Hi, I’m Tess.
My story so far - daughter, sister, wife, mother, mentor, friend! I am a qualified teacher, a massage therapist and a Cancer support Coach as well as a Nutrition Health & Wellness Coach. It was through my own ‘dis-ease’ that I started to look more closely at what wellness was all about. I had an interesting journey through a diagnosis of cancer and felt ill equipped after treatment to make informed choices around where to next. I found that there was a minefield of information and to be able to decipher and make sense of it all I really needed to dive deeper and look more closely at research and what constitutes ‘health and wellness’. From this point, I studied and gained qualifications so that I was more fully informed, and able to practice as an accredited Nutrition Health & Wellness Coach and a Cancer support Coach. I find myself many years later thriving and in full control of the choices I now make and feeling privileged to walk alongside others.
My Approach
Every one of us is an individual. Dancing to our own tune which makes the free session a perfect place to start. This is where we ascertain what your goals are for the future and how we connect that to where you are now and make a plan!
To form a partnership of trust and confidentiality.
I am all about individualised plans that will fit into my client’s lifestyle, this includes manageable goals leading to sustainable change.
I find that a holistic approach to our health is an ideal formula. For example, from research, we now know that stress can effect our sleep patterns, our gut health can effect our emotional wellbeing, lack of movement and ‘unhealthful’ food habits may effect the way our body detoxifies and heals. It’s like the old saying ‘the thigh bones connected to the hip bone, the hip bone is connected to the back bone’ - the different parts of our anatomy don’t work in isolation. Let’s get good foundations in place through diving deeper into what we eat, how we sleep, are we stressed, how much movement do we do each day…
Health is multifaceted.
Whatever your dream may be ….coaching is a great place to start.
AREAS of EXPERIENCE
My experience ranges from working in a GP setting to private coaching in person and virtual.
My coaching experience covers many health areas; heart health, diabetes, pre-diabetes, cancer as well as emotional wellbeing, stress, gut health, nutrition, sleep, movement, natural detoxification etc.
QUALIFICATIONS and AFFILIATIONS
PLUS - On Going Studies
Adv. Certificate of Nutrition and Health Coaching. Well College Global (Aus).
Coaching Practicum Certification - Prekure (NZ).
Certified Cancer Coach - Cancer Wellness Institute.
MyMT Menopause Practitioner Course - Dr Wendy Sweet. (NZ).
Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (ECE). Canterbury University (NZ).
ITEC Diploma (UK) - Massage and Sports Therapy.
Understanding Dementia - Tasmania University
Prescribing Nutrition - Doctors for Nutrition
Professional Member of HCANZA - Health Coaches Australia New Zealand Assoc.
