Naturopathy is based on the following core principles:

• Identify and treat the cause - exploring the root cause of an illness rather than simply treating symptoms. Symptoms are the body’s way of communicating problems, not the cause of disease.

• Treat the whole person - all aspects of a person are taken into consideration. This includes physical, mental, emotional, environment, nutrition, genetics, previous traumas. “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than to know what sort of disease a person has” - Hippocrates.

• The healing power of nature - recognising that the body is biologically wired to regain homeostasis/ balance and heal itself. Treatments focus on creating the right conditions so this can occur.

• Do no harm - using the most natural, least toxic or invasive therapies first.

• The Naturopath is a teacher - educating clients to identify and understand symptoms, and why certain recommendations are provided to address this. My aim is to empower you to regain health intuition and responsibility.

• Prevention is better than cure - If the bathroom sink is overflowing, would you mop up the excess or first turn off the tap? We’ll work to prevent illness and suffering whenever possible, because it's better to stop something happening in the first place than to repair the damage after it has occurred.