About Me
My path into this work wasn’t straightforward — and I think that’s exactly why it’s become what it is.
I grew up in Brazil and spent years working as an international model. Long hours, constant travel, irregular sleep, living on caffeine and convenience food just to keep going. I looked fine on the outside. Underneath, my body was telling a different story — hormonal chaos, digestive problems, skin issues, complete exhaustion.
Discovering nutritional therapy changed everything. By addressing root causes rather than just managing symptoms, I restored my health, balanced my hormones, and even conceived naturally despite a PCOS diagnosis. That experience showed me what was possible when you actually listen to what your body is trying to tell you.
Becoming a mother deepened this even further — especially when I started to notice that my son was struggling in ways that looked familiar.
When I began researching ADHD for my son, I kept stopping mid-page and thinking: this is me. This has always been me.
But it wasn’t until I was 40 — entering perimenopause — that I finally got my own diagnosis. And by then, I was struggling in ways I hadn’t anticipated. I couldn’t cope with the demands of running a house, caring for children, and keeping up with work the way I always had. My sleep deteriorated. Anxiety crept in. Circular thoughts kept me awake at night. I couldn’t finish what I started.
I knew what I was going through was more than “just hormones.” And I was right.
What I was experiencing was the collision of two things happening at once: declining oestrogen — which directly affects dopamine — and an ADHD brain that had always relied on that hormonal support without knowing it. When oestrogen dropped, the coping strategies that had carried me through four decades suddenly stopped working.
Understanding that changed not just how I managed my own health — it changed how I practise.
Today I specialise in supporting women with ADHD traits — diagnosed or not — using a whole-body approach that takes hormones, life stage, and neurology seriously together. Because so many of the women who find me are where I was: capable, intelligent, doing everything they can, and still feeling like they're falling behind.
Not because they aren't trying hard enough. But because nobody has looked at the full picture.
That's what I'm here to do.
Credentials & training
I graduated in 2015 from the College of Naturopathic Medicine in Nutritional Therapy and Naturopathy and am registered with the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).
I've completed additional training in ADHD and hold an NTA Certified Advanced ADHD Coach qualification — accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and CPD, comprising 180 hours of specialist training including live supervised coaching practice, case study submission, and assessed coaching sessions.
I've also undertaken advanced clinical training in hormone interpretation, including specialist certification in the DUTCH Test — currently the gold standard in comprehensive hormone assessment — trained directly by its founder Mark Newman MS, alongside leading clinicians Jaclyn Smeaton ND and Carrie Jones ND.
I regularly attend conferences and stay current with the latest research to ensure my work is evidence-informed and clinically grounded.
I also work with restaurants, hotels, and hospitality venues to create nutrient-dense, functional menus and innovative beverage programmes.
How I Work
I take a whole-person, root-cause approach, combining nutrition science, naturopathic principles, and health coaching to create strategies that actually fit into real life.
Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, we look at how nutrition, hormones, digestion, stress, sleep, and lifestyle interact—and how they affect both your physical health and emotional wellbeing.
Here's what makes my approach different for ADHD brains:
Standard nutrition plans don't work for many ADHD clients—not because of lack of willpower, but because ADHD brains need flexibility, dopamine-friendly structure, and strategies that account for variable energy and focus. My approach is designed with this in mind.
I create a supportive, non-judgmental space. Sustainable change doesn't come from restriction, guilt, or perfection. It comes from understanding your body, building self-compassion, and making realistic adjustments that feel manageable.
For many women, food has become a way of managing emotions, stress, fatigue, or overwhelm. When that's the case, nutritional changes alone aren't enough. We also explore alternative ways to support emotional regulation and nervous system resilience, so food doesn't have to do all the work.
I understand the realities of ADHD and busy lives, which is why I offer flexible consultations, practical tools, and guidance designed to integrate into everyday routines—even when those routines are, well, not very routine.
Whether you're looking to restore energy, improve focus, calm emotional reactivity, or just feel more in control, my aim is to support you with clarity, encouragement, and evidence-based guidance.
You don't have to navigate this alone.
Client words
“My attitude toward my diet has completely changed. I now use healthy habits as an anchor — when life gets overwhelming, I can always return to them as a resetting mechanism. The physical changes have been significant too: reduced inflammation in my joints, sharper focus, and a much better mood day to day.…”
— Aivars