Hi, I'm Ash - The Vitality Doctor

Nourished body

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Clarity of mind

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Vibrant sensuality

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Sacred connections

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Meaning making

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Nourished body 〰️ Clarity of mind 〰️ Vibrant sensuality 〰️ Sacred connections 〰️ Meaning making 〰️

Dr Ashlea Broomfield, a Coffs Harbour GP who specialises in sex, body image and nutrition, is lying on a couch with a book open in her hands. She's smiling at the camera.

If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re searching for a different type of support. 

You want more time in your appointment, so you can feel comfortable to be seen for the multi-dimensional human you are. 

And when it comes to your health – you feel there’s so much more involved than just keeping your body operating. 

Because you don’t just want to survive –

you want to soar.

Why The ‘Vitality Doctor’?

I’m not just invested in your health issues, I’m invested in the whole of you – flourishing physically, mentally, sexually and spiritually. 

In other words – I want you feeling vitally alive and wholly yourself.

Scientific medicine meets
whole-person healing

I am a Specialist General Practitioner, Sexologist, Mind-Body Therapist, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, Meditation Coach and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician.  

I am deeply passionate about the five areas I see as pillars for a vibrant life:

  • Nourishing your body

  • Developing clarity of mind

  • Supporting sacred connections

  • Cultivating vibrant sensuality

  • Clarifying your meaning.

But I’m not here to ‘fix’ you or tell you how to live your life.

I’m here as a guide. A facilitator. A healer.

I am here to connect you back to your own internal wisdom – your inner light. 

By listening, reflecting and offering up-to-date, evidence-based health support and complementary practices in a way that works for you.

So you can plot a sustainable path towards the life you dream of – VIBRANT, VITAL, FULLY EXPRESSED AND FULLY ALIVE.

An actionable plan

When you work with me, we can focus on:

  • Specific issues relating to food, sex and bodies

  • Individualised support for ways you can move, eat, manage your energy and optimise your sleep

  • Developing clarity of mind – such as reducing stress, identifying problem-creating behaviours and releasing and unwinding old patterns

  • Developing healthy relational connection skills, boundaries, communication and kindness in relationships.

  • Supporting a deep connection with yourself and the natural environment

  • Cultivating your vitality and erotic sensual side so you can express your intimate self fully

  • Releasing external dogma about how you should be, or behave, and reclaiming your inner authority

  • Clarifying your purpose and deciding how you make your meaning in the world – through your work, vision and legacy.

Dr Ashlea Broomfield, a Coffs Harbour GP who specialises in sex, body image and nutrition, is sitting in the dune grass and looking to the side. The ocean is in the background..

What I stand for

I am an educator and a fighter. I stand up for what I believe in and I speak out against injustice. 

I am a believer in equality, inclusivity and diversity.

I am an advocate for the importance of kindness, care and humanity in the
practice of medicine. 

I am a lover of life and learning. A beginner cellist, small wave surfer and dog lover. 

I am all of these things.

And all of my history has brought me here. 

Living, working, and exploring life on Gumbaynggirr Country.

Dr Ashlea Broomfield, a Woolgoolga-based GP who specialises in sex, body image and nutrition, is writing in a notebook. She's lying on her stomach on a couch at her practice.
Dr Ashlea Broomfield, a Coffs Harbour GP who works with people on issue around food, sex and bodies, is walking down a beach path looking over her shoulder. The ocean is in the background.

Qualifications & Experience

  • MBBS(Hons), DCH, FRACGP, Prof Dip Nutrition, CEDC-MH, MMed(SRH), SEP

    • Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS (Hons)) - University of New South Wales) - 2011

    • Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - University of Sydney - 2013

    • Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) - 2016

    • Professional Diploma of Medical Nutrition Management (Prof Dip Nutrition) - Bond University and HealthCert - 2021

    • Credentialled Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC-MH) - Australia and New Zealand Academy of Eating Disorders - 2022

    • Fellowship of the Australian Society of Psychological Medicine (FASPM) - 2022

    • Master of Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health - Psychosexual Therapy Specialisation) - (MMed(SRH)) - University of Sydney - 2023

    • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner - Somatic Experiencing International 2024

    • Professional Certificate of Medical Nutrition Management (Bond University and HealthCert) - 2021

    • Advanced Certificate of Medical Nutrition Management (Bond University and HealthCert) - 2021

    • FPAA – National Certificate in Reproductive and Sexual Health for Doctors - 2017

    • Neuroprotective Developmental Care Accreditation - (Possums & Co) - 2020

    • Level 1 Mental Health Skills Training (NCGPT) - 2016

    • Level 2 Focused Psychological Skills Training - 2018

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - 2018

    • Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT) - 2018 & ACT for Trauma - 2020

