Meet Our Wellness Practitioners
Founded by Naturopath and Homeopath Jaime, Nourishing Apothecary in Liverpool, Sydney, offers holistic healthcare consultations across Australia. Our team specialises in Naturopathy and Homeopathy, focusing on whole-person health through natural remedies, lifestyle support, and personalised care. Whether you're seeking hormonal balance, stress relief, fertility support, or immune health, we’re here to help you rediscover your body’s natural balance.
Your wellbeing is our first priority. Meet the Nourishing Apothecary team.
Jaime Chew — Founder
Founder, Naturopath and Homeopath
Specialisation: Fertility, IVF support, women’s hormonal balance, mental health
Jaime’s journey into natural health began with a nursing degree and was driven by a desire to help people. Now a Naturopath and Homeopath, Jaime founded Nourishing Apothecary, a natural wellness clinic in Liverpool, Sydney. Jaime and her team offer Naturopathic and Homeopathic consultations, natural supplements and guidance for healthier living. Jaime’s practice focuses on women's hormonal balance, helping women to feel themselves and supporting them through anxiety, depression and PMDD. With a special interest in fertility, Jaime supports both men and women through every stage of their fertility journeys; from preconception, to pregnancy and postpartum. By blending traditional natural remedies with modern health expertise, Jaime helps clients feel themselves again, naturally.
Areas of Expertise
Jaime specialises in supporting women’s hormonal health, providing fertility support, managing stress and adrenal health, aiding digestion, and strengthening immunity through herbal tonics and Homeopathic remedies.
Jaime's approach to homeopathy and naturopathy
Jaime’s approach centres on holistic, individualised care that goes beyond simply treating your symptoms. By getting to the root cause of her client’s health concerns, Jaime provides the knowledge and tools you need to feel yourself again, through a blend of Naturopathy, Homeopathy and lifestyle adjustments.
A question Jaime loves to answer
“How can natural therapies really help with hormones and stress?” Jaime’s answer: natural therapies aim to restore balance by addressing the root causes - supporting the body to heal itself in ways that are gentle and sustainable.
Mel Gearing
Naturopath and Medical Herbalist
Specialisations: Mental Health, IVF support, Fertility, reproductive health, gut health, nutritional medicine
Mel believes that food is a powerful medicine, and uses her expertise as a Medical Herbalist and Naturopath to help her clients create sustainable lifestyle changes, rather than seeking quick fixes. With a Masters in Health Science and a focus on mental health and addiction support, Mel’s unique range of focus areas includes mental health, reproductive health, gut health and nutritional medicine. She has a particular interest in supporting clients who identify as neurodivergent. Mel has published cookbooks, produced a health podcast, and spends her time mentoring future Naturopaths. Her practical, client-centred approach combines natural and conventional medicine, addressing mental health issues like anxiety, ADHD, and depression while offering sustainable lifestyle and nutritional support.
Areas of Expertise
- Mental Health: Supporting anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder.
- Reproductive Health: Specialising in fertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and menopause support.
- Gut Health: Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), leaky gut and supporting the microbiome.
- Nutritional Medicine: Developing personalised nutrition and deficiency correction plans for clients.
Mel's approach to naturopathy
Mel’s philosophy combines holistic, evidence-based strategies with practical solutions. She works with clients to manage health conditions sustainably, believing in the power of food and lifestyle changes as medicine.
A question Mel loves to answer
“How do you integrate natural medicine with pharmaceuticals?” Mel believes in complementing necessary medications with natural treatments, ensuring a balanced, integrative approach to health.
Lainie McTacket
Naturopath, Homeopath and Bowen Therapist
Specialisations: Children’s health, fertility support and menopause relief
Lainie’s career developed from her deep desire to help people - much like Jaime’s. Now with over 14 years of experience, beginning as a Bowen Therapist, and then expanding her expertise into Naturopathy and Homeopathy, Lainie believes that everything we need to heal exists for us right here on this planet. Along with Paediatric health, Lainie supports families at every stage; from fertility support to helping women find hormonal balance. With a Masters in Bowen Therapy and a Bachelors in Naturopathy, Laine is particularly interested in the healing powers of Homeopathy and children's health and wellness, with a special focus on helping those with eczema find relief.
Areas of Expertise
- Paediatric health: Specialising in acute health conditions for children, particularly eczema.
- Fertility and hormones: Supporting fertility and hormonal balance, for women seeking to fall pregnant or simply feel themselves again through hormone balance.
- Menopause: Helping women navigate menopause with natural treatments.
Lainie's approach to homeopathy and naturopathy
Lainie believes in using natural therapies to stimulate the body’s own healing abilities. By combining Bowen Therapy, Naturopathy, and Homeopathy, she creates personalised treatment plans that support your ongoing, overall wellness by addressing the underlying causes of health concerns.
A question Lainie often gets asked
“What is Bowen Therapy, and how does it complement Naturopathy?” Laine says, Bowen Therapy uses gentle, precise moves on muscles and tissues, which Lainie integrates into Naturopathy to enhance the body’s natural ability to heal.
