Kathleen McFarlane is a caring and committed Naturopath who prides herself in providing the highest possible care. She utilises evidenced based natural medicine to support her patients in achieving optimum health. Prior to her life as a Naturopath, Kathleen built a successful career in finance as Director of Societe Generale Australia. Her strong analytical skills and commitment developed in the finance industry work hand in hand with her compassion and desire to make a real difference in patient’s lives.

Naturopathy is a science and philosophy of healing centred upon the body’s natural ability to heal itself, if it is given the right conditions.  The Naturopath’s role is to ensure the right conditions exist in each patient.  A modern Naturopath searches for the underlying cause of disease and then uses the most natural, non toxic and least invasive therapy available to heal the patient.

A modern naturopath is also trained in understanding how their medicines interact with pharmaceutical drugs and all naturopathic treatment plans should take this into consideration.

A Naturopath considers a patient’s entire health status, genetic predisposition and history before initiating an appropriate treatment plan.  Various effective techniques such as live blood analysis, urine analysis and iridology are used alongside functional pathology testing to help understand a patient’s health status. Once this information is gathered a Naturopath will use nutrition, herbal medicine, homoeopathy and other lifestyle strategies to restore health and support ongoing wellness. 

Naturopathy is about involving the patient in the health process. Naturopaths spend the time to listen to their patients and explain the concepts involved so that patients feel understood, empowered and confident.

Initial consultations usually take 1 to 1 ½ hours and start with a detailed case history and discussion of the presenting complaints. A systematic review of each body system is then done to help the Naturopath understand where the underlying cause of disease is occurring. The Naturopathic health assessment also takes into consideration the patients physical as well as emotion and mental state.

Treatment will depend on the individual. For some patients there will be a quick response and for others it may take several months or longer. It is important to remember the Naturopath is not looking to put a bandaid over the symptoms, but rather identify and eliminate the underlying cause of disease so the end result is a greater level of health.

Follow up appointments usually last between 30 and 45 minutes. Shorter appointments are available for children or adults with acute conditions such as colds and flu’s. 

Rebates are available in Australia for Naturopathic consultations to members of private health funds.