My First Love….
Herbal Medicine is the oldest form of medicine and is used widely today as a safe and effective natural medicine. It works with the body’s natural healing abilities to regain balance and restore vitality and overall function.
Remedies are made from whole plant extracts, specific to the individual patient’s needs. Herbal medicine rarely causes side effects, offers a person centred approach and all treatment plans are bespoke.
Herbal Medicine for women’s health and fertility
Women of the Earth, life is demanding, you feel pulled and pushed and sometimes, you feel overwhelmed with responsibility and expectation and its hard to find time and space to just breathe. Here, let us sit a while and drink tea. You’re a human being not a human doing. There is time and space here for you through your Maiden years, your Mother years and your Wise Crone years. I can support you.
- Young women, as you move towards menarche
- With your menstrual cycle and any irregularities you may be experiencing
- Gynaecological and Endocrine disorders
- Fertility and your journey
- Pregnancy, through every trimester, working with you
as you grow and change - Post-natal support for you and your family
- Menopause, a new age, as you reinvent yourself with
all of your wisdom behind you.
What I ask of you:
In order for you to feel empowered, there are a few things you will need to bring with you
- An open mind: to try new things, new perspectives, new ways of thinking
- Determination: you have to want to make a change
- Patience: Herbal Medicine is no quick fix.
We will look at:
- You – your life so far, how it is that you are here
- Lifestyle – how you move through each day
- Outlook – how you view life, your community, all that is around you
- Diet – the food you eat communicates to every cell in your body – what is your food saying to you?
- Imbalance – how the symptoms you experience affect you and how they make you feel.
Wondering? or Wandering?
Ask me, talk to me, I am here, I am present.
Treatment Options
14 Week Treatment Plan
Week 1 : Initial Consultation and Setting Aims (1 hour)
In your first consultation we will discuss your case history, which you will have filled out in part in your pre-consultation form. We will also have an in depth discussion regarding your presenting complaints, overall state of health and wellbeing, previous medical history and current medication. If you have had any recent test results I’ll ask you to send them over so we can consider them when directing the treatment plan. We will discuss expectations and you will set your main aims of the treatment plan. I will then formulate a bespoke prescription based on this and you as a whole person. You will receive 1 week of herbal medicine in the post and an email summarising the appointment and how to complete your diet diary for week 2.
Week 2: Diet (1 hour)
You will have completed an 3 day diet diary and we will discuss this in a non-judgmental manner, simply looking at any changes you could make to support your health. Suggestions are designed to be accessible and by choosing just one or two to focus on for the week, the changes are more likely to be sustainable. All of this will be sent over in an email so you can refer back to it whenever you want to. Each week you will receive herbal medicine in the post.
Week 3: Lifestyle (1 hour)
You will have completed a 3 day lifestyle audit which we will review together. We will look at how you are spending your time and energy and how this could be impacting your health. Small changes can sometimes have the biggest impact and so we will find ways to improve your lifestyle that are accessible and that you have capacity for. You’ll receive a summary email and herbs in the post.
Week 4: Awareness (1 hour)
In this session we will zoom out and look at your health and life overall, sometimes doing a timeline of the big life events and your health status in those moments can be really enlightening. Patterns can emerge and this can give us a clearer path forward towards better health. We will also look at menstrual cycle awareness and anything that is specific to you whether it be a delve into a diagnosed condition and what that means or how to navigate and advocate within the mainstream medicine world or interpreting any test results you have. You’ll receive 2 weeks of herbs and a summary email.
Week 6 and 10: Follow up + review of herbs (30 minutes)
By week 6 you may have had one whole menstrual cycle so it’s a good chance to see what effect the herbs and diet and lifestyle changes are having. We can review the previous suggestions and see if there’s anything else you can bring into your day to day life.
Week 14: Follow up + review of aims (30 minutes)
In your final appointment of the treatment plan we will review your aims set at the start and see if we have achieved them, if your focus has now shifted or if we need a bit more time working together. If we are continuing you will be able to book ad hoc follow up consultations and/or order more herbal medicine.
What’s included:
- 4 x 60 minute consultations
- 3 x 30 minute consultations
- Up to 1400mls of herbal medicine (tincture)
- 7 lots of postage and packaging for the prescriptions
- Up to 4.5 hours of research and dispensing time
- Access to discount codes for high quality supplements
- Up to 2 hours of research time
- Email support and consultation summaries between appointments
Occasionally a specific herb may be used that is more expensive than the average cost and so an additional charge may be added – this would always be discussed and agreed with you before use.
The Mini Plan
A great option if you’re not sure where to start on your health journey but you know you need to start somewhere with a guiding hand for support. Think slow and sustainable change in a positive direction. This is suitable for the following:
- Sleep disturbances
- Low energy
- Digestive upset
- Immune system dysregulation
- Hormone imbalance
- Skin eruptions
Or maybe you’re experiencing what we refer to as ‘Lifeache”, you’re not ill, but you’re not feeling 100% either and know there must be a way for you to feel better.
What you will receive:
- 1 x Initial consultation (1 hour)
- 2 x Follow up consultations (30 minutes each)
- Up to 2 hours of research time
- Email support and consultation summaries between appointments
- Personalised lifestyle and dietary suggestions
- Access to discount codes for high quality supplements and further medical testing where possible
Ad Hoc
Your Initial Consultation (1 hour)
During your initial consultation we will discuss your case history, which you will have filled out in part in your pre-consultation form. We will also have an in depth discussion regarding your presenting complaints. In addition, your overall state of health and wellbeing, previous medical history, current medication, diet, lifestyle and social and emotional aspects of your life will be explored. Your blood pressure and pulse may be taken and other diagnostic procedures may be included if relevant. Some time will be spent towards the end of your consultation discussing the proposed prescription to ensure you understand and agree with the direction it will take. I spend time in between your appointments keeping up with the latest research and sending you summaries of your consultations.
Your Follow up Consultation (30 minutes)
Your first follow up consultation will take place 3 weeks after you receive your prescription, subsequent consultations will occur every 4 weeks, occurring less frequently as more progress is made. The prescription may be altered in this time to ensure it is still specific and of greatest benefit to you.
I spend time in between your appointments keeping up with the latest research and sending you summaries of your consultations.
Reduced Cost Consultations with Student Practitioners
A consultation with a student practitioner provides you with high quality personalised health care.
Student practitioners are fully immersed in the principles and practice of herbal medicine and stay at the forefront of current research. Whilst also being able to draw on my 12+ years of experience in clinical practice.
Appointments can be both online or in person. In the room or video call with you will be the student practitioner, myself and up to 2 other students. Students are bound by a strict code of ethics and we take patient confidentiality very seriously. So rest assured you are in safe hands.