    • Specialist Supportive Clinical Management (Of Eating Disorders) - 2022

    • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (DBT-E) - 2021

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) - 2021

    • Blue Knot Foundation Trauma Training (Phase 1: Safety and Stabilisation, Phase 2: Processing, Phase 3: Integration) - 2021

    • Australian Society of Psychological Medicine Focused Psychological Skills Training Level 2 - 2021

    • Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Training

      • Beginning I/II/III 2022

      • Intermediate I/II/III 2023

      • Advanced I & 2 2024

    • The Non-Linear Movement Method® Facilitator - Level 1 & 2 (with Michaela Boehm and Steve James) 2020 & 2022

    • The Wild Woman’s Circle™ Facilitator (with Michaela Boehm) - 2022

    • Radiance Sutras Instinctive Meditation™ Meditation Teacher Training (Lorin Roche and Camille Maurine -Registered RYT®200 training with Yoga Alliance) - 2021

    • Media Skills Training (RACGP) - 2017

    • Rural Emergency Skills Training (ACRRM) - 2013

    • Australian Paediatric Life Support (APLS) - 2013

    • Management of Acute Sports Trauma (MOST; ACSEP) - 2018

  • Current:

    • Medical Education (by contract) - various organisations

    • Focused Psychological Skills Level 2 Trainer (ASPM)

    • Focused Psychological Skills Mentor (RACGP)

    Previous:

    • Connection Chair - ASPM Management Committee

    • Co-Vice Chair RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council

    • Mid-North Coast Representative on RACGP NSW & ACT Faculty Council (2019-2020)

    • RACGP Expert Committe (REC) Pre-Fellowship Education Member (2018 - 2020)

    • Acting Chair, RACGP Expert Committe (REC) Pre-Fellowship Education (February - July 2020)

    • Chair - General Practice Training Support during COVID-19 Response Group (February - June 2020)

    • Mid-North Coast Primary Health Network Clinical Council Member (2019-2020)

    • NSW Health Breast Implant Expert Panel (2019-2020)

    • Workshop curator and facilitator of RACGP NSW/ACT Inagural Wellbeing Weekend 2018, 2019 and 2022 (including subsequent day events)

    • Board Director – General Practice Registrars Australia

    • RACGP NSW & ACT New Fellows Network Inaugural Chair (2017-2018)

    • RACGP NSW & ACT New Fellows Representative on Faculty Council (2016-2019)

    • RACGP Rural Faculty Council NSW Representative Member (July 2017 - October 2018)

    • Casual Medical Educator - GP Synergy

    • Australian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians Moving Medicine Steering Committee

    • Emerging Minds GP Reference Group

    • Inside out GP Advisory Group for GP Clinical Decision Toolkit

    • Casual Lecturer - University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School Coffs Harbour

    • General Practitioner and Clinical Lead - Headspace Coffs Harbour

    • NSW Primary Care Cancer Framework Advisory Group 2019

    • Co-host 'Just a GP' Podcast

    • Casual host for 'Australian Prescriber' Podcast

    • Casual host for 'Bridge Builders’ Podcast

    • General Practice Registrar Medical Educator Network Chair (General Practice Registrars Australia)

Soul-seekers, deep thinkers and trailblazers,
here’s how we can work together:

If you’re ready to:

BE YOUR MOST VIBRANT SELF

Check out Vitality Medicine, my 9-month 1:1 program designed to help you cultivate the skills for revitalising your life, with intensive support from a Specialist General Practitioner.

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If you need some:

THERAPy / counselling

For issues relating to food, sex or bodies. Mind-Body Therapy is for specific problems that need focused or slower, gentler work within a trauma informed framework.

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If you want :

holistic health support

For lifestyle, women’s, sexual or reproductive health issues, I offer a Mind-Body Medicine Package that offers more time for questions, mind-body connection and support.

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If you’re looking for:

info on food, sex and bodies

I have a monthly blog of insights and ideas around some of my favourite topics including relationships, sex, pleasure, bodies, boundaries and more.

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If you want to:

EXPAND AS A PRACTITIONER

I offer Clinical Mentoring for practitioners who want to increase knowledge, enhance consultations with Mind-Body connection awareness and understanding, or shift career focus.

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If you’re looking for:

A SPEAKER AND FACILITATOR

I’m an experienced conference speaker, podcast host, facilitator and advocate, available for events — particularly if they relate to food, sex, bodies or doctor’s health.

Take me there