What to expect from your appointment

Your first consultation will last between 90 minutes and 2 hours, depending on your personal history of illness. The number of appointments you need will depend on how long you have experienced your symptoms; a long-standing chronic condition is likely to require a course of treatment. Most patients find that an appointment once a month for 3 to 4 months is sufficient, occasionally less. Where further follow-ups are needed, they are often at progressively longer intervals.

Each person receives an individualised treatment strategy. Homeopathic remedies treat symptoms; when the symptoms are gone, you no longer need a remedy. Some patients find they do well with a short course, whereas some patients return after long intervals as needed.

I will post your medicine to you within a couple of days of your appointment; local patients can collect it from Plum Tree House. If I need to order something special in for you it can take a little longer, but you should receive it within a week of your appointment. You will receive clear instructions on how to take what I have prescribed to you. You will be able to contact me via WhatsApp or email with any changes you are experiencing and updates on your progress in between appointments so that we can use this information to inform your next appointment or we can adjust your treatment if appropriate.

I will email you several new patient forms to complete and return to me either by email or post, before your appointment. Payment will be via BACS in advance of your appointment.

This time is all about you; a safe, confidential place for you to explore how you feel both emotionally and physically about your ill-health. I will ask you about yourself, what you most want to improve, and why. I will write down your answers, as they influence the homeopathic remedy you need. It may seem as if I ask you some strange questions; your likes, dislikes, hobbies, a variety of things which will tell me about you as an individual and will direct the course of your treatment.

You may feel when you return to your follow-up appointment that you feel the same or have nothing to report. However, as I ask you about your original symptoms, you may tell me that things have changed or that you don’t experience some of them any more. What can seem like an unbearable, life restricting symptom can fall away unnoticed as your remedy takes effect. If nothing has changed, it may be that you need longer to respond to your remedy, or that I need to adjust or change it. Your treatment will be led by your response.