What to Expect
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Initial Consultation
During your consultation, I aim to build a deep and comprehensive understanding of your health, your illnesses, and you as a person.We will begin by discussing your main health concerns, your medical history, and any treatments or medications you have received to date.
From there, we will explore your symptoms in depth — not only on a physical level, but also energetically, emotionally, and mentally.This process is very different from a conventional medical appointment.
My goal is to understand what makes you unique as an individual, including your life experiences, emotional patterns, reactions to stress and environment, sleep, dreams, food preferences, sensitivities, and general wellbeing. Some questions may seem unusual, but each one helps create a more complete picture of your health.
You may also be asked about significant life events, past illnesses, surgeries, and family medical history in order to identify deeper patterns and underlying vulnerabilities.
The consultation is a collaborative and therapeutic process.
Openness, trust, and a willingness to explore deeper aspects of yourself often lead to the most meaningful outcomes. Many patients find the experience to be not only informative, but also a journey of self-discovery and healing in itself.
Using all of this information, I will carefully evaluate your case and create an individualised treatment plan tailored specifically to your needs.
After the Appointment and The Homeopathic Prescription
After your appointment, I will take time to review the information you have shared and carefully study your case. In this process, I use the full breadth of my homeopathic and medical knowledge, together with my intuitive understanding. Once this is complete, you will receive prescription with full details of dosing for specific remedies and a therapeutic plan. Follow-up consultations are usually scheduled 4–8 weeks apart.
It is common to experience an initial aggravation of symptoms before improvement occurs.
This is often a positive sign and may happen as the body begins to make a shift towards healing. In general, the cost of remedies is not included in the consultation fee, although there may be exceptions depending on the individual case and what I decide to prescribe. Homeopathic medicines are ordered from a nominated homeopathic pharmacy. Their cost is about £6.00 per homeopathic remedy bottle plus P&P. I will email your prescription together with instructions on what to take, where to purchase the remedies, and how to take them. For chronic cases, I usually ask for an update by email after one or two weeks.It is helpful to keep a note of any changes you experience after taking your remedy, as symptoms are often forgotten as improvement takes place.
I will be available by email should you have any questions between appointments.
What to Expect Of Me?
Taking responsibility for your health and your healing journey is the starting point of any lasting transformation.
In my experience, a sincere desire to improve and a commitment to engage in the process are among the strongest predictors of a positive outcome.
While healing can occasionally feel like a ‘miracle’, more often it unfolds as a gradual process.
Patience is an essential part of allowing this process to develop.
I do not demand a fixed commitment to a set number of appointments, however I generally recommend a minimum of four consultations to properly assess the pace of progress in your case, or to reach a resolution in less complex situations.
Follow-Ups
Follow-up consultations are typically shorter than the initial consultation. They last about 30 minutes. For constitutional care, follow-up consultations are required between 4-8 weeks after the initial session, depending on symptoms and case.Each person is unique and cases are done on an individual basis, but basically the longer you’ve had symptoms the more follow ups you’re likely to need to get to the level of health you’re happy with. I do offer email support in between sessions for advice as well.
How Many Consultations?
In homeopathy I choose the one best match out of more than 9000 remedies.The reaction to the remedy is not in my control but is dictated by your body’s intelligence.Most patients experience a benefit from the first prescription.
Sometimes we might feel that your body’s response to the initial remedy has not had the desired result, and we will have to continue our exploration, deepening our understanding your case in its unique complexity.I recommend being prepared to commit to a minimum of 4 appointments for us to follow this process through.The number of consultations depends very much on what sort of illness you have, as well as other characteristics of your case.
Therefore, I cannot assess this until I see how you respond to your remedies. Acute complaints may be helped instantly but, in general, a long-standing complaint will not disappear immediately, although there may be a response and some improvement quite soon.Homeopathy is personalised, so the number of consultations varies per individual.
Many notice improvements after the first session, often needing two or three follow-up visits, typically 4-6 weeks apart.For chronic or long-standing conditions, treatment duration may extend, potentially requiring one consultation per year you have had the condition.Once the primary issue is addressed, ongoing collaboration with your homeopath can focus on preventing inherited tendencies and strengthen your immune system proactively.
