My approach is interdisciplinary, integrating Western herbal medicine and Ayurvedic medicine disciplines with biomedical and psychological principles in clinical practice. This offers a broad scope of therapeutic and remedial potential. Natural medicines and humanistic therapeutic approaches are the cornerstone of treatment, that support the body's natural healing process and state of well-being.
Consultations are collaborative and solution-focused, encouraging a process of self-exploration to promote clarity and self-determination. Treatment utilises natural medicines such as herbs or mineral formulations and individualised dietary/lifestyle approaches to achieve optimal health.
Contemporary herbal medicine draws upon millennia of practical wisdom from European and more recent North American traditions. Modern evidence-based methods have demonstrated the effectiveness of this age-old craft, to the degree that herbal medicines are highly favoured due to the broad-spectrum healing and safety profile.
Medical herbalists are trained in clinical diagnostic/therapeutic skills as primary healthcare providers and pharmacognosy, which studies the medical properties of natural substances, including plants, herbs and fungi. In addition to health-specific areas, such as nutrition and wellbeing among other relevant fields.
Ayurveda is the Science of Life; originating in India 15,000 years ago, this highly sophisticated system of medicine applies universal principles into the fabric of human existence. The philosophical foundations provide a systematic approach to achieve optimal health, through pragmatic, solution-focused interventions that achieve a state of equilibrium.
This approach emphasises preventative principles and practices, providing clarity while increasing self-awareness to improve overall health and wellbeing. This involves a deepened understanding of one’s individual nature, natural/unnatural imbalances that contribute to disease progression (i.e. diet, routine, exercise, self-study, sleep, behaviour, stress).
Management recommendations are person-specific, designed to reduce aggravation and encourage balance – these include breathing techniques, suitable exercise routines, eating habits, diet according to the six tastes and preferential lifestyle routines.
The major health issues we face in modern times are largely attributed to lifestyle and behaviour. Individual differences in health and disease are approached with reference to biological mechanisms and sociocultural factors that contribute to stress, immunity, wellbeing and resilience.
Principles are adopted from various psychological theoretical frameworks that focus on human motivation, integration, personality, self-determination and associated health/disease perception. This humanistic approach encourages personal growth and development, to encourage a coherent self-concept and offer a sense of wholeness, integrity and vitality.
Endobiogenic medicine is a global systems theory of biology that understands human physiology as a dynamic, complex system. The focus on neuroendocrine function as the manager of the body’s terrain, enables a multi-system evaluation of the materialisation of structure and functional capacity related to metabolic function.
Endobiogeny considers the totality of the individuals life span, from birth to present, factoring past illnesses, trauma and the evolution of symptoms – from pre-critical to critical stages. A detailed case history, physical assessment and blood biomarker analysis utilising the Biology of Functions modelling, provide the basis for clinical evaluation. Treatment is targeted at a constitutional level, as opposed to being solely symptomatic, using natural plant-based phytotherapeutics, such as essential oils, gemmotherapy and herbal preparations.
This integrative approach to coaching utilises a cognitive behavioural framework, combining reflective, imaginal and problem-solving techniques with strategies to facilitate achieving health-related goals.
The primary focus is helping individuals’ gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to actively participate in their health, so they can reach their full potential through self-identified health and wellbeing goals. These may include setting realistic expectations, resolving challenging behaviours, acquiring new skills or constructive coping strategies, increase self-awareness of underlying cognitive barriers/ineffective thinking, or establish an internal resource that encourages self-acceptance and stability.
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