Making sense of the bigger picture behind your health
work with people experiencing persistent or complex health concerns who feel they have not yet found a satisfactory explanation for why they are struggling. You may be dealing with several seemingly unrelated symptoms — involving digestion, energy, hormones, immune health, mood, sleep, skin or weight — or have been told that test results are “normal” despite continuing not to feel like yourself.
My approach combines nutritional science, Functional Medicine and Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (cPNI). Rather than looking at individual symptoms in isolation, I explore how different systems and influences may be interacting — helping you understand the bigger picture and translate it into personalised, practical steps.
- 14 years’ professional experience
- Registered Nutritional Therapist
- Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
Could we be a good fit?
You may find my approach useful if:
You have persistent symptoms affecting several areas of your health and want to understand whether there may be connections between them.
You have already made significant changes to your diet or lifestyle, tried supplements or other approaches, but still feel that something is missing.
Your investigations have not fully explained ongoing symptoms such as fatigue, digestive problems, brain fog, difficulty managing your weight or reduced resilience.
Digestive, hormonal, metabolic, immune or inflammatory health concerns are affecting how you feel day to day.
Your health has changed during menopause, following illness, during prolonged stress or as you have got older, and strategies that worked previously no longer seem enough.
You want to understand the “why” behind your symptoms and take a personalised, evidence-informed and practical approach to your health.
What working together can look like
When we first meet, I want to understand the whole picture rather than beginning with one symptom in isolation.
We’ll talk about what is happening now, what has changed and what you most want help with. We can then build a picture of how your health has evolved over time, looking for patterns, triggers and significant turning points that may help us understand why you are feeling the way you do.
Joining the dots
Our conversations may cover nutrition, digestion, sleep, energy, movement, stress, hormones, immune and metabolic health, alongside relevant medical history, medications, supplements and previous test results.
I’m also interested in the context around your health. What demands are being placed on you? How well are you able to recover? What is happening at work or at home? What have you already tried, and what happened when you tried it?
Sometimes the most useful clue isn’t found in one symptom or test result, but in the relationship between several different factors.
I like clients to understand this reasoning too. I’ll explain what I think may be relevant and why I’m making particular recommendations, translating the science into something meaningful and understandable. I want you to leave knowing not only what we are going to do, but why we are doing it.
Looking at what may be maintaining the problem
When symptoms keep returning, I become interested in what that pattern can tell us.
If changing your diet, taking supplements or trying another intervention helped temporarily, for example, we can explore what improved, what changed when the symptoms returned and whether another contributing factor may still need attention.
My work is principally shaped by Functional Medicine, Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (cPNI) and evidence-informed Nutritional Therapy.
Functional Medicine gives us a framework for exploring connections between different aspects of health rather than treating every symptom as a separate problem.
Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology considers how the nervous, immune, hormonal and metabolic systems interact, and how factors such as stress, sleep, nutrition, movement and environment may influence them.
Nutritional Therapy helps us translate that understanding into practical interventions. Food is an important part of my work, but this isn’t about pursuing a “perfect” diet. Recommendations are personalised to your health, preferences and circumstances and may include nutrition and lifestyle strategies and, where appropriate, carefully selected supplements.
Where appropriate, laboratory testing may also provide additional information.
We will prioritise rather than trying to change everything at once, track how you respond and regularly review what is and isn’t helping. The aim is to create a plan that is not only scientifically informed, but realistic enough to work within your life.
Areas of experience
My work includes supporting people with a range of persistent and interconnected health concerns, including:
Persistent digestive symptoms including bloating, altered bowel habits, reflux and abdominal discomfort; IBS, SIBO and gut microbial imbalances; and gut health in the context of inflammatory and immune-related conditions.
Thyroid and hormonal imbalances, menopause and perimenopause, persistent fatigue and low energy, blood sugar regulation, metabolic health and difficulties with weight management.
Chronic inflammatory and immune-related health concerns, including supporting people living with autoimmune conditions, and complex or persistent symptoms where several body systems appear to be involved.
The physiological effects of prolonged stress and its relationship with digestive, immune, hormonal and metabolic health, alongside supporting recovery, resilience and sustainable behaviour change following illness or during periods of increased physiological demand.
About Sue
Sue’s professional perspective is shaped by an interest in joining the dots between different aspects of health.
Her background combines nutritional science with Functional Medicine and Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology — an approach that considers interactions between the nervous, immune, hormonal and metabolic systems.
This means Sue tends to look at health through a systems lens. Rather than asking only what might be causing an individual symptom, she is interested in why the body may be responding in a particular way and what combination of factors could be maintaining that response.
She is particularly interested in the relationship between physiology and the demands of everyday life. Nutrition matters, but so can sleep, stress, movement, recovery, relationships, environment and the cumulative experiences that affect how the body adapts.
An important part of Sue’s work is making this complexity understandable. She wants clients to become more knowledgeable about their own health rather than simply being given another set of instructions to follow.
Qualifications & Professional Credentials
Sue has 14 years’ professional experience and works as a Registered Nutritional Therapist and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.
Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
Institute of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) (2019)
Metabolic Balance® Coach
2013
MSc Personalised Nutrition
2012
BANT
Registered Nutritional Therapist
Registration/membership number supplied: CAM112404
What happens when you get in touch?
Start with a conversation
Your free 20-minute discovery call is an opportunity to tell us what has brought you to therapy, what you are looking for and ask any questions you may have.
Find the right fit
We’ll consider your needs, preferences and what you would like from therapy, then recommend the practitioner we believe is best placed to support you.
Agree the next step
If you feel comfortable with the recommendation, our team will talk you through availability, fees and how to arrange your first session.
Fees
Sue’s consultation length, current fees and any relevant testing costs were not included in the questionnaire response and should be confirmed before publication.
We’ll confirm current availability and answer any practical questions during your discovery call.
You don’t have to have it all figuer out
You may know exactly what you want help with, or simply know that something needs to change.
A free 20-minute discovery call is a chance to talk through what’s been happening, ask any questions and understand the right next step for you.
Confidential – No pressure – Clear next steps