Helen completed her acupuncture degree in 1989 at Australian College of Natural Medicine. Since graduating she has completed a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Acupuncture at Victoria University and Master of Animal Science at University of Queensland, her research at UQ included a chemical analysis of deer velvet.
She has also worked as a lecturer at RMIT, Victoria University and Endeavour College of Natural Health. Helen specialises in the treatment of mental health and neurological disorders.