How can a nutritional therapist help me?

I wanted to explain my approach to working with clients. If you’re considering collaborating with a nutritional therapist or functional medicine practitioner, I hope this will give you valuable insights into what to expect. I understand that there can be a misconception that working with a nutritional therapist means we will have you chomping on lettuce leaves for every meal and feeling deprived!

I will start by saying that couldn’t be further from the truth, and healthy eating most certainly does not have to mean boring!.

A good nutritional therapist will work with you and your personal food preferences, tweaking them and suggesting ways to boost the nutritional value of each meal, looking at what you can ADD to your diet to achieve this.

I am a naturopathic practitioner, which means I focus on using natural methods to promote health. I emphasise the importance of eating whole foods and obtaining nutrients from natural sources. I adopt a holistic approach, considering the entire body and not just isolating symptoms, and I address physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Rather than masking symptoms, we look to address the root cause of any imbalance, enabling the body to heal.

I provide 90-minute initial consultations, which gives us ample time to discuss your past and current medical history, family history, and eating habits. This discussion allows me to identify how your diet and lifestyle may be driving your health issues and spot any potential nutrient gaps/deficiencies.

At the end of your consultation, I will highlight the key areas we need to focus on and explain how they relate to your symptoms. Together, we will outline the initial steps of your nutrition plan that you feel comfortable implementing. I will also recommend any functional testing that could help us gain a deeper understanding of the root causes of your specific conditions. Additionally, I will dedicate extra time to researching your case after our 90-minute consultation.

I work with chronic cases, which means symptoms that we see are often due to imbalances within the body that have taken a long time (sometimes decades!) and are now impacting the body to the point that you have many different symptoms appearing.

Over time, many body systems can become impacted as they are all interconnected, and what has taken many years to develop can take some time to correct and bring the body back into balance. This is why I offer 3 and 6-month packages within my practice. I have found this time frame works best to get you the results that you want with the support needed. 45-minute follow-up consultations are carefully spaced to allow check-ins on your progress, discuss any test results if relevant, review any supplements, celebrate the wins and support any challenges along the way.

My job as a nutritional therapist is deeply rewarding, as I help people who go from barely functioning to renewed energy and a zest for life!

If you are interested in discussing how I can assist you in your health journey, please book a free discovery call by clicking on the ‘book now’ button on the website and I look forward to meeting you!