Natural Therapies

Natural Therapies are becoming increasingly popular in Australia as more people look to care for their bodies in a natural and holistic way. Naturopathy focuses on using your body’s natural healing abilities, and looking at what you need – whether through diet, lifestyle, exercise, or something else – to heal and function the best you can.

What is Naturopathy?

Naturopaths work with the body holistically. Investigating the cause of your health issues, through conversations, functional testing, and use natural methods to improve your negative symptoms. The key focus intends to improve your life and wellbeing through better health and sustainable habits. Naturopaths look at your medical history, lifestyle, and dietary habits to inform their decisions. Naturopaths also often use test results, such as blood tests, hormone testing, functional screening, vaginal swabs, and more, to inform their decisions and treatment plan approach. Naturopathy is a type of natural medicine that focusses on using your body’s ability to heal itself. Using various techniques and treatment methods, such as food, exercise, self-care, and more (see below), tailored to your unique needs, Naturopathy aims to support your healing and holistically improve your body, mind, and emotions – improving your current conditions and your general well-being.

Naturopathy combines evidence-based medicine with traditional practices. Naturopathy is based on using food as medicine, looking to heal you naturally and with the least intervention possible. Naturopathy works through making helpful changes in your diet and lifestyle to assist with a variety of problems and conditions.

Naturopathy is a preventative approach, allowing you to manage your illness or condition and stop it from reaching an unbearable point. It treats the underlying cause of your symptoms and leads to medium to long-term management of the cause to prevent you from experiencing symptoms again.

What treatment techniques are used in Naturopathy?

Lifestyle modifications
Meal plans and recipe development (tailored to your needs/body type/energy requirements)
Stress management techniques
Natural skin care routines
Reduction of household and environmental toxins
Exercise recommendations
Self-care practices
Creams and lotions (for skin care, eczema, acne, fungal infections, and warts)
Herbal teas and tonics.

Amy will also provide nutritional medicine and herbal medicine as required.
Test results are often required by naturopaths to see various indicators and signs of deficiency. The different types of testing you may require are hormone testing, levels of vitamins/minerals, allergies, thyroid testing, cholesterol markers, inflammation, iron deficiencies, food intolerances, and more.

Why should I see a
Naturopath?

Naturopathy can benefit everyone. Some specific conditions or lifestyles that naturopathy can help you through include:

Hormone health & women's health: dysmenorrhoea, pelvic pain, endometriosis, fertility issues, PCOS, irregular periods, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, PMS
Skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne)
Gastrointestinal health (irregular bowels, IBS, food intolerances, chronic digestive issues)
Nervous system support (emotional support, stress, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia)

But you don’t need a problem, condition, or change in circumstances to come and see a naturopath – they can also help you improve your general health and wellbeing. Naturopathy can help those just looking to improve their lifestyle; whether you just want a healthy meal plan, a few helpful self-care practices, or a better skin care routine.

What is a typical
consultation like?

The right treatment approach for you is determined by in-depth conversations and test results. The conversations happen in a safe, non-judgemental space. Your therapist will develop a trusting relationship with you, and everything you tell her (and you can tell her anything) will be kept completely confidential. They will provide you with a comprehensive treatment plan that includes lifestyle recommendations and information about the food and nutrients they recommends.

The first consult will include some questions about your medical history and your family’s medical history. They will also ask about your current lifestyle and eating habits, your bowel movements, and how you feel your current health and wellbeing is going. Your Naturopath will educate you on the current state of your body and help you to understand yourself and your condition better.

They then use all the information from your chats to discover which areas of your body or health are out of balance. They may also suggest lifestyle recommendations that you can also use to improve your health and wellbeing. Your Naturopath will explain your treatment plan in detail, so you feel empowered to put it into action, and send you away with relevant information and fact sheets for you to read up on at home.
Your follow-up sessions will be used to ensure the treatment plan is right for you, and your therapist will adjust it or provide further help as necessary.

THE PRACTITIONER.

Amy frankel

Amy is our resident Naturopath and herbalist guru. She graduated with a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy at Endeavour College. She is a dedicated naturopath who brings warmth, compassion, and a deeply holistic approach to both her private practice and work with clients. With a foundation in science and a passion for botany, Amy’s philosophy blends evidence-based practices with traditional healing wisdom to support her clients’ unique journey. Amy works with people from all walks of life but has a special interest in empowering women to navigate their health with confidence and care.

Amy deeply understands the intricate connection between the body’s systems and the importance of addressing the person as a whole to achieve true healing and balance.

Amy’s areas of interest include:

Reproductive health (hormonal health, PCOS, endometriosis, cycle awareness, PMS, irregular cycles)
Gastrointestinal health (irregular bowels, IBS, food intolerances, chronic digestive complaints: e.g bloating, reflux, SIBO)
Nervous system support (emotional support, stress, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia)
Managing endocrine disorders: thyroid (hypo/hyperthyroidism, diabetes management)
Fertility, preconception care, post partum
Skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, acne)
Immune support: reccurent colds/infections, autoimmune conditions, allergies, hayfever

Qualifications:

THE PRACTIONER.

Ebony Pfeiffer

Ebony Pfeiffer (BHSc Nat) is our resident Naturopath, Nutritionist and Herbalist guru.

Naturopathy is an evidence-based practice that aims to prevent illness and disease by treating the whole person – taking into account mental and physical health, diet, lifestyle, and environmental factors.

Ebony’s areas of interest and expertise include:

Skin conditions (eczema, psoriasis, adult acne)
Gastrointestinal health (irregular bowels, IBS, food intolerances)
Nervous system support (emotional support, stress, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia)
Reproductive health (hormonal health, PCOS, endometriosis, cycle awareness)
Children’s health (ASD, ADHD, food allergies/intolerances, fussy eating, constipation, diarrhoea, eczema)

Naturopathic medicine aims at supporting the body’s innate ability to heal through natural therapies. Each treatment plan is personalised to your specific health concerns and goals – using herbal and nutritional medicine, flower essences, hydrotherapy, and dietary and lifestyle interventions.

Qualifications:

Able to provide referrals to General, Functional, and Genetic Pathology Testing

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