Anastasia Stephens is a qualified medical herbalist (Bsc Hons:2.1), hypnotherapist and is currently training in Somatic Experiencing, a trauma healing technique developed by Dr Peter Levine, author of Waking the Tiger. She is member of the General Hypnotherapy Register and the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council.

One of Anastasia’s main interests is women’s health and healing. Along with colleague Susi Kaiser, Anastasia Stephens runs a Holistic Fertility Service at the Hale Clinic. Combining herbal medicine, nutrition, abdominal massage and hypnotherapy, the service helps women create optimal conditions for conception to take place.

We all need some special ‘me’ time. With this need in mind, she developed The Wisdom Facial, a 3-in-1 anti-aging treatment which combines a bespoke herbal tonic, an organic facial and an inner-beauty visualization – which helps women connect with a deeper, ageless beauty.

Her journey into holistic health began 15 years ago when she began working as a health reporter for British newspapers including the Daily Mail, London’s Evening Standard and

The Independent. Speaking to cutting-edge researchers and experts around the world, the research that captivated her related to natural healing methods. This was where the most exciting findings were happening, and where patients seemed to experience the most satisfying improvements.

So she began training in the areas she felt had most healing potential. Herbal medicine was a natural choice – you only need to consider how much drugs companies are putting into researching the medicinal properties of plants – to know they are potent healers. Hypnotherapy has shown to be very powerful too – at changing the beliefs, habits and lifestyle that contribute to illness.

Meanwhile the quest for emotional and spiritual healing has taken Anastasia to India where she has practiced Tibetan, Sufi and other meditations including Dervish Whirling. She’s learned about the Eastern energy system of Chakras and is currently studying a fascinating technique called Somatic Experiencing. Designed to heal stress lodged in the nervous system this gentle method can help people heal anything from insomnia and anxiety states to post traumatic stress.