Practitioners

After completing an Adv Dip in Health Science of Naturopathy, Nutrition and Herbal Medicine in 2004 Deanne has since gained advanced experience as a natural medicine therapist. Working in a number of roles within the industry, with a large part working in private practice.

Deanne has a profound way of understanding each individuals health and believes it is important to pinpoint the cause and knows that each system of the body in connected and therefore the body needs to be viewed as a whole. It is her belief that natural medicine can really impact positively on people’s wellbeing and can be used alongside modern medicine or as a sole modality.

Deanne brings to HWA extensive clinical practice experience and her understanding how food allergies and intolerances impact many health conditions. Deanne sees the digestive and immune system as being highly affected by potential food and environmental sensitivities and intolerances.

Rose Rountree is a degree qualified Naturopath who graduated from South Pacific College of Natural Therapies in 2006.

Rose experienced first hand the incredible healing power of complementary medicine when her father became sick with cancer in the mid 90’s.

She was nursing at the time but soon changed over to the more natural approach and through her father’s journey her passion for naturopathic medicine developed.

With more than 10 years experience Rose follows the principles of Naturopathy and is driven by her passion to support clients on their health journey and getting them to engage themselves as advocates for health and wellness, and ultimately realising their true potential.

Rose has been a practitioner with HWA since 2007, she is very passionate in getting to the root of clients allergies and sensitivities and reducing their symptoms using the PAT as well as Naturopathic advice to help them reach optimum health.

Amy is a qualified Naturopath and has been in the natural health industry since 2004. Her warm, compassionate and friendly nature make her clients feel comfortable to openly discuss their health concerns with her.

Amy joined the HWA team in 2013 and has a strong interest in alleviating stress and improving digestive function. With PAT she supports many clients with conditions like hayfever, eczema, headaches and IBS. She also regularly attends seminars for her own personal growth as well as stay up to date in the natural health field.

In her spare time, she loves to travel, which also led her to work at the highly awarded Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary in Thailand for a year where she conducted consultations for people from all over the world.

Amy is also a intuitive Life Coach and Energy & Soul Medicine practitioner who supports women to own their worth and believe in themselves, to have the courage to follow their dreams. She guides women who feel lost, stuck and overwhelmed out of their heads and back into their bodies to connect with their heart and intuition and experience more joy, clarity and purpose in their lives.

Victoria Rich has been working in the natural health industry for over 30 years.

Originally, Victoria completed a Bachelor of Arts at Sydney University. After travelling the world, she realised she wanted to pursue her life long passion in natural health.

She graduated with a diploma of Naturopathy from the Australasian College of Naturopathy and is an accredited member of the Australian Natural Therapists Association. Since graduating, Victoria has owned two health food stores and has run her own naturopathic clinic.

Victoria joined the HWA team in 2008 where she practices PAT and Naturopathy. In her Naturopathic Consultations, Victoria specialises in nutrition, weight management and healthy ageing.

Since 2011, Victoria has also been lecturing in herbal medicine and naturopathy at ACNT College. She is also the National Clinic coordinator overseeing student clinics in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

Jacqueline is a qualified naturopath and kinesiologist with over 25 years experience in natural therapies. She is an accredited member of Australian Naturopath Practitioners Association.

Jacqueline works in the Brisbane and Sydney clinic at Health and Wellness and also has her own clinic in Counselling Kinesiology.

Jacqueline loves being part of the team at Health and Wellness and believes in a natural approach to allergies. This involves looking at the client’s lifestyle and nutritional intake then finding the cause of the symptoms.

Jacqueline finds personal satisfaction in seeing the great client outcomes with PAT and integrating dietary and supplement recommendations.

Jacqueline is passionate about nutrition and understanding the underlying nature of people’s conditions and loves working with every patient as an individual.

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!

She practices with the belief that good health is a journey, a fun and exciting one. She understands that change can be scary and it can be difficult, but the energy and vitality you gain from being healthy is a great reward.

Steven is an experienced clinical naturopath, herbalist & nutritionist who is passionate about helping others take control of their health and reclaim their power. Since experiencing his own healing through wholistic medicine he is driven to provide the same opportunity for his clients.

Steven has a special interest in mental health, chronic fatigue, allergies & food intolerances female reproductive disorders & digestive disorders. He works in a kind and respectful way, taking into account the sensitive concerns that people may have with their health. His wholistic assessment approach allows for integrative and individualised treatment plans so that you can experience true health-care, rather than disease management.

Steven also has a keen interest in Kinesiology & Energy medicine, which led him to Integrated Healing Kinesiology training course with Mathilda Van Dyk in early 2018. It’s this that drew him to the role at HWA, bringing his previous experience in kinesiology to apply to our PAT treatments.