Our framework for a Healthy Patient Relationship

The very premise of Functional Medicine is that the approach we will take will be individualized to each patient’s specific needs.

Initial Telephone Consultation
Time: 15-20 minutes

We prefer to initially talk to our potential patients over the phone, to get an understanding of your situation and what you are hoping to get out of the treatment. This gives you the opportunity to find out a little bit more about our practice and decide if Functional Medicine is for you. There is no cost for this service, please contact a member of our team the contact page on this website so that we can arrange a mutually convenient time to talk. 

Detailed Doctor Consultation
Time: 2 hours (in person)

During this session we will conduct a thorough review of you, your medical history and life experiences. This may include reviewing previous pertinent lab work, your detailed health history, your current diet, nutritional supplements and a detailed body systems assessment. As part of this session we will clarify what your health concerns and health goals are. With your permission, other members of our multi disciplinary team may attend all or part of this session as appropriate.

Follow Up Doctor Consultation(s) Sessions can be live or online.
Time: 1 hour

This meeting will take place 4-6 weeks after our first meeting to provide adequate time for us to receive all test results. During this time, we will encourage and assist you to implement any dietary guidelines or other recommendations made in our initial meeting. During the consultation, we will discuss each component of the Report of Findings, including your specific treatment plan, and address any questions or concerns you may have.  This may be the appropriate stage to engage a Health Coach to assist you with the effective implementation of your plan.

Lab Tests and Supplements

Depending on your situation we may recommend commissioning one or more lab tests to fully understand and diagnose any health issues you may have.  These vary greatly in cost and will be a key to enabling us to diagnose and improve and conditions that you may have.

Health Coaching

Initial Session
Time: 75 or 40 minutes Sessions can be live or online.

After your initial medical consultation and development of your Treatment Plan we recommend working with an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Heath Coach to help put your plan in to action and achieve your desired Health Goals. 

After an initial 75 minute foundation session where we will set out together your health priorities we recommended a 40 minute follow up every 7-14 days.

Coaches do not diagnose or prescribe but help to educate, encourage and empower our clients towards lasting change.  This coaching is done is close co ordination with your doctor, using the Institute of Functional Medicine framework and tools.

Stand Alone Health Coaching
Time: 40 minutes Sessions can be live or online.

Your individual situation may not necessarily need a medical consultation at this time and, if this is the case, it could be beneficial to work with an Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach. 

Our coaching packages usually include a 75 minute foundation session followed up with 4 or 8 biweekly 40 minute Skype calls designed to explore your health priorities and keep you on track with reaching your health goals.

Systemic and Family Constellations Sessions:

Time: 60 minutes Sessions can be live or online.

Our intro conversation takes about 15-20 minutes. It gives us both an opportunity to get to know each other. This initial meeting helps me understand where you are, what you want to work on and ultimately what your dream is. I will also share with you in more depth the foundations of my work and answer any questions that you have about what working together looks like. 

After this initial conversation, our sessions last approximately an hour. Sometimes we meet  in person and with many of you we meet online. 

Systemic and Family Constellations use experiential techniques to reveal and identify inherited and often unconscious dynamics in family systems. The processes and exercises we implement bring clarity and resolution to these deeply rooted themes. This is an experiential process that makes an otherwise internal process that is invisible - visible to you.