Consultations, Fees & Booking

Consultations

Everyone's needs are different, and just as nature is flexible and adaptable, the way I work aims to reflect that, both in terms of consultation style, and herbal and lifestyle medicine prescriptions. 

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An initial consultation lasts 60 to 90 minutes and is a comprehensive discussion covering the issues you are experiencing, what your day-to-day life is like, and an assessment of your body’s systems to identify any imbalances or disharmony that may be the underlying roots or contributing to your issues.  Following this, if you want to use herbal medicines, I will analyse and consolidate the information you shared with me – including checking for interactions between herbs and any medications you are already taking – and design a bespoke herbal medicine prescription for you.  I will email you the herbs within this, plus any additional lifestyle medicine information as appropriate, and attach an invoice for the herbal medicine(s).  Once I have received payment for your herbal medicine prescription, I will blend it by hand and send it to you by courier.

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Within the first week of receiving your herbal medicine prescription (at no extra cost), I will briefly contact you via an agreed-upon method, e.g., telephone call or text/WhatsApp message, to see how you are getting on with taking it and guide you on any relevant dose changes.  When starting a new herbal medicine prescription, it is standard practice to have a follow-up consultation after about 3 weeks to review your progress, make any changes to your herbal prescription if required, and plan for further reviews and repeat prescriptions of herbal medicines going forward.

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Whilst I’m not a psychologist, talking about our issues and health is inherently therapeutic.  I have undergone training and have experience using psychological models and counselling skills, which can be used as part of lifestyle medicine.  For some, consultations are as important, as herbal medicines and the lifestyle changes they make.  Many people develop a greater awareness and understanding during their consultations, seeing common threads, which can help develop and improve their physical and mental health.

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If you do not want to use herbal medicines, we will develop a plan based on your needs using lifestyle medicine.  This is your lifestyle medicine prescription, and it will be individual to you; I will email you a copy of this and any relevant information.  I will briefly contact you (at no extra cost) via an agreed-upon method, e.g., telephone call or text/WhatsApp message, after a couple of weeks to see how you are getting on with making your changes. We will then agree on a plan for follow-up consultations as appropriate.
 

Follow-up consultations are usually 30-45 minutes long, and how often they occur will vary due to individual circumstances. If you have completed treatment with me but then wish to return within 6-12 months due to a new problem, we will likely have a follow-up consultation rather than a repeat full initial consultation.  

​I also offer 'check-in' consultations, which are around 15 minutes in length and generally are for those who find it helpful to have regular contact to keep them on track with their planned lifestyle changes, which may or may not also include herbal medicine. 'Check-in' consultations are usually via telephone, but if preferred or necessary, they can be online via Zoom.​​