Hi, I’m katie wilson
From a young age I knew I wanted to work in natural healthcare, from mixing up ‘flower potions’ in my nana’s garden as a child, to becoming a qualified massage therapist at 17 years old.
My hunger to explore the world took me around New Zealand, Australia and to Europe working on superyachts in the Mediterranean. The pressures of these jobs unfortunately began to blur my thinking around ‘healthy eating’, and I became underweight, stopped menstruating and developed skin issues. This was the start of my health journey, and for 3 years I was passed around the healthcare system, found no answers and meanwhile I tried every option I could.
I returned home to Whakatane, bought a juice/smoothie truck and slowly started to re-train my thinking around ‘what is healthy’. With the help of herbal medicine and nutrition, I got my cycles back and knew it was time to develop my knowledge and enrol in the 3-year Bachelor’s in Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine, which I graduated in 2020.
Although I will always continue to learn, this experience has helped shape me as a practitioner in order to relate with my clients.
At my brand new Whakatane clinic, I am honoured to engage with my local and online community and support my clients as they go through their own health and wellness journey. I am passionate about working in the areas of fertility, preconception, pregnancy and post-natal care, as well as skin and gut health.
My Approach
We live in a fast-paced modern world and lead busy but fulfilling lives. To live to our full potential, we need to ensure that we prioritise our health and wellbeing.
The Modern Naturopath approach is to deliver evidence-based and integrated healthcare that is backed by research, while still honouring tradition and culture.
More and more people are moving toward natural healthcare, but with social media and “Dr Google” how do we know who to trust for advice?
By investing in a registered naturopath and medical herbalist, who is trained in nutrition, lifestyle coaching, herbal medicine, and has an in-depth understanding of the human body, you know you are receiving interventions and recommendations from a qualified healthcare practitioner, with a holistic approach.
