About Naomi

Osteopath, Pilates teacher, and firm believer that most bodies are more capable than they think.

Why I became an osteopath

My route into osteopathy wasn't the most direct one. I started with a degree in International Development Studies, driven by a deep interest in human rights and women's health. After graduating I spent three months living and working in Uganda with a social enterprise supporting women. It was a meaningful experience, but I came away feeling I wanted to make a more direct, tangible impact on people's lives. Something closer, more personal.

I'd always been interested in both mental and physical health, and I went on to work for Mind, the mental health charity, which deepened my understanding of how closely the two are connected. But it was my own experience of neck pain that really changed my direction. Pilates was what got me better, and that felt like a revelation. The idea that movement itself could be the medicine was something I wanted to explore properly.

I trained as a Pilates teacher, then as a personal trainer, and kept finding myself drawn to the clinical side of things. Why do people move the way they do? What's actually going on when someone's in pain? Osteopathy answered those questions in a way nothing else did. I completed my Masters in Osteopathy at University College of Osteopathy and have been in practice for nearly two years.

Outside the clinic, movement is still at the centre of everything. I love HIIT, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, swimming and running. I think it helps to genuinely believe in what you're prescribing.

How I work

My approach is built around movement and personal autonomy. I want patients to leave with a better understanding of their body and their pain than when they arrived. Not just feeling better in the short term, but equipped to manage things themselves going forward.

I bring my background in Pilates and personal training into every assessment and treatment plan. Movement prescription is as much a part of what I do as hands-on treatment, and I think the combination is usually more effective than either alone.

I'm an evidence-based practitioner, but I also believe in the value of complementary approaches. I'm always honest about what I think will actually help and what might not.