Herbal Medicine Consultations
Herbalists treat the person, not the symptom. It’s important for me to understand the bigger picture and consider your entire health history, not just your present symptoms.
It’s similar to being a detective, my aim is to uncover the root cause for your present symptoms and by creating a herbal prescription to help your body regain balance and for you to feel better. For example two patients may present with digestive issues and very similar symptoms, but the causes behind the symptoms could be very different. There could well be an emotional aspect playing into your symptoms and this is key to consider too.
Treatment is bespoke to you and your unique situation and may start with diet and lifestyle, alongside a herbal tincture, tea, powder, topical cream or capsules.
Your consultation will include:
I may also look at your tongue and will also ask for an up to date blood pressure reading as these tools provide me with valuable detail about your health and constitution.
A first consultation is 90 minutes, which is £85. Click here for all the details.
Workshops
I love to share my knowledge of herbal medicine and regularly host seasonal herbal workshops in Cheshire and further afield. These may be a half day, full day or evening event where you can learn about a selection of different herbs and their medicinal values. The herb events often include a herb walk for you to ID medicinal herbs and get to know plants in their natural environment.
I also provide corporate workshops and teambuilding events bringing your team together to learn more about health and wellbeing, or making a seasonal herbal remedy as a group.
Herbal workshops:
Join one of my herb walks and see medicinal herbs growing in their natural environment. Take away tips on harvesting and drying herbs to preserve their medicinal value.
Are you looking for the elusive ‘something different’ for a group or to bring your clients together for a unique event? Get in touch to find out about corporate workshops and bespoke events for groups, including making kitchen remedies to take home.
Herbal Talks
Do you belong to a group that needs a speaker for an event? I’m delighted to arrange talks about herbal medicine for special interest groups in Cheshire. I’ve recently been invited to speak at Probus, WI, golf clubs and local community groups. Attendees are always encouraged to ask questions and have a look at a selection of seasonal herbs.
Talk themes:
From PR to the apothecary – my story of becoming a medical herbalist, why I decided to have such a dramatic career change and my extensive training.
Weeds as medicine – always popular with gardening groups! Those pesky weeds that most gardeners dig up are actually medicinal herbs. Learn about how I work with common weeds and how they make up a valuable part of my dispensary.
The history of herbal medicine – I’ve always been fascinated by the history of apothecaries and have collected a number of historic herbs which I love to share with groups. A copy of the British Pharmaceutical Codex shines a light on which herbs were being used by pharmacists in 1949.
“I cannot recommend Cath enough, the insight and knowledge gained from 1.5hrs with Cath is the most I have ever understood from any medical appointment I have ever had. Instant recommendations to make small tweaks to my nutrition and have made me feel instant changes with feeling fuller for longer, less likely to reach for snacks and control glucose spikes I wasn’t even aware of.
I have a couple of long standing issues I didn’t even really fully understand the full impact of on my overall health until I talked them through with Cath. I can’t wait to start taking my personalised tincture and work more with Cath to improve my overall health and wellbeing.
In a world where our usual healthcare is difficult to access, to be able to turn to a medical herbalist like Cath with so much knowledge and a whole person approach is so reassuring and welcome. Thank you Cath.”