Katie Whitmarsh, MA, Natural Health Consultant

What does a Natural Health Consultant do?  Consulting is a lot like coaching.  I have been trained to work with people in a variety of ways and I serve as a guide.  My education was based in naturopathy, which means that you have to look at the whole person, and that all our systems are connected – body, mind, and spirit.  Each person is unique and I approach them in that way.  To adequately address health and wellness the following influences must be looked at: genetics, diet and nutrition, residuals from prior trauma, effects from environmental toxins, infection, stress effects, behavioral imbalances and maladaptive habits, moods and emotions, and past and current effects of the social/cultural environment.  Symptoms may show up in the body, emotions, mind, behavior, and spirit.  And many of the answers come from the clients themselves, as we are all powerful and indomitable spirits, who just need some help at times to get back on our pathway of balance.  I hear the client’s story, educate the client with information specific to them, and serve as a source of support and validation, and as a guide to a higher and more fulfilling way of living.