Homeopathy is a natural health system that treats each person as a unique individual. By exploring your physical, mental, and emotional symptoms, we create a detailed picture of your health. Based on this, I prescribe a tailored homeopathic remedy to stimulate your body’s natural healing ability and restore balance. Remedies may include constitutional remedies, organ support, tissue salts, and rebalancing remedies to address any imbalances.

Homeopathy can support a wide range of conditions, from short-term illnesses like infections and fevers to chronic conditions such as asthma, fibromyalgia, anxiety, digestive issues, and hormonal imbalances. According to the World Health Organisation, Homeopathy is the second most widely used system of medicine in the world, trusted by millions to treat various health concerns.

Homeopathic treatment is a gradual process, but many people experience significant improvements relatively quickly. It’s a gentle healing process that addresses the root causes of your symptoms, so while some issues may resolve swiftly, others may require more time to fully restore balance.

Consultations take place via video call, with an initial 90-minute session to discuss your symptoms, health history, life events, and goals. We’ll explore both the physical and emotional aspects of your symptoms to understand their underlying causes. After the consultation, I’ll provide a personalised homeopathic prescription. Follow-up sessions last 45 minutes and are used to assess your progress and make any necessary adjustments to your treatment.

Homeopathic treatments involve a gradual gentle process of change towards better health. However, results can also be quick and you can feel far better in a short period of time. The number of consultations you may need will depend on a number of factors including your age, how long you’ve had the symptoms for, and your response to the remedy in your prescription. Some acute conditions may just require a couple of consultations, while more chronic, longer-lasting symptoms may take longer, to ensure we have really got to the bottom of the problem and resolve the underlying causes of your health imbalance. As you will see on the 'about' page, many years ago I suffered from ME and Fibromyalgia, which once I started seeing a homeopath, my symptoms saw an change straight away, with more progress within a few sessions, and I was completely pain-free with restored energy and no longer on any medication within a year of starting treatment. Prior to this, I had spent years seeing specialists and therapists. Other conditions, such as my son's chronic chest infections he had many years ago, started to resolve very quickly, not returning since, having had the susceptibility resolved.

Homeopathic medicines come in the form of small pilules, liquids doses or creams, such as arnica cream, which you may have used for bumps and bruises. Homeopathic remedies are: • Safe and gentle, because homeopathic medicines are non-toxic, they can be used by babies, children, during pregnancy and those over 65 years of age. • Natural • Highly effective • Can be used alongside other medications • Environmentally friendly and sustainable • Backed up by the gold standard of double blind trials. You will receive an individualised prescription tailored to your health needs accompanied by in-depth instructions on how to take them.

To get started, book a free online discovery call where we can discuss your health concerns and see if homeopathy is the right fit for you. From there, we’ll proceed with a consultation and start developing a personalised treatment plan.

Homeopathic remedies are safe to use alongside conventional medications, and they can help support your body as it heals. You should always inform me of any medications you are taking, and we will ensure that your homeopathic treatment works in harmony with them.

Following your Homeopathic Consultation, Catherine will take time to thoroughly analyse and repertorise your symptoms in order to create a personalised prescription tailored specifically to you. Due to the highly individualised nature of Homeopathic treatment, it is sometimes necessary for Catherine to order specific remedies from a Homeopathic pharmacy. If this is the case, please allow 3–5 working days for your prescription to arrive.

