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Linda Brown Counseling Mental health and happiness, Hormones Food allergy Adrenal fatigue Thyroid health. |
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Matt Steinacher |
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Megan Sinnett
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Melissa LeBreton Women's health Pregnancy Preconception Post natal care Children's Health |
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Marilyn Lemaire
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Lee Hunter |
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Mick Blundell Sports Injury management Chinese Acupressure Shiatsu Myofacial Release Melbourne Storm NRL Club! |
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Joanne Smith Diploma Kinesiology Dip. Herbal Med.
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Linda has been counseling at the core of her Naturopathic practice for over 10 years. She formalized this aspect of practice with a Psychology qualification in 2006, and has taken great joy in shaping her practice to address all aspects of mental and emotional wellness.
Linda seeks to treat the whole picture of wellness: physical, environmental, mental, emotional and spiritual, including:
• Neurotransmitters (good brain chemistry)
• Hormones (e.g. thyroid, adrenal, male and female)
• Biochemical pathways (such as pyroluria, histamines)
• Food allergy and sensitivity
• Toxicity, such as heavy metals which alter brain function
• Thinking patterns, schemas and cognitive strategies
• Relationships
• Meditation
• Spirituality and philosophy
Her areas of concentrated experience and passion are thyroid disorders; adrenal fatigue; depression; anxiety and hormone imbalances.
With the fortune of working with Suzanne Goodchild, Robert Henderson and some of Brisbane’s best Natural Medicine practitioners, 12 years, Linda has honed practical knowledge beyond standard psychology, and gained a degree of the respectful ‘non-glossed’ approach to effective guidance and health management.
Linda makes it her goal to stimulate growth, eliminate baggage, and equip her clients with the best take-away tools for positive change and continued development.
Linda works with one-on-one as well as couple and family relationships counseling.
What will I receive...
• Option to receive counseling, naturopathy or a combination of both with a Practitioner with over 10 years clinical experience
• Any necessary on-site testing such as Zinc, pH, Vitamin C or gastrointestinal health tests
• Any necessary referrals for pathology testing such as thyroid function, hormones, blood health, microbiology, toxicity
• On-site or laboratory testing for IgG / IgE food sensitivity tests (includes gluten)
• Comprehensive analysis of your physical health; optional nutritional recommendations, including menu plans and recipes
• Any necessary recommendations for dietary changes; herbs, supplements or other therapies
• If you have a private health fund with ‘Extras’ cover you may be able to claim all, or part of your consultation
Matt’s health career began in the fitness industry back in the mid 90s where he worked as a fitness instructor both in Australia and England. It was while working with clients in England that Matt recognised a considerable variance in performance, achievement and the recovery of individuals. With a desire to help these people achieve, Matt developed a greater interest in nutrition and discovered the value of herbal medicine. In 2000 Matt graduated in Naturopathy from the Australian College of Natural Medicine followed by a Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine) from Charles Sturt University in.
With a passion for food and organic growing methods, new business partner Marilyn Lemaire and Matt began the dream to own and operate an organic health food centre that focused on clinical practice.
Both Marilyn and Matt spent almost 2 years planning and designing the current Vive retail store. In 2011 Vive is now into it’s 6th year of business and has grown into a successful health food and clinical business. Vive now has a well respected name for both service and professional knowledge for customers and clients.
vivehealth.com - Shortly after opening it was realised that in order to fully cater for our customers, a need arrived for Vive to move online and offer products for sale through the internet. As customer and client demand has grown for online trading, so too has the pressure to complete our business model by offering our customers the added value of being able to shop online.
Following the successful launch of the Vive Health online shopping site Matt has now devoted his time and knowledge back into his clinical work.
Look great and feel great! Matt now, similarly to his early days in the health industry, focuses his clinical work with those that struggle to reach their dreams and goals. By bringing together his 15years of experience of health and fitness, nutrition and herbal medicine, Matt’s passion now lies with the concept that we CAN control the rate with which we age both physically and mentally. He has an active interest in helping people not only look great but to feel amazing from the inside out. Matt’s clinical concept is about the complete wellness package where he is committed to helping people not only look fantastic and combat the processes of ageing but help individuals feel strong, motivated and full of energy. Through personal exercise planning and the integration of unique nutrition and wellness concepts, Matt believes he can achieve optimal health, wellness, energy and age prevention for his clients.
Matt is currently re-registering with Fitness Australia and will complete his Cert IV in personal Training in the near future. His areas of special interest include immune systems, energy systems and fatigue prevention. He considers nutrition, diet and exercise prescription important components of healthy aging and prescribes accordingly with these values in mind!
Megan has always held an interest in food (not only enjoying eating also years of home cooking) along with health, fitness and exercise. Megan was drawn to natural therapies as they can be used for so many conditions, not just one illness/condition with rarely the side effects pharmaceutical drugs have, ensuring an enhanced transition to good health via a holistic approach to treatment strategies.
Megan has been a legal secretary for many years, but her passion for food and health led her to study nutrition. She studied part time for seven years and completely understands the pressure of full time work/part-time student and the impact this can have on energy, stress levels, immune support, general wellness and wellbeing.
She believes that good diet, exercise and lifestyle changes alone can often be enough to combat many illnesses and diseases with prevention always being better than cure. Many conditions can be triggered due to nutritional deficiencies and Megan likes to focus on bringing these nutritional deficiencies into balance within the body using food as medicine, nutritional supplements, exercise and lifestyle prescriptions.
She considers good food and a healthy lifestyle as extremely important however so too is enjoying life, therefore achieving good health should be about creating a nutritional and lifestyle balance.