Toni Baker
Naturopath, Herbalist and Nutritionist
Specialisations: Women's health, menopause support, hormonal balance, gut health, stress reduction and anxiety relief
Toni is a Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist, and Empowerment Coach with over 20 years of experience. Practising in Bali and Sydney, Toni’s work centres on women’s health, specialising in hormonal balance and support through menopause. Toni’s work is grounded in a holistic approach to wellbeing; while hormone balance is important, it’s essential to support the whole person; physically, emotionally and mentally. Toni combines Naturopathy, nutrition, and holistic counselling to guide clients through significant life transitions. Passionate about empowering women, Toni provides not only physical but also mental and emotional support as you move through the various life stages.
Areas of Expertise
- Women’s Health: Hormonal balance, perimenopause, and menopause support.
- Adrenal Health: Addressing stress, anxiety, and adrenal function.
- Gut Health: Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), food intolerances, and supporting digestion.
- Mindset and Holistic Counselling: Supporting and guiding clients through life’s transitions.
Toni's approach to naturopathy
Toni’s holistic approach focuses on preventative health, providing her clients with the knowledge and education to make changes to their lifestyle and environment so they can live long, happy lives. By blending natural medicine with lifestyle coaching, Toni creates tailored treatments to support the body, mind, and spirit.
A question Toni often hears
“What’s the best way to navigate menopause naturally?” Toni focuses on balancing hormones, managing stress, and supporting adrenal health to help women embrace this transition.
Danielle Critchell
Clinical Naturopath
Specialisations: Women's health, fertility, preconception care, adrenal health, paediatric health
With a particular interest in women’s health, including providing hormonal support for females to working with mothers, from the preconception phase through to pregnancy and post-partum. Danielle’s also works with children on a wide range of health concerns, from supporting immune health, skin conditions, behaviour and concentration issues and nutritional support. Working with women of all ages, Danielle has a passion for female hormones and helping women to understand what is going on in their body. Through her work, she has seen the power of addressing hormonal difficulties from an early age, supporting teenagers with heavy, painful or irregular periods, acne, breast pain and premenstrual anxiety or depression, helping them make changes and establish healthy habits that reward them for life.
Areas of Expertise
- Women’s Hormonal Health: Menstrual, menopause, and hormonal imbalance care.
- Fertility and Preconception Care: Supporting couples through their fertility journey.
- Adrenal Health: Addressing stress, burnout, and cortisol dysfunction.
- Child Health: Focusing on immune health, behavioural support and skin conditions.
Danielle's approach to naturopathy
Danielle tailors treatment plans to guide the body back into balance by addressing root causes, not just symptoms. She uses a blend of herbal medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle changes for whole-person, holistic care.
A question Danielle loves to answer
“How can I support fertility naturally?” Danielle focuses on lifestyle, nutrition, and targeted herbal support to create a balanced foundation for conception.
Jess Valencia
Naturopath and Herbalist
Specialisations: Women's health, menopause support, mother + child, Chronic ailments + immunity. BILINGUAL: APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH/SPANISH
Jess been in the health industry for 30 years and have been a Naturopath for 15 years.
Jess's introduction to health began as a pharmacy dispensary technician from there, she helped the Pharmacist give customers advice on supplements to include or avoid with their medications. Jess also started offering clinic consultations and worked with an Early Childhood Nurse in store to support new mothers and their infants. Jess used a special herbal tonic to stimulate breastmilk production, helped with infant colic, and addressed eczema issues.
During her studies, Jess faced the biggest health challenge when her son who fell seriously ill. Medical tests showed nothing was wrong. Jess turned to her training and it was through this Naturopathic approach that he slowly healed and made a full recovery to live a normal and
productive life.
Jess finds it rewarding to use her Naturopathic skills and experience with her family/friends and clients. It was a joy to help her daughter through her pregnancy and the birth of her grandson.
Jess has a passion for functional testing and helping complex cases she believes that we’re here to thrive, not just survive!
Areas of Expertise
- Acute illness – coughs colds and tummy troubles
- Chronic Illness – symptoms that recur regularly and never quite clear
up such as chronic fatigue and slow recovery from
sinusitis/colds/coughs - Digestion
- Food Intolerance and stomach/bowel issues
- Mother & Child from pregnancy to birth
- Infant and Children’s health such as breastfeeding help and
introducing first foods program - Menopause and Women’s health
Jess's approach to naturopathy
- LISTEN – Jess likes to listen first to know you and your story. She feels that
taking a good case history and understanding each individual and
their health concerns is very important to assess what is happening for them and then to provide the guidance that helps each person. - TEST only if needed (sometimes this is required but not always)- there are many functional assessment tools available through reputable Australian laboratories that can add valuable information to
assess what is happening. Blood tests and/or stool samples can reveal significant useful resources to find out the underlying reason for symptoms. Such as a suspected food intolerance can be
confirmed in a blood test. - PRESCRIBE- once all your information is collected and collated alongside any tests that may be relevant, a Personalised program approach is formulated. This may include a special liquid herbal
formula blend and some nutritional supplements to take. The program is tailor made to your needs and will be clear and easy to follow with dosages and a daily schedule that works for your lifestyle. Achievable real life easy to implement programs are made with you in mind.
A question Jess often hears
“I have tried everything for my symptoms and belly aches/bloating and nothing seems to help. I have been told there is nothing wrong but I don’t feel quite right. What can I do ?”
Jess believes symptoms are there for a reason and we can explore the underlying
cause with a good case taking consultation and if needed some special tests can be ordered to identify what is going on. These tests are different to regular tests and take a deeper look into the functional
state of your internal organs and provide information such as the microbiome and functional biochemistry state and provides insight on the challenges to healing and where to focus treatment.
