Adult Initial Consultation
An adult’s initial consultation lasts approximately two hours. During the consultation, the homeopath will ask a series of questions to try to determine which remedy is most suitable for you as a unique individual. In classical homeopathy, there are many remedies for the same disease. Therefore, the homeopath is most interested in what sets you apart from everyone else. The things that are unique about you are the things that will guide the classical homeopath to your remedy. Because classical homeopathy always treats the whole person, various details about you are important, such as personal details and dreams. The more the homeopath knows about you and the details of your symptoms, the easier it is to determine your correct remedy.
Teen or Child’s Initial Consultation
A teen or child’s initial consultation is similar to an adult’s initial consultation. With children, there is less history to go over compared to an adult, so the consultation is shorter. With babies and children 12 and under, I allow up to an hour and 15 minutes for the initial consultation. I allow up an hour and a half for a teen initial consultation. Follow-ups for children and teens are similar to an adult’s follow-ups. Up to 40 minutes is allowed for teen and child follow-ups.
With younger children, it is required that the parent remain in the consultation room with their child. I will be observing the behaviour of your child, but the parent will be doing most of the talking. With older children, I may ask that the parent leave the consultation room for part of the consultation or for the whole consultation. I want your teen/child to be as comfortable as possible, so if they would like you in the room with them for the whole consultation I will allow that.
For telephone or online consultations, I will require you to email me a picture and/or video of your child to give me an idea of your child’s appearance and mannerisms.
What happens after the Initial Consultation?
After the initial consultation, I will study all the notes I took during the initial consultation, and from those notes, will determine a remedy that is suitable for you. There are thousands of homeopathic remedies to choose from, so if your remedy is not in my personal pharmacy I may have to order it from a reputable homeopathic pharmacy such as Boiron in Quebec or Helios in England. Once I have prepared your remedy, I will mail it to you or you can pick the remedy up in person. The cost of the remedy as well as shipping is always included in the cost of the consultations.
For long-distance consultations, it may be easier for you to obtain the remedy from a local pharmacy. I do ship remedies to US clients all the time without issues.