Your First Visit

Everything starts with listening.

What to know before, during, and after your first appointment at Sohma House.

Unhurried Initial Consultation
Medicare Rebates Available
Free Parking On-Site
01 — First Time Here?

This Isn't a 10-Minute Consult

Most clinics are built around throughput. You wait. You get seven minutes. You leave with a script and a sense that nobody actually heard you.

Your practitioner has already read your intake form before you walk in. No clipboard in the waiting room. No repeating yourself to a new face every visit. The conversation starts where it should — with your story, your concerns, and what you actually want to change.

Your GP, naturopath, herbalist, physiotherapist, and dietitian work under one roof, share one clinical record, and build one plan. Not five separate appointments at five separate clinics producing five separate opinions.

One patient. One record. One team. One plan.

02 — Complete Intake Forms

We Read Your Story Before You Arrive

After booking, you'll receive a secure digital intake form. Fill it out at home, at your pace — ideally 24 hours before your appointment. Full health history, current medications, symptoms, and what you've already tried.

Your practitioner reviews everything before your consultation begins. The first thing they say isn't "so, what brings you in today?" — it's "I've read through your history, and I want to understand more about..." That distinction matters. Catching up versus actually listening.

01

Book Your Appointment

Online or by phone. You'll receive a confirmation email with the intake form link.

02

Complete the Intake Form

Secure, digital, takes 10–15 minutes. Covers medical history, medications, lifestyle, and goals.

03

Practitioner Reviews Your File

Before you walk in, your practitioner has read your history, identified patterns, and prepared questions.

03 — How to Prepare

Bring What You Have. We'll Fill in the Gaps.

Recent blood work, imaging, specialist letters, current medications — bring what you have. They help us build the picture faster. But they're not required. If your results keep coming back "normal" and you still feel unwell, that tells us something too.

Jot down your top concerns. When things started, what triggers flare-ups, what's made things better or worse. Not just symptom relief — what you want your life to look like when you're well.

Bring

  • Recent blood work or pathology
  • Specialist letters or imaging
  • Current medication list
  • Your questions and concerns

Know

  • When symptoms started
  • What triggers flare-ups
  • What you've already tried
  • What your health goals are

Don't have records? No problem. We can request them from your GP with your consent, or start fresh. No one gets turned away for not having a file.

Most clinics rush you. We give you the time to say everything you need to say.

04 — What to Expect

You'll Notice a Different Pace

Arrive 10 minutes early. Free on-site parking with accessible bays, ground-floor with step-free entry. Our reception team will greet you by name, offer you tea or water, and show you to a comfortable space.

No sterile waiting rooms. No fluorescent lights. No hour-long delays. Warm lighting, natural materials, quiet. The clinical environment your body actually needs to be honest in.

When your practitioner is ready, you'll move into a private consultation room.

05 — Your First Consultation

Real Listening Takes Time.

Your initial consultation is unhurried. Space to share your full story — symptoms, history, frustrations, and what you hope to achieve. Your practitioner asks the questions most clinics don't: how your sleep affects your digestion, how stress patterns show up in your body, how your history shapes your present.

This isn't a checklist. It's a clinical conversation designed to understand the full complexity of your presentation. Traditional diagnostic methods — tongue and pulse assessment, constitutional analysis — alongside functional pathology that goes deeper than standard blood work.

You leave with a written plan. Not confusion. Not "let's try this and see." Tests explained. Referrals coordinated. Every next step clear before you walk out the door.

01

Deep History Review

Your full story — symptoms, timeline, triggers, what you've already tried, and what matters to you.

02

Clinical Assessment

Physical assessment, traditional diagnostics, and identification of patterns connecting your symptoms.

03

Written Treatment Plan

Clear next steps, any required tests explained, referrals coordinated. You leave knowing exactly what happens next.

06 — Team-Based Care

Your Case Is Reviewed by the Whole Team

After your initial consultation, your case enters our multidisciplinary review. GP, naturopath, herbalist, dietitian, and physiotherapist review your presentation together — not in silos, not through referral letters that arrive three weeks late, but in structured clinical discussions where your full picture is visible to everyone involved.

One unified plan. The team identifies where treatments reinforce each other, where they might conflict, and where gaps exist that no single practitioner would catch alone.

Less repetition. Fewer contradictions. A care plan that actually holds together. For complex or chronic conditions, this coordination is the difference between scattered interventions and coherent care.

Your full team reviews your case together and builds one plan. Not five appointments producing five opinions.

07 — Fees & Medicare

Transparent Pricing. No Surprises.

Fees confirmed before your appointment. No surprises.

Appointment Duration Fee
Initial Consultation 30–45 minutes $199
Follow-Up 30 minutes $99
Extended Follow-Up Complex care management $149

Payment & Rebates

Payment

Cash, card (Visa/Mastercard/AMEX), and EFTPOS. Payment at time of appointment.

Medicare

Rebates apply to eligible GP consultations. We'll advise when you book whether your appointment qualifies.

Private Health

Claims processed on-site for naturopathy, physiotherapy, and herbal medicine if you have extras cover.

DVA & Concessions

Gold and White card holders welcome. Reduced rates for Healthcare and Pension Card holders.

No referral is needed to see our naturopaths, herbalists, or physiotherapists. For GP consultations, you can self-refer. A chronic disease management plan referral from your GP may unlock Medicare rebates.

Ready to Begin?

Book Your First Appointment

17 Anderson St, Manunda QLD 4870

  • Mon–Fri 9am–6pm, Sat 10am–4pm
  • Free on-site parking
  • Ground-floor, step-free entry
  • 5 min from Cairns CBD