"I am passionate about health and the natural wisdom of the human body. My expertise lies in helping people understand their bodies so that they can be empowered to reclaim their true state of health".
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Name
Leah Hechtman
Address
Suite 9 21-23 Hunter Street Hornsby New South Wales 2077
Leah is an experienced and respected clinician who specialises in fertility support and mental health. Her primary passion is her clinical practice where she is inspired and humbled by her patients. She loves supporting people to reach their individual health goals and improve their quality of life.
She has completed extensive advanced training and is currently completing her PhD. She is a university lecturer, keynote speaker, author and educator to her peers, and the President of NHAA. She is also a media spokesperson for her profession.
Leah leads by example, remembering to live life to the fullest and believes that ill-health is merely a stepping stone to help you reclaim your true state of being. She subscribes passionately to the importance of ‘practitioner heal thyself’ so that she can be the best inspiration for change in others.
She strives to find the answers to health questions and translate the information into knowledge and understanding for each person. Her passion is then to connect this understanding to the best treatment available. As such, she integrates her treatments with a number of other colleagues as required. She is often the practitioner people see when no one else can find the answers and regularly receives referrals from other clinicians.
Due to her additional training through her Masters, she is a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist - specialising in supporting reproductive health for men and women, endocrinological disorders, general fertility, infertility, IVF/ART support, miscarriage support, preconception care and pregnancy/labour support. She has a wealth of expertise in these areas and is regular sought after to educate her peers due to her combined training and experience.
Services
Fertility Support
Naturopathy
Clinical Nutrition
Herbal Medicine
Homoeopathy
Specialisations
Due to her additional Masters training, Leah is classified as a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist. This specialist training through the University of Sydney provided her with additional skills, knowledge and information specific to male and female reproductive and fertility disorders. Other fertility specialists and IVF clinics regularly refer patients to her to assess and support them through collaborative efforts.
In her clinical practice she specialises in:
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
General fertility, conception and preconception care
Infertility
Miscarriage prevention and treatment
IVF/ART support
Pregnancy, labour and breastfeeding
Reproductive disorders for both males and females
Genetic disorders
Endocrine disorders including thyroid and pancreatic
General Health Support
Especially Stress, Emotional and Mental Health
Leah commonly supports couples to successfully conceive their child/children and then is fortunate to be able to support women throughout their pregnancy and then the health of the little one when it arrives.
Her care is holistic and comprehensive by nature and she feels very humbled to be able to share life's journey with her patients and their families.
Meet Leah
Leah's approach to treatment
What is Natural Fertility Management?
What is Naturopathy?
What is Herbal Medicine?
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Qualifications
PhD candidate: Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) | Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology | Faculty of Medicine | University of Sydney
Master of Science (Reproductive Health & Human Genetics) | University of Sydney
Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy
Advanced Diploma of Western Herbal Medicine
Advanced Diploma of Applied Science (Nutrition)
Diploma of Nutrition
Diploma of Remedial Massage
Certificate of Iridology
Certificate of Counselling
Certificate of Bach Flower Remedies
Certificate in Workplace Training and Assessment (Cert. IV)
Certificates in Metaphysics, Parapsychology & Energetic Healing
Memberships
National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM)
Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS)
The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM)
Fertility Society of Australia (FSA)
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Australian's National Infertility Network (ACCESS)
Professional Appointments
President, National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
Author, Clinical Naturopathic Medicine (Elsevier Publishers International)
Contributing author for a number of local and international professional publications
Editorial committee and Reviewer for a number of journals, texts and other educational material
Frequent Presenter and Guest Speaker
Expert
Naturopath; Fertility and Pregnancy Expert, The Food Coach
Fertility and Pregnancy Expert, NineMSN health
Website
Please take the time to view the website. It is packed with useful information and articles that will undoubtedly help you be informed about your own health.
Stay in touch
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