When you work with Mary You will be really heard Your uniqeness will be acknowledged Perhaps for the first time There will be no routine prescriptions She will be carefully select a remedy for you from thousands of thoroughly tested substances To match your dis-ease at the most profound level Bringing harmony and a deep sense of wellbeing Homeopathy is a truly holistic medicine It heals the individual from the inside out The focus is on you, all of you Just imagine the change a deep-acting homeopathic prescription will bring A properly matched remedy Will return you to health gently and Every aspect of your life will improve How liberating it will be to know That same remedy will help you in future health crises If you are weighed down by suffering You will feel that burden lift You will be empowered Your health and vitality will be restored You have endured enough Now the healing can begin Now you have found homeopathy Homeopathy will be there to nurture you Throughout life's journey Your journey back to wellbeing starts here. Take the first step BOOK an appointment today 805 701 5927 or contact Mary via e-mail   Seeing Mary If you are reading this, the chances are you or a loved one is suffering from a health problem that you want to resolve quickly, safely and permanently. Choosing which practitioner to work with you to achieve this is a very important step. You need to know that the person you choose is qualified, experience and professional. You want to find someone who is compassionate and has your best interests at heart. Ideally it should be someone you feel a rapport with and can work well with. You need to feel certain that your confidentiality will be respected at all times, so you can feel safe enough to be open and honest about your situation. Mary's foremost concern is your health and wellbeing. If you choose to see her, you can rest assured that your healing will be in safe hands. She has helped thousands of people to return to health and some of them have been kind enough to share their experiences in the Testimonials section of this site.   I don't live near Ojai, can I still work with Mary? Yes Mary has clients from all over the world and has had a lot of experience of working with them via the phone and on the internet and she is happy to work with you in this way. Also, she will call you, so there will be no long distance call charges. Here is what clients, who worked in this way, said about the experience: "Originally I was a little daunted by the idea of a telephone consultation, however Mary’s professional yet warm and friendly approach made it really easy and effective. The recommended treatment has had a fantastic effect on my energy levels and general well being as well as curing me of an increasingly irritating annual hayfever allergy, an added benefit that I wasn’t expecting. Mary also recommended a treatment for housewives' knee which was almost instantly effective and saved me the trouble of the physiotherapy course that my GP had recommended." Julie Page, London, England "I was very fortunate when I met Mary 10 years ago and knew I had found a homeopath I could trust and whose remedies always struck a deep chord within me. Since then she has been accompanying me on the long and difficult road of recovery from ME/CFS. It has also been a time of deep inner work for me. On a very subtle level, homeopathic remedies have been giving me the necessary energy for this - I would have been lost without them. Every new remedy I needed on the way has opened up new and wonderful aspects of consciousness, and changed the way I experience the world. They have played a vital and exciting part in both my inner and my outer life. It is always a joy for me to talk to Mary - just being in her presence is a healing experience in itself. Amazingly, it even works over the phone." Silke O'Reilly, Ireland   What happens at the first appointment? If you have a chronic, or frequently recurring, complaint the first consultation generally takes an hour and a half. You begin by telling Mary what is troubling you. It is helpful if you can give as much detail as possible about your symptoms, including anything that makes them better or worse. If you have noticed any other changes in yourself (mood, anxieties, sleep, dreams, appetite, thirst, temperature) since the symptoms started; these can also be very useful. The homoeopath will normally take a full medical case history from you and record details of any previous health problems in your family, going back to your grandparents. The aim of the consultation is to get an overview, not only of your complaint, but also of you as a person. Follow-up consultations usually last around forty five minutes. These visits help you and Mary to assess your reaction to the previous remedy and decide how your treatment can best be continued. What happens after a consultation? The most important law that a homoeopath has to follow to prescribe successfully is the Law of Similars, which states that we must match the symptom picture of an illness or injury to the symptom picture of the medicine. The better the match the more likely the medicine is to cure you. The first task is to carefully analyse the information collected in the consultation and select symptoms that are particularly characteristic or individual to your case. Once this is done, the homoeopath uses two different kinds of reference books: Repertories are books in which symptoms experienced by provers (testers)of homoeopathically prepared substances are organised (both schematically and alphabetically). They have been expanding and improving steadily over the past two hundred years. So far over 1,000 different substances have been tested to see what symptoms they produce in a healthy person. A repertory provides are detailed index of symptoms to help narrow this huge number of substances down, by guiding the