Practitioners

Karen Martin ND,
Dip. Naturopathy,  Dip. Western Herbal Medicine,
Dip. Homoeopathy,  Dip. Remedial Therapies,
BTeach (Adult Education), MDEd

Karen was President of the Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association (ANPA) from 2002 to 2007.  She is currently serving as ANPA representative to the Federation of Natural and Traditional Therapists (FNTT).  She has lectured in Naturopathy at various training institutions for the past 18 years and serves on consultative committees for complementary medicine nationally. In 2003 she was appointed as the first lecturer in Naturopathy at the University of South Australia and later continued there in a research role.  Karen writes regular complementary health columns for National Pharmacies magazine, has previously written columns for The Advertiser and is ‘resident naturopath’ for radio 5RPH. In January 2008 was appointed to the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee (CMEC).

Karen has been in private practice as a Naturopath for almost 20 years. She practices a combination of herbal medicine, nutritional medicine and homoeopathy as well as incorporating diet and lifestyle advice to achieve optimal health results. Karen’s approach to naturopathy involves treating each person as an individual, so she incorporates thorough case-taking and individual assessment into her treatment plans.  She also believes that it is important to involve the person in decision making processes, and that people should have an informed involvement in their own treatment.

Luke Whelan
BHSc (Acup)

Luke is an acupuncturist and bowen / massage therapist with 9 years experience in the natural health industry. His acupuncture training took place in Melbourne at the Australian College of Natural Medicine and at the Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medical University in Nanning, China. He loves using Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and wants to share the health benefits with you.

Luke’s main aim is to treat you like a person, not a set of signs and symptoms. So even if you came in for a sore lower back, he would look for an underlying cause and treat that, not just the lower back.
 

Denis Goodfellow
BEd, Grad Dip (School Counselling), Reality Therapy Cert, Grad Dip Psychology, BA (Hons, Psychology), MPsych (Clinical), MAPS, MASH

Denis is an experienced psychologist, hypnotherapist, and counsellor. He has considerable experience in helping people to resolve issues in areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, worry, fears and phobias, loss and grief, quitting smoking, overcoming overeating, etc. Denis uses a range of strategies to help people help themselves such as cognitive behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, reality therapy, and hypnotherapy.

Denis works with both individuals and couples and is an experienced relationship counsellor. Denis has a special interest in hypnotherapy. He sometimes uses hypnotherapy to increase the effectiveness of other therapies or on its own, depending on the problem. He finds hypnotherapy in demand to quit smoking, to overcome overeating, for fears such as fear of flying, and many other issues.

Mark Fitzgerald
Diploma of Remedial Massage

Mark is a Remedial Massage therapist. He has previously worked at Better Back Chiropractic massage clinic Oakbank, Dulwich Physiotherapy and spent time as a volunteer working at the Glenelg Football Club.

Mark will treat you to a professional high quality caring service. He specializes in a firm deep tissue sports style massage but will tailor a service to your individual needs. You will be left with either a tranquil feeling or be totally re-energised but definitely looking forward to your next treatment.

Mark lives in the Hills and is married with 2 young boys.
 

Rose Brittin
Diploma of Remedial Massage


Rose gained her Diploma of Remedial Massage from Port Adelaide TAFE where her training included relaxation massage, myofascial release technique, manual lymphatic drainage, pregnancy massage, aromatherapy and reflexology. Since graduating she has gained experience in a variety of massage settings ranging from the Elizabeth East facility of Anglicare through to working with amateur Australian Rules footballers. Rose is committed to tailoring a massage to suit your individual needs and requirements, whether this involves specific injury treatment, purely for relaxation, or a blend between the two.

She will ensure that after your massage you will leave feeling amazingly calm and relaxed with an overall enhanced sense of well-being.