Prior to your consultation
So that Alexandra can give you the best possible advice during your Nutritional Therapy consultation and follow up consultations it is highly recommended that you complete a nutritional therapy questionnaire. This questionnaire is simple to complete and asks you questions about your health, diet and lifestyle. This questionnaire may be downloaded from this site or alternatively can be sent to you when you make your booking. We kindly request that you return it by email or by post at least 3-5 days prior to you appointment.
Click here to download a Nutritional Health Questionnaire
Your initial consultation
An initial consultation normally lasts one hour and involves a detailed discussion about your health, goals you wish to address, medical and family history, present diet and lifestyle. Their will be ample opportunity to discuss all specific concerns that you may have.
Laboratory tests and simple home tests may be recommended to help in identifying the underlying cause of any health problem. Certain tests are available from your GP whilst others are provided by private laboratories.
Consideration to specific needs and budget will be discussed especially as additional costs may apply to laboratory tests and any nutritional supplements that may be recommended.
IMPORTANT NOTICE; Nutritional Therapy works alongside conventional medicine. If you are seeing a G.P. or any other health professional, your nutritional therapist will (with your consent) consult him/her to ensure that your nutritional therapy programme complements your current medical treatments or advice that you have already been prescribed.
You may be asked to seek medical advice to investigate any underlying disease.
Your follow-up consultations
Follow up consultations are normally booked 4-5 weeks after your initial consultation and last 45 minutes. This consultation involves a full review of your nutritional therapy programme evaluating progress made with the goals that were set, health improvements that have occurred, any new goals that may have been identified and any difficulties that may have arisen in following the programme.
The aim of the follow up consultation will be to re-evaluate the programme and to create a follow up plan that allows for further goals and health improvements. Many clients continue to book follow up consultations at regular intervals to build their awareness to their nutritional status and to constantly build on what they have learned. Alexandra aims to help clients to effectuate constant improvements in their wellbeing and health and often that of their families and especially their children. Instilling children with excellent eating habits and an enjoyment of healthy food will help them optimise their health for the duration of their lives. Alexandra enjoys working alongside dedicated maintenance patients.
Terms and conditions
Payment for each consultation will be due at the end of each appointment. I can accept payment by cash, cheque or card facilities at the clinic. Cancellation within 48 hours prior to an appointment made will incur a 50% cancellation fee. Patients will be charged if they do not attend for their appointment without notification.
