Peninsula Holistic is a general practice with a difference.
Our doctors have post graduate qualifications in nutritional and herbal medicine, acupuncture, mindfulness meditation, holistic counselling and hypnotherapy. They treat patients with respect for their uniqueness and authenticity.
SERVICES
Welcome to
Peninsula Holistic General Practice
Our doctors truly care about their patient's well-being.
We spend time with our patients so that we can really try to get an understanding of you as a person and your illness. Treatment plans try to address the causes of any symptoms being experienced with the aim of optimising each patient's general health and wellbeing.
We aim to consider the totality of each person's life, their diet, environment and their stresses. Appropriate and individual programs will feature a combination of diet, exercise, stress management, medicines, nutrients and counselling. Acupuncture, hypnotherapy, mindfulness based techniques and pharmaceutical medicines will be used where necessary.
Our doctors are aware that nutrition plays a key role in maintaining optimal health as nutritional excesses and deficiencies are becoming more common and more severe due to changing diets and toxic environments. Most people don't make the connection that this can have significant impact on behaviour and emotional health in both adults and children. Treating these issues, along with managing emotional stress, have profound implications in healing illness.
Some patients have been able to reverse heart disease for example with a combination of a highly nutritious diet, exercise, relaxation training and group support. Chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic anxiety, irritable bowel disease, PMT, menopause, infertility, fibromyalgia, chronic arthritis, autoimmune diseases and diabetes, to name a few, respond remarkably well to a holistic approach. This approach extends to include often life-changing patient support through education and group work in ‘mindfulness’.
An initial one hour appointment at Peninsula Holistic General Practice will involve enquiry into a patient's health and life story. Diet, stresses, symptoms and how these are affecting the patient will all be evaluated and also, if appropriate, how their health is impacted upon by their relationships, work and environment. Tests will be arranged if required and an individually tailored management plan, involving treatment and/or realistic and effective behavioural changes designed and implemented.
Our doctors believe that working closely with patients facilitates their healing processes. They listen, educate and empower their patients to regain health and vitality and a better understanding of themselves as a person. As holistic doctors they have a broad approach that provides benefits in most cases as long as the patient is willing to participate in their own therapy and make any necessary changes in their lives. Eastern and Western, conventional medicine and 'complementary therapies' are blended to provide comprehensive and objective advice offering patients the best of both worlds.
Peninsula Holistic General Practice has a number of allied health professional that work alongside our doctors to bring you the most effective holistic techniques. We all speak the same language so that you get a coherent and integrative approach.
Our Therapists
Our doctors are holistic and use natural medicines and therapies whenever possible.
Dr Michelle Woolhouse
MBBS, FRACGP, Dip Acupuncture, Dip Hypnotherapy
Special Interests include:
- Women’s Health
- Autism/ ADHD and other childhood disorders/ Allergies
- Mental well-being and counselling
- Chronic disease
- Cancer
- Heart Disease
- IBS/ Inflammatory bowel disease
- Nutritional/ Environmental Medicine
Dr Jenni Koch
MBBS, FRACGP, Mindfulness meditation teacher
Special Interests include:
- Women’s health
- Adolescent/children’s health
- Mental well-being/ counselling
- Travel medicine
- Family medicine
- Mindfulness based Cognitive behavioural therapy
- General Practice
Appointments for our doctors are available on Monday – Thursday.
Ms Jackie Plantinga
Clinical Dietician
Jackie is a clinical dietician with 11 yrs experience. She has a special interest in nutritional medicine and works closely with our doctors in areas that require special dietary interventions. Working on menu planning, super foods, mindfulness based eating, weight loss, disease prevention and disease modification. She is excellent for families and individuals trying to change their diets for the better.
Appointments: 0447-592-284
Ms Amina Salerno
Clinical Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapist, Life coach
Amina offers effective, empowering and soulful therapy to help integrate and inspire you. She is particularly interested in women’s well-being and has a range of techniques to help create lasting emotional health and well-being. She embraces a number of different approaches including hypnotherapy, positive psychology, acceptance and forgiveness techniques and mindfulness. Amina has also developed a 12 week weight loss course which is excellent for anyone with emotional eating issues.
Appointments: 03-59864229
Ms Philippa Ransome
Meditation Teacher
At Peninsula Holistic general Practice we run an 8 week mindfulness meditation course each term. Philippa Ransome is our teacher and comes with over 20 yrs experience in teaching these techniques. The course is broad and is excellent for beginners and those with more experiences. Participants often comment on her professionalism and caring approach.
To book for the course of see the course date 0407-704-958
Far Infra red Sauna
A far infra red sauna works by increasing blood flow, killing off damaged cells and stimulating healing.
They enhance the relaxation response, improve energy levels and stimulate our natural detoxification pathways. Far Infra red saunas work at a lower temperature than regular saunas and are 30% more effective at detoxifying fat cells.
Far Infra red saunas may be helpful for use in people that suffer from:
- Fatigue
- Difficulty losing weight
- Chronic pain and inflammation
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Stress/ depression
- Skin diseases to name a few.
For an appointment or more information please call 59864229.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
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Acupuncture, Counselling, Dietitians, Herbalists, Holistic Doctor, Hypnotherapist, Life Coaching, Meditation, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Womens Health
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