Services

Karen has over 25 years clinical experience as a naturopath in all areas of general practice and also offers a range of other modalities to support optimal health. These include nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy, counselling, meditation and mindfulness practices, biofield tuning, Psych-K and various energy medicine modalities. She also utilises functional testing and other standard blood tests and medical testing where necessary to ensure a thorough assessment and accurate treatment plan.

Karen has always been passionate about supporting the interface between the mind and the body and strives to help unlock the root cause of dysfunction and illness in every client and discover the underlying meaning of illness. She works extensively with stress, chronic fatigue, anxiety and depression through utilising various mindset processes, emotional healing and energy medicine tools.

Karen believes in patient-centred care, respect and kindness and develops a personalised approach that incorporates each individual’s unique situation, background health and personal history.

Areas of clinical interest that Karen has success in treating include:

• Digestive Disorders

  • inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, SIBO

• Mental Health

  • anxiety & depression

  • cognitive decline

  • behavioural disorders

• Women’s Health, Hormones & Reproductive Issues

  • infertility, including IVF support

  • preconception care

  • pregnancy & postnatal care

  • PCOS

  • endometriosis

  • perimenopause and menopausal complaints

• Infant and children’s health issues

  • digestive issues

  • immune issues

  • learning and behaviour

• Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia

• Thyroid Disorders

• Allergies and food intolerance

• Adrenal health & stress management

• Cancer management & support

• Cardiovascular disease

• Diabetes and insulin resistance

• MTHFR and other genetic issues

Karen has a passion for natural medicine and strives to facilitate health, vitality and wellbeing in every individual.

“I believe that prevention is the best medicine. I am passionate about educating, supporting & inspiring all my patients to fulfill their health goals & potential. I aim to provide the best in holistic healthcare, disease prevention & wellness promotion & to provide primary healthcare for women throughout their life cycle & for their whole family.” – Karen

Karen incorporates dietary and lifestyle assessment and counselling along with evidence based herbal medicine, homeopathy,
 nutritional supplements and flower essences to design a treatment plan that is tailored for each individual.

Karen is committed to a high standard of clinical practice and frequently undertakes further study and professional education to extend her knowledge base. She regularly works alongside other healthcare professionals including doctors and medical specialists to ensure optimal health for all her patients.

Karen also offers consultations by Zoom, Skype and phone to support her patients in regional parts of Australia and overseas.

Naturopathic and Functional Testing

Karen can organise both standard blood tests and functional pathology tests to check for dysfunction in the body. Functional pathology tests may involve blood, urine, stool or saliva and they enable a more accurate assessment of how the body is functioning and will often detect problems earlier than regular blood tests. These are particularly useful for liver function, digestive assessments, immune dysfunction, toxins and environmental exposures and hormonal imbalances.

Karen also uses IgG/IgA/IgE antibody tests to check for food intolerance or allergy when standard approaches such as fast and challenge fail to detect the allergen. Hair mineral analysis and urine tests can also be a useful tool to detect heavy metal toxicity as well as determine the status of minerals in the body.