia softens and releases, restoring healthy flow to the organs, muscles and tissues. Clients often experience tingling, warmth and a deep, sleep-like relaxation as emotional and physical patterns that have been held in the body begin to surface, release and resolve.
- How Quickly Does It Work? Most people notice relief right away, with significant lasting changes within three to five appointments. Bowen continues working for up to five days after each session.
What Conditions Can It Treat? Bowen can be used to treat a wide variety of conditions: chronic pain, restricted movement, sciatica, carpal tunnel, gout, migraines, vision issues, reflux, IBS, psoriasis and eczema, infertility, hormonal dysfunction, anxiety, depression, PTSD and post-injury recovery, behaviour and learning difficulties, and bedwetting in children.
Classical Homeopathy
- What Is It? Over the course of our lives, we build up adaptive layers to survive times of stress – viruses, injuries, emotional distress. Each symptom is interwoven into the whole picture – nothing is random. The homeopath listens deeply to all symptoms, identifying the precise coping state and matching it to a specific remedy. Homeopathic remedies are highly diluted plant and mineral substances, administered in the form of a sugar pill.
- How Does It Work? Homeopathy operates on the principle of “like cures like” — the idea that a substance causing a symptom in a healthy person can cure that same symptom in a sick one. Homeopathic remedies trigger the body’s own healing response, signalling the whole adaptive layer to release and heal.
- How Quickly Does It Work? Changes can be felt quickly, often within days. However, once the first remedy state is released, the symptoms of previous layers will often rise to the surface. Symptoms resolve in reverse order of appearance — the most recent first, the oldest last. One remedy is given per whole layer — a process which may take weeks or months — until you arrive back at your true nature.
- What Conditions Can It Treat? Homeopathy is safe for babies, children and during pregnancy, and carry no risk of interaction with other medication. Remedies can be used to treat a wide range of conditions including anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, ADHD and ASD, skin ailments, recurring infections, digestive issues, chronic pain, concussion, vertigo, insomnia, chronic fatigue, neurological conditions and migraines. It can also improve quality of life for those living with genetic disorders, and provide comfort during end of life care.
Contact Care
- What Is It? Contact Care is a gentle, hands-on treatment designed to release old pressures, shocks and injuries stored in the skeleton. As we go through life, any blunt force trauma — a fall, a collision, concussion, birth trauma, emotional shock — can leave bone in a state of skeletal shock. The body locks up to protect itself against the blow, creating a “flinchlock”. While helpful initially, flinchlocks can stay locked up, leading to pain, restriction, and even metabolic dysfunction. Contact Care unloads these heavy impacts, so you can move freely again.
- How Does It Work? Treatment involves gently replicating the original pressure using the hands, releasing the locked contraction and restoring normal function. It’s non-intrusive and performed fully clothed. As flinchlocks release, the fascia softens, fluids flow freely again and the nervous system is able to come out of its state of shock.
- How Quickly Does It Work? Old injuries that have been locked in the body for years can shift significantly in just one or two sessions, though complex or longstanding patterns may require more.
- What Conditions Can It Treat? Contact Care is particularly effective for old unresolved injuries, chronic pain, headaches, breathing disorders, coordination problems and post-operative rehabilitation. It’s also a powerful tool for restoring emotional wellbeing and nervous system health.
Herbal Medicine
- What Is It? Herbal medicine is one of the most powerful and versatile tools in my practice. I prepare personalised formulas fresh from my on-site dispensary at my clinic in Okoroire — whole plant medicines without the harsh side effects other medications can have. Native plant essences are also available for emotional and spiritual healing, and can be discussed in person.
- How Does It Work? Taking herbal medicines daily provides powerful support to the healing processes that follow treatment. Herbs enhance and protect organ function, aid detoxification, rebalance whole systems and can soothe pain, inflammation and neurological issues. Some herbs are incredible natural antibiotics, more effective against bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections than isolated compounds in conventional medication.
- How Quickly Does It Work? Herbs can provide both fast relief and long term nourishment. Each formula is created specifically for you and you won’t often receive the same formula twice – changes happen powerfully and quickly, so the medicines needed change at each appointment.
- What Conditions Can They Treat? Herbs can support almost any condition — physical, emotional or cognitive. Carefully chosen herbs are safe for babies, during pregnancy and for animals, but it’s important to disclose any other medication you are taking, as herbs can have contra-indications with other medicines. Herbs are particularly effective for infections (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic), digestive dysfunction, hormonal imbalance, reproductive health, blood pressure, heart and kidney function, chronic pain and inflammation, neurological issues, connective tissue and bone repair, anxiety, depression, ADHD, nervous system imbalance, burnout and chronic fatigue.
Naturopathic Counselling
- What Is It? Intense emotions don’t just happen in your mind, they are present in the body and elicit physical sensations and chemical responses that have a lasting effect on your physiology. Repressed, stuck emotions can begin to affect our tissues and organs, leading to physical pain and suffering. Naturopathic counselling explores that two-way relationship, releasing emotional and physical patterns together.
- How Does It Work? As part of our session, we uncover the emotional roots of physical symptoms — and the physical roots of emotional ones. This allows the release of survival mechanisms and coping patterns at the same time as the body is freed of pain, tension and swelling. It happens much more easily than you’d think — no hard work required.
- How Quickly Does It Work? Relief can be felt very quickly, on the same day as root causes are uncovered. The power of noticing patterns and acknowledging them out loud can feel like a physical weight is lifted the moment it happens. Learning to be patient and kind with yourself can take a little longer to become a habit.
- What Conditions Can It Treat? Any physical or emotional ailment can be supported with naturopathic counselling.
Nutrition & Supplementation
- Nutritional advice and supplement prescriptions are used to support the other therapies outlined above. Once our treatment puts the body into “healing mode”, we need to make sure it has all the ingredients needed to heal and repair itself.
- I focus on natural whole food sources of nutrition, but sometimes natural supplements can really make a difference in cases of deficiency, or and organ and tissue repair. These are not always required, but are especially important when aiming for optimal health. This is always personalised per person.
- I will occasionally suggest referral to other trusted practitioners for targeted help with nutrition and lifestyle, if a significant amount of support is required.
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