My approach

My name is Dr Theresa Stockwell and I’m a specialist GP with a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine, Psychological Medicine, and Sexual and Reproductive Health.

I use a comprehensive, whole-patient approach to managing chronic disease and complex health issues such as weight loss, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, insomnia, substance use, menopause, endometriosis, sexual dysfunction and mental health just to name a few.

I combine my traditional medical training with evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine to help patients keen to initiate and sustain new healthy lifestyle behaviours to prevent and manage their chronic diseases. I can provide treatment for poor sleep without medication as a certified CBT for Insomnia practitioner.

In addition, I have training in Psychological Medicine and can provide compassionate counselling and therapy particularly for women dealing with reproductive issues such as infertility, pregnancy loss, unplanned pregnancy or perinatal anxiety or depression.

Together, we can work towards achieving your health goals. I look forward to helping you on your personalised journey to better health.

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Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle medicine health assessments are designed to help you identify your personal health goals. A comprehensive treatment plan will be developed based on your individual needs to address issues such as weight loss, sleep issues, substance cessation, chronic disease prevention, treatment and reversal for diabetes, metabolic syndrome and much more.
Examples of lifestyle factors that can be addressed include diet and nutrition, physical activity, sleep, alcohol use and smoking, stress management, mental and sexual wellbeing, quality of social connections and relationships, identifying and managing environmental triggers, and safe deprescribing of medications in suitable situations.
Coaching, counselling and a range of cognitive and behavioural strategies can be used to address barriers to desired lifestyle change and treat poor sleep.
Psychological Medicine

As a GP, mental health concerns are managed within a compassionate and holistic lifestyle approach with the aim of improving physical and mental wellbeing.
A medical background provides a unique perspective to counselling and therapy for issues such as anxiety and depression, grief and loss, stress/burnout, relationship and sexual issues, insomnia, substance use and addictions, coping with chronic pain, neurodiversity, adjustment to big life transitions and life-changing medical diagnoses, cancer or terminal illness.
Treatments are personalised, trauma-informed and utilise a range of evidence-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapies, including Acceptance Commitment Therapy, using a Motivational Interviewing approach.
Medicare registered provider of GP Focused Psychological Strategies with a Mental Health Care Plan.
Sexual & Reproductive Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health consultations are conducted in a sensitive manner for men, women and the LGBTIQA+ community.
A holistic lifestyle medicine approach to managing complex issues such as menopause, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, sexual dysfunction and living with HIV.
As a GP with training in both Psychological Medicine and Sexual and Reproductive Health, I can provide a unique service in counselling for issues such as: contraception, sexually transmitted infection risk and prevention, infertility and the effect of sexual issues on mental health.
Compassionate counselling for pregnancy related concerns including unplanned pregnancy, complicated pregnancy, perinatal anxiety and depression and pregnancy loss.

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What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based medical specialty which has a much broader perspective to treating health conditions beyond prescribing medications and performing surgery. It’s rapidly gaining recognition for its effectiveness in helping people live happier, healthier and longer lives by addressing the lifestyle factors leading to the rising rates of chronic disease. Did you know 80% of all chronic diseases being treated in our Australian health system could be prevented with changes to lifestyle?

Lifestyle Medicine is a holistic medical approach and includes the science of behaviour change to help patients prevent chronic diseases from developing. If a chronic disease is present, symptoms can be improved, complications reduced or prevented, and in many cases the disease itself can be reversed. Lifestyle factors addressed with evidence-based interventions include: stress management, diet and nutrition, physical activity, sleep, quality of relationships and social connections, mental and sexual wellbeing, addressing substance use such as smoking and drinking alcohol, the safe de-prescribing of medications and considers how our external environments can have an effect on our health including our workplaces, time in nature and screen use. See more information at Lifestyle Medicine - Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.