About

Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners is a collaborative clinic aiming to provide the best in complimentary therapies.

Through our unique approach we can establish and provide the right professional best suited to you and support you on your health journey.

Located just off Mona Vale Road, Warriewood you will find us ready to welcome you to our nurturing clinic.

The Centre Director – Chloe

Our Vision

At Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners we, as allied health professionals are passionate about bringing knowledge, healing and heart to our local and wider community. We are here to educate, guide and nurture you into a position of empowerment so that you can confidently take your health into your own hands.

About Chloe

Chloe Player is the Clinic Director here at NBIP and was driven to open a space where patients would be listened to, empathised with and safe to reveal their health concerns without prejudice. A place where you are treated as an individual and cared for accordingly. Chloe is an acupuncturist and herbalist and was honoured to handpick the team of practitioners on staff here.

The Team

Chloe Player

Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
Chinese Herbal Medicine

Belle Oneile

Naturopath
Nutrition

Kate Walton

Fertility
Mind+Body Support
Hypnosis
Hypnobirthing

Melissa Chivers

Currently on Maternity Leave
Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
Chinese Herbal Medicine

Tsering Gendun

Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
Chinese Herbal Medicine
Massage

Dawn Lim

Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
Chinese Herbal Medicine

Cate Lewis

Counselling
Kinesiology

Katika Funnell

Acupuncture
Moxibustion
Cupping
Chinese Herbal Medicine

Caroline Robertson

Naturopath
Nutrition
Ayurveda
CPR for infants

Isabel Peace

Psychotherapy
Nutrition
Acupuncture
Cupping
Moxibustion
Chinese Herbal Medicine

Natalie Andrew

Craniosacral Therapy
Massage

When the Body Speaks Through Pain
What chronic or unexplained pain is sometimes trying to tell us and how an integrative approach can help. If you have been living with pain that doesn’t have a clear cause or that keeps returning despite treatment, you are not alone. Many people cycle through physiotherapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture, and various other therapies, finding temporary relief but no lasting resolution. The pain comes back, and that persistence can be quietly exhausting, confusing, and demoralising. In my practice, I often find that when physical treatment alone isn’t holding, when the body keeps returning to the same pattern of pain, there is … Continue reading When the Body Speaks Through Pain
Healing Isn’t Something You Have To Force
It’s something your body and mind are already wired for. So often, the people I work with come in feeling like they’ve “tried everything”. They’ve thought about it, analysed it, read the books, maybe even done therapy before… and yet, something still feels stuck. Not because they’re doing it wrong. But because healing doesn’t just happen through thinking. It happens through feeling safe enough. Safety is a felt sense. It’s felt in your body, in your relationships, and within yourself. Because when something hasn’t healed, it’s usually not a lack of effort… It’s that, at some point, it didn’t feel safe to. … Continue reading Healing Isn’t Something You Have To Force
Cosmetic Acupuncture: A Natural Approach to Skin Health and Facial Rejuvenation
At Northern Beaches Integrative Practitioners (NBIP), cosmetic acupuncture is more than a beauty treatment — it’s a therapeutic approach that supports skin health from the inside out. As an acupuncturist, I see the face not in isolation, but as a reflection of what’s happening within the body. Skin quality, tone, and ageing are deeply influenced by circulation, stress levels, digestion, hormones, and overall vitality. Cosmetic acupuncture works on all of these layers at once. What is Cosmetic Acupuncture? Cosmetic acupuncture involves the gentle insertion of ultra-fine needles into specific points on the face and body. These points are chosen to: Improve … Continue reading Cosmetic Acupuncture: A Natural Approach to Skin Health and Facial Rejuvenation
20 Stress Hacks from Naturopath Caroline Robertson
In today’s fast-paced world, chronic stress has become the norm – but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s a range of simple, evidence‑inspired strategies to help you move from tense to tranquil. The impact of stress is significant: a 2019 report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners found that anxiety and depression are now more common reasons for visiting a doctor than coughs and colds. The good news is that small, consistent changes can make a real difference. Below are 20 of my top tips, covering herbs, supplements, lifestyle shifts and a calming breathing exercise. Herbs … Continue reading 20 Stress Hacks from Naturopath Caroline Robertson
Unblock, Unwind, Unbloat: What TCM Knows About Your Gut
That post-meal tightness, the uncomfortable fullness that lingers long after eating, the gassy bloat that turns your waistband into an enemy. Indigestion is one of those quietly miserable experiences most of us accept as normal. But Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been addressing these exact complaints for over two thousand years, and its approach is both nuanced and deeply practical. In TCM, bloating from indigestion is most commonly linked to what practitioners call “Spleen Qi Deficiency” or “Liver Qi Stagnation.” The Spleen (which in TCM governs digestion and the transformation of food into energy) becomes overwhelmed — often by cold … Continue reading Unblock, Unwind, Unbloat: What TCM Knows About Your Gut