Health & Wellness GP

Health & Wellness GP I am a GP of 30 years
I have a passion for holistic health
Let me help you to recover your health I have a truly holistic approach to care.

I am an NHS GP, a Certified Lifestyle Physician and Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner. I have a special interest in chronic pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, bladder symptoms or migraine. I am a trained Medical Acupuncturist and have my Certificate and Diploma in Medical Acupuncture, which may help with back, neck, shoulder, hip, chronic pain, migraine, headaches, irritable bowel syndrom

e, overactive bladder, pelvic pain, rhinitis. I can offer help with lifestyle changes in nutrition, sleep, movement, and stress management to improve:
Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Arthritis, Obesity, High cholesterol & Mental Health. A Mind-Body Practitioner will help you with chronic pain & medically unexplained symptoms. Please feel free to contact me and talk through your issue. www.gpacupunctureoxford.co.uk
Tel: 07717 570805

What if your symptoms are being amplified by your brain’s fear response rather than ongoing damage in the body?In Pain R...
10/06/2026

What if your symptoms are being amplified by your brain’s fear response rather than ongoing damage in the body?

In Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), we explore how learned fear pathways can keep the nervous system stuck in protection mode, creating a cycle of fear, hypervigilance, and persistent symptoms.

The good news? When we change our relationship with pain and fear, that cycle can be broken.

✨ Your symptoms are real.
🧠 The danger signal may no longer be.
💛 Healing is possible.

03/06/2026

Food is more than fuel, it’s medicine.

In this reel, I’m reminding you that what we eat plays a powerful role in how we feel, function, and heal. Every bite is an opportunity to nourish your body, support your energy, and invest in your long-term wellbeing.

Choose foods that don’t just fill you up, choose foods that fuel you.

27/05/2026

Breathwork is always with you.
Not just in the moments you feel calm - but especially in the moments your body is trying to tell you something.

The tight chest.
The racing thoughts.
The clenched jaw.
The feeling of being “on edge.”

When you learn to recognise these sensations, you learn when your nervous system is asking for support. And your breath can be the quickest way back to safety, regulation, and calm.

You don’t need perfect conditions, extra equipment, or an hour of free time.
Just awareness.
And a breath.

When we live with chronic pain, it’s natural to begin avoiding the movements or activities we fear might make things wor...
21/05/2026

When we live with chronic pain, it’s natural to begin avoiding the movements or activities we fear might make things worse.

But sometimes, the brain has learned to associate those movements with danger — even when the body is safe.

Graded exposure, used in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, helps gently retrain the nervous system through safe, gradual experiences of movement and activity. ✨

Healing isn’t about forcing or pushing through pain. It’s about rebuilding trust, safety, and confidence in your body one step at a time.

13/05/2026

What if the problem isn’t your body… but your brain’s fear of the symptoms?

In Pain Reprocessing Therapy, we understand that many chronic symptoms can be driven by learned fear pathways in the brain - where the nervous system stays stuck in protection mode long after the original danger has passed.

When we begin to change the brain’s relationship with pain and fear, healing can happen. 🧠

06/05/2026

Fear isn’t always loud or obvious… but it often sits quietly in the background, keeping symptoms stuck on repeat. That constant frustration, the urge to fight what you feel - it can actually feed the cycle.

What if the goal isn’t to battle your symptoms, but to understand what’s underneath them?

29/04/2026

We’re often taught, without even realising it, that we should feel happy, calm, and in control all the time. So when anxiety shows up, or low mood creeps in, it can feel like something has gone wrong.

But from a mind-body perspective, these feelings aren’t failures or flaws. They’re part of being human. Emotions are signals, not signs that you’re broken. They ebb and flow, carrying messages about what you need, what matters, and what may need attention.

The goal isn’t to never feel anxious or low. It’s to learn how to understand, support, and move through those feelings with compassion.

23/04/2026

I’ve just back from an incredible Mind Body Medicine Masterclass in Manchester.

So grateful to have learned from , author of Unlearn Your Pain, whose work continues to change the way we understand the mind-body connection. And a big thank you to the organisers, and Living Proof, for creating such a thoughtful and supportive space.

I used to struggle with social anxiety, so being in rooms like this wasn’t always easy. But here’s what’s helped me and might help you too:

• Bring your attention to the other person
• Let go of trying to perform or be perfect
• Go gently small steps really do count
• Give yourself plenty of kind, reassuring messages

You don’t have to change overnight. Just start where you are.

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Bovingtons Yard
Witney
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