How does an Online Consultation work?
When you book in for an online consultation, I will send through to you an email with a calendar invitation.
In this email there will also be a web link which you click on to access our Zoom Video Conference Room.
Our meeting is 100% private and secure.
For the first consultation, I find it important that I get to see you (and you get to see me as well!) on video. In follow up consultations you can choose to hide your video, or use the phone instead, if you prefer.
Testing
If we decide that we need to organise testing (for example to check hormone levels, food intolerances, nutritional status etc) then the pathology laboratory will send you a test collection kit where you take your own sample ( for example urine, saliva, blood spot, hair) and then you post it directly back to the laboratory for analysis.
You find out the results of any testing at our second appointment - the "Report of Findings" consultation.
Supplements
Many of the natural health supplements I prescribe are "practitioner only" which means that only a healthcare practitioner can provide or sell them.
For online consultations, I send your script to an online natural medicine distributor, who will create an online account for you. You can then log-in, order and pay for your supplements, and have them delivered to you - sometimes in a little as two or three days.
In this email there will also be a web link which you click on to access our Zoom Video Conference Room.
Our meeting is 100% private and secure.
For the first consultation, I find it important that I get to see you (and you get to see me as well!) on video. In follow up consultations you can choose to hide your video, or use the phone instead, if you prefer.
Testing
If we decide that we need to organise testing (for example to check hormone levels, food intolerances, nutritional status etc) then the pathology laboratory will send you a test collection kit where you take your own sample ( for example urine, saliva, blood spot, hair) and then you post it directly back to the laboratory for analysis.
You find out the results of any testing at our second appointment - the "Report of Findings" consultation.
Supplements
Many of the natural health supplements I prescribe are "practitioner only" which means that only a healthcare practitioner can provide or sell them.
For online consultations, I send your script to an online natural medicine distributor, who will create an online account for you. You can then log-in, order and pay for your supplements, and have them delivered to you - sometimes in a little as two or three days.
What Can I Expect During A Naturopathic Consultation?
1. Initial Online Consultation
You can expect a first consultation to take 60-90 minutes. During your initial consultation, I will take a very thorough wellness history, asking about your diet, lifestyle, stress, medical history and environmental exposures. This appointment is all about gathering as much information as possible, and you may be asked to complete an online questionnaire before this first appointment. A few days after In this appointment I will provide you with a written treatment plan, along with a prescription for any practitioner-only supplements or a custom-blended herbal medicine if required. Your treatment plan will be written especially for you and your individual needs, taking into account your individual health requirements, commitments and budget.
2. First Follow-up Consultation (approx 2-4 weeks after)
This is an opportunity to see how you are going and tweak your treatment plan if needed. If testing was arranged, then I will provide and discuss your results in this appointment.
3. Additional follow up appointments are not always necessary, but some patients find these help to monitor your progress, discuss the results of any assessments and make any adjustments as required to your treatment regime.
You can expect a first consultation to take 60-90 minutes. During your initial consultation, I will take a very thorough wellness history, asking about your diet, lifestyle, stress, medical history and environmental exposures. This appointment is all about gathering as much information as possible, and you may be asked to complete an online questionnaire before this first appointment. A few days after In this appointment I will provide you with a written treatment plan, along with a prescription for any practitioner-only supplements or a custom-blended herbal medicine if required. Your treatment plan will be written especially for you and your individual needs, taking into account your individual health requirements, commitments and budget.
2. First Follow-up Consultation (approx 2-4 weeks after)
This is an opportunity to see how you are going and tweak your treatment plan if needed. If testing was arranged, then I will provide and discuss your results in this appointment.
3. Additional follow up appointments are not always necessary, but some patients find these help to monitor your progress, discuss the results of any assessments and make any adjustments as required to your treatment regime.