Our practice
A small practice on Alder Row.
Independent, neighbourhood, and deliberately unhurried.
Why we keep it small
Alder & Fern opened in a converted ground-floor flat with two treatment rooms and a bench by the window. The bench is still there. So are the two rooms.
We kept the list of visits short because the alternative, a menu of treatments, tends to make people feel sold to rather than looked after. Four kinds of visit cover most of what a household needs, and anything beyond that we talk about in person.
There is no television, no music with words, and no screen at the desk asking you to rate your visit. If you would like quiet, say so when you arrive.
Four things we keep doing
Plain language
We describe what we see without the vocabulary of a textbook.
No upselling
Nothing is added to a visit that you did not ask about.
Families welcome
Children are in the room with you, not in a separate waiting area.
Quiet by design
Soft light and no screens. The room is meant to be restful.
The rooms
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Who you will meet
Nadia Okafor
Practice lead
She is the one who will ask what you are actually worried about.
Tomás Reyes
Front desk and scheduling
He answers the emails, including the not sure yet ones.
Priya Raman
Hygiene team
She talks through what she is doing before she does it.
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Coming in
The entrance is step-free and on the ground floor. There are two parking spaces in front of the building, and bus 14 stops at Alder Row, a two minute walk away.
Opening hours
- Mon to Thu
- 8:30 to 17:30
- Friday
- 8:30 to 16:00
- Saturday
- 9:00 to 13:00, by appointment
- Sunday
- Closed
Come and see the room first.
If you would rather look around before you commit to a visit, say so in the note. We can arrange a short look at the practice.