homoeopath to those which best cover all the selected symptoms and traits. These particular substances can then be studied in depth in the Materia Medica. These are organised alphabetically, giving the names of each substance and describing them in great detail. This is where the final choice is made. Repertories and Materia Medica are now available on computer software which saves a lot of time when cross-referencing, but even so the search is likely to take quite a long time. For this reason the homoeopath may not prescribe anything for you immediately, particularly if it is your first visit. If, however, your consultation was for an acute illness, the analysis will be simpler and the need for the remedy more urgent, so it will normally be prescribed there and then. SIGN UP for my FREE Newsletter ENROL for FREE online homeopathy training REQUEST My FREE e-book “A Basic Guide to Homeopathy Learn about 36 frequently needed homeopathic medicines and how to use them in 75 common first aid situations and minor illnesses. FIND OUT ABOUT my Homeopathy Kits for Home Use, Childbirth, Exotic Travel

How much will it cost? You will be asked to commit to three consultations. The first will last for an hour and a half and then there will be two shorter follow up sessions (usually 45 minutes) over the following two months. After your first appointment Mary will work on your case thoroughly to research the best possible prescription for you from thousands of choices. Your remedy costs are included in the fee and if you need to make a phone call to Mary or e-mail her between appointments there will be no charge made. Follow-up consultations help us to assess your reaction to the previous remedy and decide how your treatment can best be continued. Most people will experience a significant improvement after these three consultations, which will normally be scheduled over a period of 90 days. The cost for these three consultations is $585. This is payable in three monthly installments of $195. Reduced rates If two or members of the family require treatment at the same time, please discuss a special family rate with Mary when booking your appointments. Mary is happy to treat all mothers of children under two years of age, who are under her care, at absolutely no charge. If you need help with a first aid type injury or a genuine acute minor illness ( such as a cough, cold, earache or flu that you do not experience repeatedly) Mary will work on this problem with you for a flat rate one off payment of $50. How many consultations will I need to have? This is a very difficult question to answer and will depend on the individual case. However, one can generalise a little. Acute cases and injuries tend to respond very quickly once the correct remedy is found. The same is often true of more long-term problems which have a clear aetiology (ie. if you have never been well since a particular event). For chronic illness of long-standing progress is likely to be slower, but you should still have clearly identifiable changes within 90 days and thereafter appointments will be needed much less frequently. Before we make this change to less frequent appointments I will carefully explain to you the signs you need to watch for when your homeopathic medicine needs to be repeated. At the end of the 90 days (or three appointments) you and I will review your case and make a further contract to work together, based on your needs at that time. Should I stop taking all other medication? No, it is inadvisable to stop taking prescribed drugs suddenly or to alter dosages without professional help. It is important that you tell your me about any medication that you are on. Hopefully the need for these will lessen as treatment progresses and they can be gradually and carefully reduced under your doctor's supervision. How can I tell if the remedy is working or not? Reactions to homoeopathic medicines vary with the individual. Some experience a clear improvement in their symptoms very early on. Others find that their symptoms worsen for a short time before improving (this is known as an aggravation). Still others find that their general sense of well-being increases. This is a very good sign as it shows the remedy is working at the most fundamental level and removing dis-ease and eventually the original symptoms will disappear. Apart from general improvements (in sleep, digestion, mood etc.) homoeopaths tend to look out for three particular things, which usually mean that there is a movement towards cure. The first is a shift in symptoms from above to below ie. from head to toe (eg. a rash moving down the body). The second is a shift from within out ie. from deeper parts of the body to the surface (eg. asthma changing to eczema). The third is that old symptoms start to appear in reverse order. This is the equivalent of the body having a spring clean, clearing out old symptoms that have previously been suppressed. It will be a great help if you can mention to Mary any changes that you have noticed since taking the remedy. If you think you're likely to forget what has been going on, you could jot down a few notes throughout the month and bring them along to your next appointment. Is it O.K. to self-prescribe when you are seeing a homoeopath? Self-prescribing can be very useful in treating acute illness or injury. Homoeopaths treat the underlying weakness in the patient's constitution, this should mean that eventually you will have fewer acute illnesses. If you are working with me, please phone or send me an e-mail before taking any other homeopathic medicine, as it may interfere with your treatment. Clearly, this does not apply in a first aid emergency where the medicine can be taken immediately. You owe it to yourself to begin the journey to lasting health and wellbeing... Take the first step BOOK an appointment today 805 701 5927 or contact Mary via e-mail