General Practitioner
Penny is a founding member and director of ITH. She has helped to create an environment that respects and integrates the best of evidence based conventional and complementary medicine, thus facilitating physical, emotional and spiritual healing. She is particularly focused on the cause of disease and on aiding the body to find a healthy biochemical balance. This can free individuals to participate in their emotional and spiritual healing.
General Practitioner
Nicole joined Invitation to Health in 2005, reinforcing her mainstream practices, while also expanding her passion for treating disease processes at an emotional and spiritual level. Nicole enjoys sharing knowledge and skills with the complementary therapists, working in a team environment. She has an interest in nutritional medicine and has been treating adults and children, biomedically for 6 years after completing her Pfeiffer and MINDD training. Nicole also supports GP registrar education, helping them understand the value of nutritional medicine.
General Practitioner
Dr Alison Latta, B.Med., FRACGP.
General Practitioner
Alison is an experienced general practitioner with an interest in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. She attained her Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 1995. Alison is excited to be at Invitation to Health and to be able to share her knowledge and experience, especially in relation to the fields of depression, anxiety and menopause.
ITH is committed to supervising and training the doctors of tomorrow.
GP Registrars are fully trained doctors who are preparing to sit their exams for Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. They are supported by the team at ITH and receiving high quality education from their regional training provider: Valley to Coast.
ITH is also involved in training Newcastle University medical students. From time to time you may be asked if you would give your consent to such students observing your consultations with the doctor or nurse.
Osteopath
Katia Twyford, registered Osteopath, trained in England and has been practising for 16 years internationally. Her treatment approach includes fascial and functional techniques, as well as the cranial techique. She also incorporates other modalities like sound healing and imagery to help the whole person to heal. Katia has a particular interest in treating fertility issues, pregancy issues and birth related issues. Children and adults benefit from this gentle approach that helps the body heal on a cellular level from any traumatic event: physical or emotional. She is accredited with most private health funds.
Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist
Suzanne takes the 3500-year-old system of Chinese medicine and makes its deep wisdom connect to 21st century men and women. Patients come for help with fertility, cancer, headaches, menopause, fatigue, digestive issues, back pain and pretty much anything else you can think of. She works in an integrative way using pathology, scans and other information to reach a diagnosis and plan treatment with Chinese herbs and acupuncture.
Suzanne is a registered Chinese Herbalist and Acupuncturist. She earned both her undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the University of Western Sydney. Suzanne has been traveling to China since was 20, and studied Chinese Medicine in hospitals in Nanjing and Beijing, China. She has practiced under the mentorship of David Legge and has been in practice for over ten years.
Suzanne is registered with the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia under the Allied Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. She is a member of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association and is a Post Doctoral Fellow at the University of Western Sydney where she lectures from time to time.
Bush Flower Practitioner
Ann joined Invitation to Health in 2008. For 12 years she has been working with Australian Bush Flower essences; a vibrational medicine promoting emotional, mental and spiritual balance and wellbeing.
Her treatments work well in combination with treatments offered by other ITH health professionals, as well as on their own.
Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist
Judith holds a BSc and has completed post-graduate studies in nutrition and dietetics. She has over twenty-three years experience in health promotion, clinical practice and research. Specialising in healthy eating, children's obesity and sports nutrition, she tailors dietary strategies to suit individual needs in areas which include weight management, wellness, diabetes and heart disease. She is health fund accredited.
Nutritionist
Michelle enjoys working with like-minded GPs and natural therapists across a range of modalities. She looks at the whole person, putting strategies, dietry changes and lifestyle aids in place to empower clients to lead a full and healthy life. Her particular interests lie in childrens' and womens' health, including pre-conception and fertility, weight management, food allergies and intolerances. She is able to provide nutritional support for a wide variety of health issues. Private Health-fund rebates are available from some funds.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
Lee specialises in lifestyle modification and exercise interventions for people with chronic and complex medical conditions. Lee has also undertaken postgraduate studies in Exercise Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Soft Tissue Injuries. He is accredited with Workcover and the Department of Veterans Affairs. He is a Medicare Provider and is also accredited with all the major private health funds.
Kinesiologist
David's passion is in researching and using traditional healing systems. He has been teaching and practicing kinesiology for more than a decade. His treatments focus on chronic illnesses, including chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, depression, anxiety, chronic back pain, sleeping disorders; neurological problems including learning difficulties, delayed development, autism, Parkinsons Disease, MS, and stroke.
David's techniques include counselling, reflex therapy, movement therapy, acupressure, diet, neurophysiological assessment, muscle feedback, massage and myofascial release. His approach emphasises helping his clients to find their own way, through reconnecting and expressing what is in their core being.
Jennifer Grant BHMSc, BSocSc (Psychology) Hons, M.Clin.Psych, MAPS
Psychologist & Clinical Psychologist Registrar
Jennifer came to psychology at a mature age after achieving success in another career. She is passionate about working with people to help them create a more vital, rich, full and meaningful life. In this work, Jennifer tends to use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which is a form of cognitive and behavioural therapy.
Children, adolescents and their families as well as adults struggling with a range of life challenges will benefit from therapy with Jennifer. Jennifer’s approach is trans-diagnostic – anxiety, depression, PTSD, eating disorders, pain & other health issues, personality disorders and more serious mental illness – all are welcome. Jennifer also conducts cognitive assessments including intelligence, memory and attention.
Jarrah Eddy
Naturopath / Nutritionist
Jarrah is a highly qualified Naturopath & Nutritionist. She completes post graduate studies every year to keep up to date with the latest scientific and clinic research and has many years of experience working alongside great wholistic G.P's and therapists.
She enjoys helping kids and adults alike find a path back to health, working with conditions such as fatigue, stress/anxieties, sleep disorders, thyroid issues, chronic infections, immune issues, weight and metabolism issues. Education about food and nutrition as a cornerstone is key.
She also has a special interest in childrens health, employing diet, nutrient, probiotic and herbal medicine for a range of conditions including Autistic spectrum disorders, behavioral issues, learning difficulties, allergies/intolerances and digestive disorders.
Jarrah really believes that when Naturopaths/Nutritionists are able to work closely with G.Ps, specialists and other therapists as a team, the best possible patient outcomes are possible.
Carissa and Deb provide clinical support, working in collaboration with our doctors. Our nurse-led services include health assessments, clinics for immunisations, weight loss, asthma and diabetes, care plans for patients with chronic and complex needs, as well as assisting with home visits and home-based health assessments.
Our friendly receptionists - Denise, Sharon and Natasha will take care of you from the minute you enter the building. The receptionist are here to help you in any way they can and they welcome your questions.
Pauline is our experienced Senior Administrative Officer and is out front with our reception staff to help you, the patient as well as the reception staff at ITH.
