Certified Naturopath · Herbal Medicine Practitioner · 12 years in clinical practice
I didn't arrive at naturopathy through a textbook. I arrived through my own experience of watching someone I loved cycle through years of appointments, investigations, and treatments that addressed symptoms without ever getting close to what was actually wrong.
That experience — the frustration, the disconnection, the sense that something important was being missed — stayed with me. When I eventually found my way into herbal medicine and then naturopathy, it felt less like a career choice and more like a recognition: this is the kind of care that was missing.
I trained at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, spent two years in a busy integrative clinic in the Netherlands, and have been running my own practice since 2018. Over that time I've worked with several hundred people across a wide range of presenting issues, but the thread that runs through almost all of them is the same: the feeling that their body is working against them, and that nobody has quite had the time or the tools to figure out why.
My particular areas of depth are gut health and the microbiome, chronic fatigue and burnout recovery, hormonal balance across the life cycle, and the relationship between the nervous system and physical symptoms. These areas tend to overlap significantly in practice, which is part of why I find them interesting — and why the naturopathic model, which looks at the whole person rather than a single system, is so well suited to addressing them.
I don't think naturopathy is for everyone. I also don't think it replaces conventional medicine — I work alongside GPs, specialists, and other practitioners regularly, and I refer when referral is the right call. What I do think is that there's a significant space between "nothing is clinically wrong" and "everything is fine" — and that's where most of the people I work with are living. That's the space I try to work in.
When I'm not in practice, I'm most likely foraging, cooking from my herb garden, or reading something that has nothing to do with health — which I find is essential for actually remaining useful to the people I work with.
Every symptom is an attempt at communication. Fatigue, bloating, poor sleep, anxiety — these are not malfunctions. They are responses to something. My first job is always to understand what the body is responding to, not simply to quieten the response.
Whole-person medicine can sometimes drift into woolly, unfalsifiable territory. I try hard to stay grounded in what is actually known — to be clear about what the evidence supports, what is theoretical, and what I simply don't know. Honesty about uncertainty is part of good clinical practice.
You cannot understand a person's health in a 10-minute appointment. The chronic underfunding of healthcare has normalised something that shouldn't be normal. I structure my practice around having enough time — because without it, the work simply cannot be done properly.
I'm not interested in 30-day protocols or dramatic elimination diets that people endure for a month and abandon. I'm interested in gradual, durable shifts that people can maintain because they make sense, feel achievable, and produce results they can feel.
Unhurried appointmentsInitial consultations are 90 minutes. Follow-ups are 45–60 minutes. I don't overbook. If something takes longer than expected, I make time for it.
A thorough intakeBefore we meet, you'll complete a detailed health history questionnaire covering everything from childhood illnesses to current stressors. The more I know, the more useful I can be.
An honest assessmentI'll tell you what I think is going on, what I'm uncertain about, and what I think we should focus on first. I'll also tell you clearly if something is outside my scope.
A realistic planProtocols are designed around your actual life — your schedule, your budget, your capacity for change. A perfect protocol you can't follow is less useful than a good-enough one you can.
Ongoing communicationQuestions that arise between sessions can be sent by email. I respond within 48 hours during working days.
Collaboration with your GPWith your consent, I'm happy to write summary letters for your GP or other treating practitioners. Integrated care is better care.