About Larissa

NATUROPATH, CLINICAL NUTRITIONIST & HERBALIST IN THE SUTHERLAND SHIRE

FERTILITY, REPRODUCTIVE & HORMONE HEALTH, IVF AND PREGNANCY SPECIALITY SUPPORT

A little about me…

I am a naturopath, clinical nutritionist and herbalist practitioner in Cronulla, Sydney where I live with my beloved husband and miracle babies my daughter and son.

I have received training and practiced at the Jocelyn Centre for Natural Fertility Management, Sydney City, Australia’s first specialist fertility clinic, founded by Francesca Naish, over 30 years ago.

My professional life started as a lawyer. However my intuition was loud and clear. I knew I needed to follow my heart and passion for health.

However I am not perfect. My health has met its struggles and challenges.

I battled cystic acne for over a decade, I had a disordered relationship with food (like most teenage girls!), I trashed my body in my 20’s, I have been diagnosed with hypothalamic amenorrhea, subclinical hypothyroidism and unexplained infertility, and I have struggled with motherhood overwhelm and exhaustion. Read about my fertility journey HERE: My greatest gift.

I am so grateful for these fertility and pregnancy challenges because they have given me the compassion, knowledge, wisdom and burning desire to help other women.

I can honestly say that I feel in the best health of my life and am the happiest I have ever been relishing in motherhood and my family. I am so grateful for my knowledge and experience in natural medicine in healing my body and allowing a natural conception of my son.

I think my job is pretty fantastic.

Areas of speciality:

Women’s health, reproductive and hormone support  – supporting women from menarche to menopause
Helping couples fall pregnant   – use of Natural Fertility Management Method
IVF support
Pregnancy advice
Supporting women to thrive in motherhood and babies to thrive into adulthood

 

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) Endeavour College Sydney

Certified Natural Fertility Management Practitioner Sydney

Certificate of Pregnancy Massage

Bachelor of Law Sydney University
Bachelor of Commerce Sydney University

Registration:
Naturopaths & Herbalists Association of Australia

I love helping my patients so much! It fills me with so much joy to hear this…

“Thanks for all your support. I am so glad I came to see you. It has been so amazing to talk to you. Thank you for going above and beyond” – Jasmine, Caringbah

“I wanted to thank you for your help. I really needed it today. You helped brighten my day and refocus. You have a gift of helping others through your work and I’m appreciative you could share that with me” – Rebecca, Sutherland

“… the best advice I have ever followed” – Sally, Cronulla