Angela French
Gold Coast
Angela is an experienced degree qualified Gold Coast Naturopath with over 12 years clinical experience in private practice and more than 20 years working within the health industry.
Her integrative practice combines the wisdom of traditional medicine philosophy with a modern and medically attuned foundation.
Angela originally trained in PAT with AAE/HWA in the late 2000’s in Brisbane back when we were in New Farm. She then started offering PAT in her clinic from early 2020, after moving her clinic to the Gold Coast.
Belinda Byrnes
Brisbane
Belinda has been working in private practice as a qualified Naturopath and Nutritionist since 2014 and in the health industry for almost 20 years.
Belinda opened her private clinic in 2020 after relocating from regional NSW and has a special interest in treating eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis. She joined the HWA team providing Positive Association Technique (PAT) from her Brisbane clinic from early 2023.
Having experienced her own issues with digestive and skin health in the past, finally getting relief after seeing a naturopath herself was what inspired her to study Naturopathy and Nutritional Medicine in 2009.
She is passionate about empowering families to have more control over their own health journey and implementing positive changes in a balanced and manageable way.
Having two young boys herself, she knows how challenging that can be and that everyone is on their own path, so it’s important to her that treatment always reflects that individuality.
Carrie Walters
Canberra
Carrie is a fully qualified Naturopath, and since graduating in 2005 she has managed her own clinical practice and lectured in nutrition and herbal medicine.
She is enthusiastic and passionate about holistic health and well-being with a focus on mental health, digestive disorders, food as medicine and autoimmune conditions in her private practice.
She attends the gym regularly and completed the Certificate III in Fitness in 2017, having worked as an instructor for Functional Fitness, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Yogalates classes.
Carrie has had an interest in complementary therapies for over 30 years and takes great pride in providing clients with naturopathic care, in a nurturing and supportive environment, with her warm and humourous approach to life.
Carrie performs Positive Association Technique (PAT) from her Kambah, Canberra based clinic.
Emily Chamberlain
Murwillumbah
Emily is a Naturopath and Clinical Herbalist located in the Northern Rivers of NSW, Australia. Emily has been practicing as a Naturopath since 2005 and has lectured in Naturopathy and BioScience subjects since 2010.
She has worked in a number of specialty clinics during her time as a Naturopath. Having previously worked with HWA in the late 2000’s, she is very excited to be utilising this technique once again in a clinical setting.
Emily is passionate about helping clients achieve optimal health and well being and takes a wholistic approach to do this, from her clinic based in Murwillumbah.
Janet Haworth
Sunshine Coast
Janet obtained her Bachelor in Naturopathy in 2002, Masters in Nursing in 2013 and has been a Metabolic Balance Practitioner since 2021. She has over 30 years experience in the health and wellbeing sector.
Janet is passionate about empowering health and wellness, with a focus on the women’s hormonal health from perimenopause to beyond. This includes weight management, metabolic and hormonal balance, gut health and personalised dietary plans.
Her passion extends to overcoming allergies and intolerances as she has had her own personal experiences in overcoming these challenges with herself and her son.
Janet offers Positive Association Technique (PAT) from her home based clinic on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.
Jenny Bates
Auckland
Jenny (Adv Dip Naturopathy, Dip Nutrition) has been a Naturopath performing PAT since 2004. Over that time, she has worked with countless clients in both our Sydney and Auckland clinics. She is now also the author of many of our blog posts and is a trainer and mentor for new PAT practitioners all over Australia and New Zealand.
When Jenny is not working with Health & Wellness Auckland, she has her own private clinic in Auckland where she practices Naturopathy, Nutrition and Massage Therapy. She has a strong desire to help people and her friendly open manner makes her patients feel comfortable and at ease whatever the age.
She is excited about returning to practice in our Auckland clinic in August & September, to look after Sheena’s clients while she is away, and is hopeful she may even see some of her old patients from when she was a full time practitioner in the Auckland clinic in 2007 to 2010!
Laura Hickey
Perth
Laura is a qualified Naturopath and Kinesiologist with extensive experience in natural therapies.
Laura joined the team at HWA in 2015 and went on maternity leave in 2017, returning in 2018. During this time she has learnt a lot about allergies resulting in asthma, hayfever, skin conditions and digestive problems as well as autoimmune and is often amazed by the results PAT is able to achieve by alleviating food and airborne reactions.
Laura enjoys working with chronic conditions and as the mother of a child who has Down Syndrome she has seen how much benefit diet, supplementation and herbal support can have when used in the right way. She knows all about taking her baby for regular blood tests, multiple appointments and never ending research and Facebook forums. So when working with babies and children, she knows where you’re at!
Leila DiQuinzio
Melbourne
Since completing her Naturopathy degree in 2011, Leila has worked with thousands of clients, both locally in private practice, and internationally at Kamalaya Koh Samui, one of the leading health retreats in the world.
Leila now runs her own multimodality clinic in Melbourne, where she focuses on digestive disorders and mental health, and enjoys utilising PAT to address allergies and intolerances with excellent results.
Leila has a warm and empathetic nature, and is passionate about guiding others to better understand themselves, and find their path to sustainable wellbeing.
Having previously worked as a Naturopath and PAT Practitioner at HWA in 2015, Leila re-joined the team in 2021.
Renee Simpson
Newcastle
Renee is a bachelor qualified Naturopath with over 8 years clinical experience. She loves working with her clients to help them achieve their optimal health potential and to live their best possible life!
Renee draws on her personal experience of the struggles food intolerances can cause, with her son experiencing issues from a young age.
Renee has been providing Positive Association Technique (PAT) from her clinic above the ‘Lighthouse Health Hub’ in Newcastle since early 2022.
Sheena Hendon
Auckland
Born and educated in the UK, Sheena Hendon studied at Kings College University, London, UK where she completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree (Nutrition and Dietetics).
She was awarded a scholarship to Dunedin University, NZ at the end of her degree and that is when she fell in love with the country but went back to the UK to complete her qualifications. She returned to NZ over 20 years ago, is married to a Kiwi and has two young children.
Through further study in NZ, Sheena is qualified in Naturopathic and Herbal Medicine (BHSc with Distinction) and as a Master Neuro-Linguistic-Programming (NLP) Practitioner.
Sheena brings her extensive knowledge to HWA since 2022, seeing clients from her Auckland based clinic.
Tracy Greenstone
Sydney
Tracy completed her Naturopathic studies in 2000, and opened her private Naturopathic and Remedial Massage practice where she provided support for her clients with a wide variety of health conditions.
From 2005-2008, she worked with our previous company named Advanced Allergy Elimination (AAE), performing Positive Association Technique (PAT) to provide relief to her clients with a wide range of allergy-related conditions.
Since then, Tracy has worked in a variety of roles across the film and medical industries while raising her two, now teenage, girls.
Tracy excitedly re-joined the Health & Wellness Australia (HWA) team in early 2023, practicing from our Surry Hills clinic.
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