I am a qualified naturopath and clinical nutritionist, with a wealth of experience in health spanning over 45 years.
WHAT MAKES CELIA DIFFERENT FROM OTHER NATUROPATHIC PRACTITIONERS
1. Completed a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours at Monash University in 1976, majoring in Biochemistry and Microbiology.
2. Was employed by a leading Women’s hospital located in Melbourne, Australia as one of their principle bacteriologists.
3. Trained in kinesiology and was an instructor training others in this field.
4. Lectured and ran workshops to many large corporate organisations on nutrition and weight loss.
5. When I should have considered retirement, I embarked on a 4-year full-time Bachelor of Health Science Degree (Naturopathy) course at Torrens University to consolidate the knowledge and training that I already possessed.
6. My naturopathic practice focuses on Anxiety and Depression, and the underlying causes, such as chronic gut and inflammatory conditions (metabolic and autoimmune).
7. Due to my extensive training and certification, I am able to assess a patient’s blood test with all its patterns, as well as understanding their genetics. Together with other functional pathology tests such as Organic Acids test, Dutch hormonal test and microbiome test, I am able to obtain a deeper understanding of why your brain and body health have deteriorated.
8. I am a trained herbalist and can prescribe many wonderful anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, calming, anti-anxiety, anti-depression and adaptogenic herbs that can really make a positive difference without the side-effects of conventional medication.
9. As a clinical nutritionist, I can also devise a diet plan and supplement protocol that is suitable for treating brain and body conditions by supplying you with the correct nutrients. It is also vital to eliminate those foods that could be responsible for the presenting condition, or exacerbate it, and interfere with healing.
10. I am a certified practitioner, and have run evidenced-based workshops, in neuroscience, in my Brain Optimizer Training Program, which can teach you how to change negative beliefs, promote a growth mindset and good emotional intelligence, as well as teach them how to promote subconscious motivation and improve cognitive function. I also run courses in how to become assertive, and in the near future, on how you should eat if you suffer from metabolic or inflammatory conditions and/or want to lose weight.
I have found through my years as a Naturopath, that no matter what condition my patients have come to see me about, most of them have presented with anxiety and depression. A certain percentage of these individuals, due to their mood condition, were not understood by others including their doctors, and were unable to be compliant with their treatment.
Consequently, I turned my attention to treating mood disorders alongside their underlying conditions. These disorders have had a stigma associated with them in the past, making sufferers scared or unable to access suitable help for their condition. They want more than just a pill with side-effects. They want more that just feeling “numb” at best. They want more than just a medication to reduce the pain of their chronic inflammatory condition. They want to be listened to and taken seriously, and a practitioner that cares, and more importantly, may have answers to their issues.
Finally, being in my late 60s, I am placed in a privileged position to share the wisdom acquired through decades of life experience, continuous learning, and amassed knowledge. I also have a fervent desire to witness my patients’ triumph over any challenges concerning their brain and physical health, and am determined to IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AS MANY PEOPLE AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