Depending upon your symptoms, health history and response to previous homeopathic prescriptions you may be prescribed some of the following types of remedies: The Constitutional Remedy - A constitutional remedy is one which covers all of the symptoms you are experiencing and matches your energetic expression. This remedy is individualised to your symptoms whether those symptoms are physical, mental or emotional, supporting your body to heal from the root cause. The frequency this remedy is prescribed depends on many factors, tailored to your own needs. In some people prescribing for this remedy to be taken daily is necessary, in others it might be that weekly or a collective single dose (given 3 times over 24 hours) is appropriate. A Miasmatic remedy - A Miasmatic remedy is a remedy which matches closely the patterns that have evolved over a generations, signs are evident when this is needed to support, stimulate or deepen the action of your Constitutional remedy. Depending on the symptoms or response to a prescription this could be prescribed as a single dose or as appropriate to your individual needs. Organ support and tissue remedies - Organ support remedies may be prescribed to support or stimulate a specific organ or tissue. For example: you may be prescribed a liver support remedy when they believe the liver needs functional support; or a specific hormone or neurotransmitter may be needed to support your return to health (e.g. Thyroid, Adrenal, ACTH, Cortisol etc). Depending upon the remedy and your needs this can be prescribed to be taken daily. Bowel Nosodes - Bowel nosodes can be prescribed especially when there are signs of gut disturbance or difficulties and help to support your return to health Homeopathic tissue salts/ Cell Salts – You may be prescribed tissue salts if your body shows signs of lacking certain essential minerals (e.g. calcium, potassium, sodium, iron), based on patterns of symptoms or from a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Test. These would often be prescribed to be taken daily, often 3 times a day. Detox or rebalancing remedies - For patients whose symptoms or ill health appeared as a side effect from a medication, or exposure to an environmental toxin (such as heavy metals, pollen, moulds, steroids, antibiotics, contraceptive pill/hormone replacement therapies) it would be appropriate to prescribe a course of remedies which work at different levels in the body to clear the negative impact from substances. A course of remedies is highly specialised to the individual patient but may involve taking specific remedies on specific days of the week, changing in potency during the course of the prescription. This would be laid out in an easy to follow guide/prescription.

Homeopathy works through a set of principles that guide how remedies are chosen, prescribed, and how they behave within the body: 1. Like cures like: A Homeopath selects a remedy by matching your full symptom picture (physical, mental, and emotional), to a substance known to share a similar energetic pattern, symptom expression and tendency toward certain imbalances. 2. The minimum dose: Your Homeopath uses experience and clinical insight to choose both the potency and frequency that best suit your individual needs. The aim is to gently stimulate your body’s healing response without repeating the remedy more often than necessary. Excessive repetition can interfere with progress or create imbalance, which is why follow-up consultations and sticking to your treatment plan (not self-dosing extra remedies) are essential. This approach differs greatly from pharmaceutical medicines, which typically require daily long-term use and work by suppressing or overpowering symptoms rather than encouraging the body’s natural healing. 3. Individualisation: Every remedy and dosing schedule is tailored to you: your symptoms, your history, and your sensitivity level. This ensures the body is encouraged to heal effectively without being overstimulated. 4. Ongoing, deep-acting healing: Homeopathic remedies often continue to act long after the initial dose because of their deep, energetic influence. Once stimulated, your body continues its healing process at its own pace, and changes may unfold gradually over time. Your body will heal at its own speed.

Working closely with a Homeopath throughout your healing journey is essential, as it allows them to guide your progress, assess each stage of your healing, and adjust your prescription according to how your body responds. Because healing unfolds in layers, your remedy and dosage must match your current state, ensuring that your system continues to move in the right direction without overstimulation or disruption. With careful monitoring and timely adjustments, your Homeopath can support deep, steady, and balanced healing that aligns with your individual needs.

The duration of action of a homeopathic remedy is not fixed. It varies widely depending on several factors, including the potency, the individual’s sensitivity, the patients age and vitality and the nature of the condition being treated. At times a “lower” potency or a single dose of a remedy may be all that is needed to stimulate healing and resolve the symptoms, other times, depending upon those reasons discussed above, it might be that a remedy needs to be repeated.

