Meet The Team

Katika Funnell is an experienced, degree-qualified Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner consulting from Terrey Hills, supporting patients across Terrey Hills, Duffys Forest, Frenchs Forest and Sydney’s Northern Beaches. With over 22 years of clinical experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Katika provides evidence-based acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, cupping, gua sha and cosmetic acupuncture treatments tailored to your individual health concerns.

Her clinical focus includes fertility and IVF support, pregnancy care, women’s health, headaches and migraines, sciatica, neck and back pain, osteoarthritis, digestive health including IBS and bloating, plantar fasciitis and stress-related conditions. Katika is passionate about helping patients better understand their bodies and aims to work alongside any existing medical or allied health care plan.

Gentle, Experienced Acupuncture Care

Painless acupuncture has been a cornerstone of Katika’s approach since beginning practice in 2003. She places strong importance on communication and helping patients feel comfortable, informed and supported throughout treatment - especially those new to acupuncture or feeling anxious about the process. Her calm, structured approach helps demystify Chinese Medicine while providing practical support for pain management, recovery, stress and wellbeing.

Katika holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (UTS), completed clinical internship training at Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital in China, and undertook five years of mentorship during the early stages of her career. She is registered with AHPRA, a member of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS), and a health fund provider with HICAPS available.

Services Include

Focus Areas:

Located in Terrey Hills, Katika welcomes patients from Terrey Hills, Duffys Forest, Frenchs Forest and surrounding Northern Beaches suburbs seeking experienced acupuncture and Chinese Medicine care.

She is AHPRA registered, and a health fund provider. Rebates on treatments may apply depending on your health fund policy.

Lisa Higgins is a Vodder-trained Remedial Massage Therapist with over 20 years experience, specialising in lymphatic care, with a strong interest in lipoedema. She is a Board Member of Lipoedema Australia, contributing to advocacy and education in this growing field.

Lisa has extensive experience supporting clients through and beyond cancer treatment, combining gentle, evidence-informed manual lymphatic drainage techniques with modern technologies such as low level laser, red light therapy, cupping and the TEO deep oscillation machine.

She is passionate about helping people feel better in their bodies.

Outside the clinic, Lisa values healthy, sustainable living and enjoys spending time in nature. She has just welcomed her first grandchild and is excited to embrace this special new chapter in her life.

Jean Jarrett is a qualified and experienced Nutritionist, Naturopath and Buteyko Breathing Practitioner with a special interest in integrative gut and family health. She is passionate about evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine, helping patients make realistic and sustainable changes that fit into busy lives.

Jean supports patients with a wide range of health concerns including:

Jean is a Certified Healthy Gut Practitioner through the Microbiome Restoration Centre and has a strong interest in the connection between gut health and overall wellbeing, including digestion, immunity, mood, hormones and nervous system health.

She also offers Buteyko Breathing therapy for children and adults, which may assist with asthma, sinusitis, sleep apnoea, snoring, anxiety, reflux and IBS.

Where appropriate, Jean incorporates functional testing such as microbiome testing , OAT and DUTCH testing to help identify underlying drivers of health concerns and guide personalised treatment plans.

Click on this link for online booking: For more information please refer to https://jeanjarrettnaturopath.com.au/

Sheryl-Lee is an experienced Mental Health Social Worker and Family Mediator who is driven by a warm and sincere approach. She is a passionate individual, couple and family therapist. She offers EMDR (eye movement desensitisation reprocessing) as she understands the impact trauma can have on an individual’s quality of life. 

EMDR is a structured psychotherapy approach designed to help people process and reduce distress linked to traumatic or overwhelming experiences. It helps the brain “unstick” memories that are stored in a highly emotional or fragmented way, so they can be processed more like normal memories.
During EMDR, the therapist guides the client to briefly focus on aspects of a distressing memory while simultaneously engaging in bilateral stimulation (most commonly side-to-side eye movements). This dual attention supports the brain’s natural processing system.
Over time, the memory usually becomes less emotionally intense and less intrusive.

Clients often report:

EMDR is commonly used for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and distressing life experiences, and does not require clients to go into extensive detail about the event if they don’t want to.
A typical course involves preparation (building safety and coping skills), targeted memory processing, and then consolidation, where new insights and emotional relief are integrated.

Sheryl-Lee brings light-heartedness and humour to her therapeutic practice when appropriate. Sheryl-Lee writes Family Reports for the Family Court as she has a passion for advocating for children. With extensive experience in trauma recovery and emotional well being, Sheryl-Lee offers evidence-based practice to help clients achieve their goals effi ciently and effectively.

She integrates different therapeutic modalities, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed parts work, mindfulness-based interventions and Clinical Hypnotherapy. She enjoys working with children, young adults and adults presenting with family and relationship issues, couple counselling, depression, anxiety, trauma, difficulties with parenting and other stressors that might impact the individual in daily life.

Sheryl-Lee is accredited to provide Medicare rebates under the Better Access to Mental Health scheme for eligible clients, and rebates may also be available through various private health insurance providers.

Contact details:

Tel: 0404 493 883

Email: eselkaye@gmail.com

Website: slkcounselling.com

Vanessa Ereaux is a registered psychologist with over 30 years’ experience. She works with adults and offers a warm, thoughtful and practical approach to therapy.

She supports people experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress and life transitions, using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Vanessa has particular interests in working with older adults, including adjustment to life changes, health concerns, and maintaining emotional wellbeing in later life. She also supports individuals with sleep difficulties, perinatal and perimenopausal wellbeing, ADHD, and managing stress across different life stages. She works with both women and men, and values creating a space where people feel comfortable seeking support.

Her style is thoughtful and down-to-earth, with a focus on helping clients feel understood while also developing practical strategies to move forward.

Outside of work, Vanessa enjoys reading (particularly crime fiction), swimming in ocean pools, and catching up with friends over coffee.

To make a booking:

Call or text Vanessa on: 0427 767 449

Email: vanessa@purposefulpsychology.com.au

Visit: purposefulpsychology.com.au