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 serving as ANPA representative to the Federation of Natural and Traditional Therapists (FNTT). She lectured in Naturopathy at various training institutions for 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 has written regular complementary health columns for National Pharmacies magazine and The Advertiser and is ‘resident naturopath’ for radio 5RPH. In January 2008 she was appointed to the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Advisory committee on Complementary Medicines (ACCM). (http://www.tga.gov.au/committee/accm.htm )

Karen has been in private practice as a Naturopath for more than 20 years. She practices a combination of herbal and nutritional medicine 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 a skilled acupuncturist with more than twelve years’ experience in natural health. After training at the Australian College of Natural Medicine, Melbourne, and the Guangxi Traditional Medical University, Nanning, China, he joined Well2 in 2007. In addition to his extensive experience as an acupuncturist, Luke practises Bowen therapy and Tui Na (massage), and uses a combination of approaches and techniques to complement acupuncture to achieve excellent results.

Luke offers a friendly and professional service. His experience in many areas of natural health allows him to bring together a multitude of skills and techniques to treat health problems instead of relying on only one discipline. His communicative approach ensures you are fully informed to help you get the most from your appointment, and he encourages patients to ask questions about their treatment.

Julia Gerster
BHSc (Acup)

Julia is a qualified acupuncturist who worked in private practice as a physiotherapist in Germany for several years before moving to Brisbane to study acupuncture. After graduating she moved to Adelaide to join Well2.

Julia is a successful practitioner who has a positive impact on her clients through her unique style, approach, and wealth of knowledge. She has had a lifelong passion for health and wellness through the use of natural medicine to improve the quality of life for herself and for her clients.

She complements her Acupuncture practice with knowledge from her Physiotherapy background when seeing clients. She sees each client as a unique individual and treats them according to their specific needs. Her gentle approach, kindness, compassion and her ability to listen carefully gently guides her clients through the healing process and helps them to achieve the highest level of health and wellbeing possible.
 

Kathryn has 23 years’ experience as a Dietitian, of which the past 20 years have been in Private Practice and lecturing at the University of South Australia and Flinders University. She has a special interest in nutrition for enhanced fertility, particularly for IVF clients, and has extensive research and practical experience in weight management.
 

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.

Tim Ackland
Diploma of Remedial Massage
Cert. IV Massage Therapy Practice

Tim is a Certified Remedial Massage Therapist who graduated from the Australian College of Massage. Since graduating Tim has developed his skills in a day spa setting as well as providing mobile massage services. His treatments include a variety of techniques to ensure effective relaxation. He is also dedicated to providing effective deep tissue (remedial) and sports massage to decrease pain and discomfort from stress and/or muscular skeletal conditions. Tim is also qualified in providing individually tailored pregnancy massage.

His caring approach and hands on experience allows him to provide beneficial and effective treatments through confident touch by listening, learning and being mindful to each individuals needs and providing a safe, relaxed and comfortable environment.