Megan likes to help people achieve good health by equipping them with nutritional knowledge whilst also providing individually tailored dietary/lifestyle plans, cooking tips and recipes. Her areas of special interest include diabetes, women’s health, skin conditions, healthy weight loss, immune systems and stress management.
Melissa is a qualified naturopath, massage therapist and speech pathologist whose passion lies in herbal medicine and nutrition. Melissa completed her degree in Melbourne as a naturopath and moved to Brisbane in 2005.
Melissa worked as a speech pathologist for 8 years in Melbourne and the UK before realising her passion lay in natural medicine. Her aim is to now be at the other end of the healthcare system – educating and treating people holistically and using preventative medicine rather than a disease orientated approach. With her knowledge and experience of working in hospital settings, Melissa understands the complexities of treating chronic illness and symptoms of vague origin that have no medical diagnosis.
Melissa has a special interest in assisting women and children to gain better health since her own journey into motherhood began in 2007.
Marilyn Lemaire
For the last 25 years Health Foods and Herbal Medicine have been two of Marilyn’s favourite interests. Marilyn's interest in health foods began in Canada and then after immigrating to Australia she completed a Bachelor of Naturopathy.
Marilyn has been owner and part owner of health food stores for the last 15 years and now spends the majority of her time working in the store and behind the scenes to help ensure the smooth flow of the administration of the store.
The prevention of poor health through great nutrition and necessary supplements is one of Marilyn’s main interests. Helping individuals cope with stress and prescribing herbs that are effective in supporting a person through stressful times is another area that inspires Marilyn.
Marilyn is the mother of a young adult who has been gluten intolerant for the past 4 years so along the way she has learnt how to pack those school lunches and how to feed teenage groups gluten free food that tastes superb.
For Marilyn it is a very rewarding profession and also rewarding to be part of a team that is qualified to help each individual that comes into the store with each of their health needs.
Lee Hunter’s Passion for Natural Therapies started as a teen, reading Natural Therapy literature where ever she could.
She first put her enthusiasm for Natural Therapies into action in 2006 with a Certificate 4 in Swedish Relaxation Massage and a Diploma of Remedial Massage. Lee has since expanded her professional skills to include Lymphatic Drainage, Hot Stone Massage, Reiki, The Raindrop Technique and Instruction in Basic Mat Pilates.
Lee’s proficiency in a broad range of techniques means she gives special and individualised care to clients from all walks of life: from mums and office workers with postural dysfunction to those who just enjoy a good Deep Tissue Massage.
Massage is more than just pampering or a luxury, massage is a health care necessity. Massage has been found to improve circulation, joint range-of-motion, flexibility and aid in your body's natural detox ability. It can reduce many common ailments such as stress, muscle tightness, aches and pains - even anxiety and depression.
This is your time to relax and escape.
Choose from a variety of services:
Swedish Relaxation Massage
Remedial Massage (including deep tissue and pregnancy)
Hot Stone Massage
Lymphatic Drainage
Reiki
The Raindrop Technique
An Aromatherapy Spa Facial
Not sure what treatment is right for you? Give Lee a call to discuss your specific needs and taylor a treatment to suit you.
to Visit Lee's website click here
After serving 15 years as a Chef in the Royal Australian Air Force, a change was on the cards. Ten years later, hundreds of massages & hours of study have allowed Mick to develop an "outcome based massage" utilising techniques such as Sports/Remedial massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofacial release, Chinese Accupressure & Shiatsu.
Mick has been associated with Vive for three & a half years now and has formed a strong relationship with both the Vive team and clientele.
‘I look forward to the opportunity to help you with back, neck or any muscular problems you may have (unlike my poor wife who misses out all the time). Even just a "grease and oil change" to help maintain your general well being!’
Mick's areas of special interest include:
Remedial Massage
Trigger Point Therapy
Structural Alignment
Acupressure
Shiatsu
Mick is available at Vive every Wednesday or by appointment.
Kinesiology is a non-invasive natural therapy using bio-feedback through the body’s neurology, accessing relevant information relating to the issue and using gentle techniques to balance the stressors.
Joanne Smith is a registered Kinesiology Practitioner & ICNEK Instructor she is passionate about helping people to reach their full potential and to be the best they can be in all areas of their life.
Kinesiology offers many benefits for all, it can assist with digestive health, anxiety, stress, brain integration, and the list goes on. For example; have you ever been in a stressful environment and not been able to remember an item that you know you do actually know, but you just can’t access it, it might be an answer to an exam question, or items from the shop & you’ve left the list at home, or a phone number in a time of need – it can be frustrating! Kinesiology can assist with this and situations like this by balancing the stress around the situation, bringing in all the relevant information; emotions, brain integration and the like.
Each session is tailored to the individuals needs creating a healing space within a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.
Knowing the wonders of Kinesiology personally, Jo is dedicated in bringing the healing gift of Kinesiology to those seeking wellness.
Special interests include;
- Emotional healing
- Stress & anxiety Management
- Food sensitivities
- Learning and behavioral enhancement
- Structural & inflammation issues (pain, back, neck, pelvis, etc)
- Digestive health
- Weight management
- Energy levels
If you are interested in learning Kinesiology as a Career with integrity, joy & harmony or as a tool to help yourself, family and friends – Jo will be teaching ICNEK courses at VIVE from 2012.
To make an appointment or to find out further information please call Jo on 0400 232 565.
Why wait, call now to take the next step to experience the true gift of Kinesiology.
Cert IV Kinesiology
Completing Diploma in Kinesiology
ICNEK Instructor
Registered AKA Practitioner
