About Me

Naturopath + Building Biologist — helping you find the health puzzle pieces others miss.

I’m Lisa, a degree-qualified naturopath and building biologist based in Sydney, working with people across Australia. What makes my work a little different is the dual lens I bring: I look at both your body and the building you live in as one connected picture, something a building inspector and a health practitioner rarely do together.

The short version

For most of my life, I was the patient with the “mystery” symptoms: chronic asthma, allergies, anxiety and gut issues that no one could quite explain. It took me years, and my own experience of living in water-damaged buildings, to realise that my health and the spaces I lived in were telling one story. Today, I help others read that same story a lot sooner than I did.

Where it began

I was born three months premature and grew up with asthma, allergies and gut troubles. In my early twenties, working in a fast-paced hospitality and admin career, my health reached a point I could no longer push through. Months of mainstream medicine got me nowhere, so as a complete sceptic I reluctantly saw a naturopath. Six months later I’d majorly improved; six months after that, my issue had resolved. I had my life back, and I was hooked. I changed careers and enrolled to study naturopathy.

Learning to look at the whole picture

I graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy (Australasian College of Natural Therapies, now part of Torrens University), then upgraded to a Bachelor of Health Science in Complementary Medicine (Charles Sturt University). Early on I began seeing patients in their own homes, following a gut feeling that the home holds invaluable clues. “If only these walls could talk!” Over the years, though, I kept meeting a certain group of patients: people who’d seen practitioner after practitioner, spent a fortune on tests, and still weren’t improving. I wanted to do more for them, but I didn’t yet know how.

The turning point

In 2018, my own home suffered a water event that went unrepaired for nearly five months (and mould can begin growing within 48 hours). Around the same time, I heard building biologist Nicole Bijlsma speak at a naturopathy conference, and it was the “a-ha” moment I’d been missing. I realised that no matter how many health interventions someone tries, if their air, water or home environment is working against them, there’s a hard ceiling on how well they can get. Looking back, I understood that most of the buildings I’d lived in since childhood had been water-damaged. So I went and studied it properly, completing an Advanced Diploma of Building Biology (around 1,800 hours) covering mould, air and water quality, building materials, children’s environmental health, and EMFs.

Qualifications and memberships

  • Bachelor of Health Science (Complementary Medicine), Charles Sturt University

  • Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy, Australasian College of Natural Therapies

  • Advanced Diploma of Building Biology (approx. 1,800 hours), Australian College of Environmental Studies

  • Certified Low Tox Method Coach

  • LEAD Safe Partner, The LEAD Group

  • Member, Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)

  • Member, Australasian Society of Building Biologists (ASBB)

How I work now

I bring naturopathy and building biology together into one multifactorial approach: gently, and without overwhelm. As a trained Low Tox coach, my style is about small, doable, evidence-informed steps rather than fear or a perfect checklist. I help you look at the whole picture: your body, your symptoms, and the environment you spend your time in.

I can help with:

•     Chronic, “mystery” symptoms that haven’t responded to other approaches

•     Suspected mould or water-damaged building illness

•     Reducing your everyday toxic load at home, calmly and practically

•     General guidance on environmental factors including air, water and EMFs (please note I’m not currently offering formal EMF assessments)

A note from me to you

If you’re exhausted, dismissed, or frightened about what might be making you or someone you love unwell, I’ve sat where you’re sitting. There is usually an answer, and you don’t have to find it alone. Let’s find it together.

Ready to start? 

Book a consultation and we’ll look at the whole picture together: body and building.