Cath has been in practice for 25 years helping people’s physical and emotional wellbeing and she is passionate about educating people about their health. She is a Herbalist who is grounded in a complementary, best of both worlds approach to health care, which means she does what is best for each person she sees and works in conjunction with orthodox medicine.

 

Cath originally completed a Bachelor Economics/Bachelor Arts (honours) at the ANU in Canberra before jumping headlong into the natural healthcare field. She finished an apprenticeship at a Canberra clinic while studying a Diploma of Herbal medicine with Dorothy Hall. In 1998 she moved with her husband to Newcastle and worked at a multidisciplinary practice while he completed his Medical degree. 

 

In 2003 Cath moved to Wollongong, had her first baby and started working from home. She loves the flexibility of a home-based practice which offers patients a calm and tranquil clinic environment. Cath also offers Telehealth (Zoom and phone) consultations for clients who do not live locally or require a flexible style of consultation.

 

Cath is committed to ongoing education and regularly attends conferences and seminars. In 2018 Cath completed a course on Integrative support for people with cancer taught by American Naturopathic Oncologist Lise Alschuler. Over the years she has supported people with a cancer diagnosis as an adjunct to conventional oncology treatment.

 

Cath has a particular interest in breast cancer support and had a paper published on this topic in the NHAA journal in 2022. Her article 'Medicinal mushrooms (specifically Reishi mushroom) as an adjuvant treatment in breast cancer' was a finalist in the NHAA journal article of the year.

 

Cath graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine Management (with professional honours in Complementary Medicine) through the Dept of Pharmacy at University of Tasmania in 2021. 

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In her downtime Cath loves swimming, walking on the beach, yoga, pilates and meditation. She also loves exploring this incredible planet when given the opportunity!