The visit:
Your first visit with me will take approximately 1.5 hours. During this time, I will want to know everything I can about your state of being and reactions to the world. This will involve detailed information about your physical, mental and emotional health. I will also be searching for factors that may have contributed to or caused your illness, including shock, stress, injury or history in your family. I am especially interested in things that you may not be accustomed to speaking about with your other health practitioners. These include your reactions to certain foods, weather, temperatures, times of day, etc. I may even ask about your dreams or other factors that may feel are seemingly unimportant. These factors are often the most useful to me and I urge you to feel comfortable in expressing them. I respect your individual experience and encourage you to be open and honest in order for us to create healing in your life. You can be assured that all that takes place during the consultation will be held in the strictest of confidence.

The healing process:
After the consultation, I will give you a remedy that will initiate healing in your body. As this healing is occurring, you will notice some changes taking place. Due to the gentle nature of homeopathy, the changes may be very subtle. In these cases, improvement will be steady and gradual. In other cases, changes can be more intense and sudden and improvement will be more rapid. You may also experience a period of heightened well being and optimism. All of these responses are significant and indicate that the remedy has touched your vitality and you are on your way to improved health and well being.

I encourage all of my patients to keep a journal to keep track of all the changes that occur between visits. When we are feeling better it is easy to forget the quantity and intensity of symptoms we once experienced. This is natural and occurs to many of us on our healing journey. Writing the changes down enables better communication between you and me. All changes are relevant, from dreams, body temperature and energy to the changes in the physical symptoms you experience. Keeping a journal also allows you to take a vital role in your own healing, something viewed as very beneficial.

Do homeopathic remedies interfere with other medications?
No, homeopathic remedies will not interfere with other forms of treatment and they are safe to take with prescription drugs. You will never be asked to discontinue taking your prescription medications. However, as your health improves with treatment you may feel as though you no longer need the same dosage of your prescription medication. It is at this time that you should discuss this with your family doctor. Never stop taking a prescription medication without doing this first.