Meet Chantel

Naturopath, herbalist, microbiome educator, and mentor.

Hi, I’m Chantel Yates

For the past 18 years, I’ve walked alongside people navigating complex gut issues, food fear, and the quiet grief that can come with feeling dismissed, restricted, or confused by their own body. My practice has always been about more than protocols. It’s about creating space—clinical, emotional, nervous-system space—for healing to unfold.

I work from a place of integrity, curiosity, and deep respect for both science and nature. My approach blends rigorous clinical training with a slow, relational style of care. Whether I’m supporting a patient through microbiome restoration or mentoring a practitioner through case uncertainty, my focus is the same: clarity, nourishment, and grounded confidence.

From burnout to balance: why this work matters

In the first 15 years of my career, I delivered high-quality care—often at a pace that left little space for recovery or true depth. I burned out. Twice. I experienced the life stopping and debilitating of CFS/ME (chronic fatigue) for over 5 years. And through those experiences, I realised that sustainability isn't just a concept I apply to herbs or health systems. It has to apply to how we practise too.

Starting this business was a conscious decision to do things differently:
- To build a practice that moves slowly and intentionally.
- To make room for complexity, for nervous system safety, for rest, for real conversations.
- To create a model of care that doesn’t just sound holistic, but feels it—right down to how we schedule, communicate, and prescribe.

What I believe

This work is guided by values that show up in every session, group, retreat, and email:

  • Integrity – Honest, transparent, and evidence-informed care—free from hype or fear.

  • Sustainability – Respect for people, plants, and the planet. Clinical pace and herbal sourcing that align with long-term wellness.

  • Compassion – An inclusive, trauma-aware, human approach to care that meets you where you are.

  • Empowerment – You’re not just handed a protocol. You’re invited to understand and participate in your own healing.

  • Reciprocity – Acknowledging the traditions, land, and ecosystems that make this work possible—and giving back through mentoring, education, and meaningful contributions to community and environmental wellbeing..

  • Curiosity – A deep commitment to lifelong learning and clinical evolution.

  • Connection – Between gut and brain, clinician and client, humans and earth.

  • "Chantel is the ultimate microbiome mentor we all wish we had on speed dial! Her expertise is unparalleled. As a busy clinician, having a trusted resource for complex and challenging cases is invaluable. Chantel’s guidance is always immediately applicable, and I’m incredibly grateful for her support."

    - Practitioner

  • I've just started working with Chantel, she is very thorough and knowledgeable. I'm looking forward to seeing the results from applying her recommendations!

    - Cameron

I understand that revealing personal and sensitive information may make you feel vulnerable so in my practice I place an emphasis on trust, care, and empathy. Your privacy is always respected and your uniqueness honoured

This is a relationship, not a transaction

Whether you come to me for a single consultation, a year-long mentorship, or five days on retreat, this is a space built on mutual respect, trust, and shared curiosity. My goal isn’t just to help you feel better, it’s to help you feel more connected to your body, more confident in your choices, and more at home in your life.

If that sounds like what you’re looking for, I’d love to hear from you.