Babies and Children

At the Bardon Counselling & Natural Therapy Centre we have a number of practitioners who offer a wide range of complimentary health services for pregnant women, for babies, for parents in the baby’s first year, and for children and their parents.  These practitioners provide services across a range of modalities to give the very best care.

Pregnancy:

Osteopathy - Simoni Pilavakis - can safely and comfortably help with back pain, pubic pain, indigestion and reflux, sciatica, breathing practices during pregnancy.

Homeopathy - Jane Lindsay - can assist with conceptio and preconception care helping to balance hormones, address physical conditions such as endometriosis which may make conception difficult, and help prevent repeated miscarriage. Homeopathic medicines are safe for you and your growing baby and they can help with morning sickness, constipation, gestational diabetes and low energy; aiding a healthy pregnancy, complication free birth and a smooth transition into motherhood.

Homeopathic Birthing Kits are available for purchase or loan to help labour and post birth.

Homeopathic training workshops are also available for those who want learn how to use Homeopathic Medicine during pregnancy, labour and post birth. For further information see www.Janelindsay.com.au

Infancy:

Simoni Pilavakis is the osteopath at the Centre who specializes in working with babies and young children, and her exceptionally gentle treatments can be very helpful for an infant suffering from symptoms such as feeding difficulties, colic, reflux, projectile vomiting, sleeping difficulties, or irritability.

Jane Lindsay runs mother and baby clinics to help with feeding difficulties, rashes, colic, reflus, fevers, teething, sleeping issues chicken pox, coughs, colds, asthma, ear infections, etc

For parents with babies’ in the first year:

Osteopathic treatment can be very effective in easing any post-natal strain patterns or imbalances affecting the mother after giving birth. This is one of Jennie Elston’s areas of specialization. Osteopathy can also help post-natal depression.

Homeopathy can help with improving the quality and supply of breast milk, and can help reduce the supply if it’s excessive. If a mother herself needs treatment for other health issues, it is reassuring to know that homeopathy is completely safe to use while breast feeding.

Jane Campbell-Kaye offers counselling specifically for parents in their first year of parenting.  Many practical, and emotional, and relationship issues can surface in this busy year, and it can be very supportive to talk these through with someone with Jane’s experience and expertise. Jane is happy to see clients with babes in arms.

Childhood and adolescence:

Both osteopathy and homeopathy can be very helpful for a wide range of childhood conditions. Osteopathy can often help with learning difficulties or behavioural issues such as ADD. It can also help with recurring ear infections, sinus problems, scoliosis, headaches and other pains, and breathing difficulties. An osteopath can assess if there has been any effect left from accidents or strains, and can treat these in a way that is comfortable for the child.

Homeopathy may be of assistance with conditions such as: allergies, breathing problems, digestive problems, headaches, poor concentration, personality disorders such as ADD, childhood grief or shock, early childhood arthritic conditions, growth pain, learning problems, acne, emotional dis-harmony during puberty, exam anxiety, and childhood or teenage depression. Also, homeopathy can support the immune system of the growing child.

Lynette Fox is an experienced counsellor using Sandplay for children and adolescents as well as adults.

Sali Smith and Maureen Finnane are experienced educational psychologists who do a lot of work with assisting children through various aspects of learning and education.

 If you feel you would like help for yourself during or after pregnancy, or for your baby or child, but you are not sure which modality would be most helpful, please phone our receptionists. They and/or the director of the Centre will help you choose which practitioner would be best able to help.