Homeopathic potency refers to how many times a substance has been diluted and shaken during the preparation of a homeopathic remedy. Homeopathy starts with an original material (such as a plant or mineral) which is diluted in water or alcohol. After each dilution step, the mixture is shaken vigorously in a process called succussion. This combination of dilution and shaking, known as potentisation, transfers the “information” or “essence” of the original substance into the liquid. The potency number tells you how many rounds of dilution and shaking have taken place. For example, in a 6C remedy, the mixture has been diluted at a ratio of 1 part in 100 and shaken, repeated six times. In a 30C remedy, that same process has been repeated thirty times. The letter indicates the scale of dilution: X (or D) means each step is a 1-in-10 dilution, C means 1-in-100, and higher potencies like M indicate extremely large numbers of dilution steps. An important point is that higher potency in homeopathy does not mean more of the original substance. In fact, it means less, often to the point where no molecules of the starting material are expected to remain. Despite this, higher potencies have a stronger energetic or therapeutic effect, whereas lower potencies are often viewed as more suited to physical or everyday symptoms. Potencies are chosen to match the needs of a patient, at times it may be appropriate to prescribe a lower potency to a chronically ill patient due to their low vitality and at other times an individual may need a much higher potency, repeated frequently to stimulate the healing needed. Acute illness such as colds, coughs and injuries potency and dosage can often differ again from chronic illnesses where the patient has had the symptoms for months or several years. Brief outline of potencies: Lower potencies such as 6c, 6x, 12c are at times repeated more frequently as these potencies often stimulate physical function within the body, for example to support an organ, system, hormone, neurotransmitter or tissue. This process can need more continuous frequent stimulation so may be prescribed daily for a couple of months. 30c potency is a wonderful potency to stimulate healing on a physical level, arnica 30c taken 3 times a day after a fall will help the body heal from the trauma and bruising. And in certain pathologies, for example a chronic condition where the person has low vitality, 30c potency might be the appropriate potency to stimulate long term healing. 200c potency may provide a deeper and longer action than that offered of the lower potencies. In acute illness, 200c may be needed to match the intense energy of the illness, repeated several times during the period of the short intense illness such as a burning fever. Higher Potencies, such as 1M, 10M, 50M, CM etc are deeper acting and can last longer, but are only used when appropriate for the person. It is important to not overstimulate the person as this can be detrimental to their healing journey, so Homeopaths look again to the fundamental principles of Homeopathy and minimum dose and can repeat these remedies less often. *This is a general guide and not individualised to specific patient’s needs, please seek guidance before using remedies not prescribed to you by a Homeopath.

Homeopathic remedies work very differently from pharmaceutical medicines. Conventional drugs are designed to suppress or control symptoms, so they often need to be taken daily to maintain their effect. Homeopathy, on the other hand, aims to stimulate your body’s own healing response. Because of this, once the remedy has given the body the ‘signal’ it needs, the healing process continues on its own without needing repeated daily doses. Taking a remedy too frequently can actually interrupt or overstimulate that natural healing response. This is why we give the smallest amount needed and only repeat it when your body shows it’s ready for another stimulus. Instead of managing symptoms day by day, Homeopathy works with the deeper patterns of your system, allowing healing to unfold steadily and naturally between doses.

Homeopathic remedies often have a long-acting and deep-reaching effect. Once the remedy stimulates your body’s healing response, that process continues naturally at its own pace, even after the physical dose is no longer present. This is why improvements can still unfold gradually over weeks or even months. Healing occurs in layers, and as each layer resolves, new shifts or relief in symptoms may appear without needing additional doses. Rather than working like conventional medicines that stop helping when you stop taking them, homeopathy aims to correct the underlying imbalance. Once that shift begins, your body keeps moving toward better health, which is why you may continue noticing steady improvements long after your initial remedy.

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How to take Homeopathic Remedies: Please do not eat, drink or brush your teeth for at least 10 minutes before or after taking the remedy. If possible, try not to touch the remedy with your hands. Pilules should be transferred to your mouth via the lid of the bottle, or the tip of a spoon if transferring from a packet. Remedies are absorbed in the mouth, please let the remedy dissolve under the tongue. If your child or an elderly person is struggling to take a remedy you can either: • Create a water dose: Put one pill in at least 4 tablespoons of water, leave pill to dissolve in water. If not dissolved after 10 minutes the water will be medicated anyway. Stir and take one teaspoon from this (leaving the pill behind if it is still not dissolved). One teaspoon as a dose. Throw the remainder away. • Crush the remedy: using two spoons, place one pilule between two spoons and crush. Give the crushed powder as one dose. Please follow the individual prescription and advice given by your Homeopath when taking a remedy. It is important to take just 1 pilule at a time and follow the directions for repetition as this may affect the action of the remedy on your symptoms. Some foods and substances can interfere with, or even antidote the process set in motion by the remedy (sometimes referred to “antidoting”). It is therefore suggested that you avoid the following for the next 6 weeks: Camphor, menthol, eucalyptus - these are sometimes found in cough mixtures, lozenges, vapour rubs, Tiger Balm, some toothpastes, essential oils and chewing gums.

