As a modern Herbalist...

...I judge a patient's imbalances according to rigorous clinical questioning, physical examination and tongue and pulse diagnosis, using Physiomedical, Humoural, TCM and Biomedical principles.

Expect to be thoroughly questioned but really listened to when you visit me for a consultation!

From that assessment, I make up a tailor-made prescription of herbs, usually tinctures but sometimes teas. I advise on diet, lifestyle, work patterns, exercise and leisure, highlighting ways in which you can help your own condition. The aim is to get you into a new balance; you probably will not need to take Herbal Medicine for the rest of your life, particularly if your lifestyle, outlook and circumstances also change for the better!

Herbalists are one corner of a therapeutic triangle of patient, plant and practitioner. I believe the dynamic interaction of all three is essential for true herbal healing to take place. Herbalists seek to know people, know plants and introduce them to each other for the benefit of the sick.

• Consultations - Tailor-made herbal formulae after an in-depth confidential consultation
• Courses and Talks - herb walks and self-help home herbal course available
• BSc (Hons) Herbal Medicine - professional training at The University of Lincoln

Experience:

• Certificate in Herbal Medicine 1988 (School of Herbal Medicine/Phytotherapy 4 years)
• Membership of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (MNIMH) 1989
• Practiced as a Herbalist in Leeds since 1989.
• Practiced in The Healing Clinic, York since 2000.
• Clinical Supervisor, Herbal Student Training Clinics at Preston, Glasgow and Lincoln since 1999.
• MSc in Herbal Medicine 2003 (Scottish School of Herbal Medicine 2.5 years),
• "Mentor" for newly qualified Herbalists on the NIMH New Member's Scheme.
• Lecturer in Herbal Medicine at University of Lincoln: Herbal Materia Medica and Clinical Practice on the BSc(Hons) Herbal Medicine programme (2005 to Present)