Meet Sue Barford
Sue is a highly experienced Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Advanced Bowtech Bowen Therapist and nurse consolidating her health professional career since 1983.
As a sole practitioner Sue’s work is focused on a thriving regional practice providing two separate but often synergistic services of Lactation Consultancy and Bowen Therapy.
Sue has a passion for helping people in rural areas having lived many years in isolated areas.; as a result she incorporates this into her service offerings.
She now lives in Tooowoomba with husband Jonathan and their little rescue dog Bundy.
Their three adult sons have long since left home, and they are proud grandparents to four beautiful grandchildren living in the UK and Tasmania.
“Being able to utilise my skills and passions as a Bowen Therapist and Lactation Consultant to improve lives of people and their families is an honour and privilege I thoroughly enjoy and take seriously”
Advanced Bowtech Bowen Therapist
Sue is passionate about health care that cares holistically for wellbeing in both modalities & loves the challenge of resolving issues to improve lifestyle and meet client’s personal goals.
She loves knowing Bowen therapy offers clients of all ages & stages a gentle, effective health care option for pain, injury and general wellbeing in addition to conventional medical treatment.
Qualifications
Masters Specialised Bowen Procedures 2014
Diploma Specialised Bowen Procedures 2013
Certificate IV Bowtech Bowen Therapy 2011
Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Nurturing mothers, parents and babies from preconception throughout the pregnancy journey to baby’s first birthday with both Bowen and Breastfeeding support services has become a particular passion and speciality that allows a special continuity of care mothers and parents flourish in.
Sue empowers parents to reach their breastfeeding goals & make informed decisions by supporting them with the best possible information & assessment during their breastfeeding journey.
As a mother initially struggling to breastfeed, Sue realised the value of objective breastfeeding support and that breastfeeding didn’t just happen, but a skill learnt by both mother and baby.
Sue started as a trained breastfeeding counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association continuing on to train their counsellors over 14 yrs. She became interested in the growing interest in research on lactation and sat her exam with the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners in 2003
Sue has maintained the IBCLC qualification continuously and been in private practice ever since.