Always store homeopathic remedies in their original container, away from strong smelling substances, especially the following as they are capable of interfering with the remedies action: store away from mobile phones, microwaves, speakers, wi-fi devices, cordless phones and their base units etc. Store away from exposure to sunlight, preferably in a cool, dark place. When stored correctly remedies can last indefinitely.

Sometimes you may notice a clearing symptom (can also be referred to as a “healing reaction” or “aggravation” after taking a remedy, this is usually a good indication that the remedy has resonated with you and your body is looking to clear and heals itself. This is often an important aspect of the healing process, rather than cause to seek further medication. It is useful to take note of the symptoms you experience and discuss with your Homeopath at your next consultation but please contact your Homeopath if you are at all concerned about any symptoms that you experience, if clearing symptoms occur and last for more than 48 hours please let your Homeopath know. Do not discontinue any medication prescribed by your Doctor without first discussing it with both your Homeopath and your Doctor.

Homeopathic remedies support your body’s natural healing processes and raise overall wellness. Clients report changes at different points in their care, and this can depend on factors such as the nature of the condition, how long symptoms have been present, and the individual’s own response. Homeopathic constitutional treatment means that remedies are used temporarily to guide the body to correct the imbalance behind the symptoms, allowing symptoms to resolve and gain balance rather than long term continuous treatment, as their purpose is to stimulate healing rather than suppress symptoms. When a patient with high vitality has only recently started to experience symptoms, it is likely that the symptoms would resolve with homeopathic help quicker than in the case of a patient with low vitality who has been experiencing the symptoms for many years. Many patients report noticing improvements in their symptoms quite quickly after beginning their homeopathic prescription. The remedies support the body in addressing the underlying cause of their symptoms, and full resolution unfolds in each person’s own natural and individual way. In contrast, many pharmaceutical medications are designed to manage symptoms of medical conditions and often require consistent, long-term use. Examples of timelines for when their full therapeutic effect is typically reached are: • Sertraline (SSRI antidepressant): 8–12 weeks • Metformin (Type 2 diabetes medication): Up to 3 months • Levothyroxine (thyroid hormone replacement): 6–8 weeks • Atorvastatin (statin): About 6 weeks • Gabapentin (neuropathic pain & seizure control): 3–4 weeks *Information sourced from pharmaceutical manufacturer guidance.

Depending upon your symptoms, health history and response to previous homeopathic prescriptions you may be prescribed some of the following types of remedies: • The Constitutional Remedy - A constitutional remedy is one which covers all of the symptoms you are experiencing and matches your energetic expression. • A Miasmatic remedy - A Miasmatic remedy is a remedy which matches closely the patterns that have evolved over a generations. • Organ support and tissue remedies - Organ support remedies may be prescribed to support or stimulate a specific organ, body system (e.g. endocrine etc), hormone, neurotransmitter or tissue. • Bowel Nosodes - Bowel nosodes can be prescribed through matching your symptoms, especially when there are signs of gut disturbance or difficulties. • Homeopathic tissue salts/ Cell Salts – You maybe prescribed tissue salts if your body shows signs of lacking certain essential minerals (e.g. calcium, potassium, sodium, iron). • Detox or rebalancing remedies - For patients whose symptoms or ill health appeared as a side effect from a medication, or exposure to an environmental toxin (such as heavy metals, pollen, moulds, steroids, antibiotics, contraceptive pill/hormone replacement therapies)