Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic

Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic is a wholistic family medical practice located on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, 3-5min walk from Hornsby Railway Station.

We are very close to Hornsby Mall & Westfield Shopping Centre. Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic is a wholistic family medical & psychological practice located on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, 3-5min walk from Hornsby Railway Station. We are very close to Hornsby Mall, Library and Westfield Shopping Centre. The building we are in is called the Avanti Complex and is between the BP service station and Bob Jane T-Mart. At Sanctuary, we focus on promoting the health and well-being of your whole person – mind, body and spirit. Our dedicated practitioners integrate conventional and complementary approaches using wherever possible lifestyle, preventive and nutritional aspects of medicine. We spend longer, more detailed appointments where necessary to try and treat the cause rather than just the symptoms. We make sure your treatment plan is personalised and right for you. The clinic is located very close to public transport - 2 mins from Hornsby Railway Station. There is easy disabled and pram access via the lift. Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic was founded by Dr Andrew Pennington, an integrative GP who offers a wide range of traditional and complementary medical services. Dr Andrew is able to assist with:
All aspects of General Medical Practice
Lifestyle, Nutritional and Preventive Medicine advice
Plant-based Nutrition
Integrative & Functional Medicine
Skin Checks and Minor Surgery
Travel Medicine
Vaccinations & Child Health Checks
Women’s Health including Hormonal Implant and IUD insertion (eg Implanon and Mirena)
Pregnancy and Antenatal Shared Care
Men’s Health
Chronic Disease Management and Prevention
Mental Health and Behavioural Disorders in Adults and Children (Pfeiffer/Walsh approach)

We are also the home of Adventist Counselling Services who employ psychologist Claire Marsh to offer counselling and psychotherapy to the community. Claire is trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT); and is able to combine her approach with some creative methods involving art and sand-play for adults, children and adolescents. Claire is able to assist with:
• Depression, Anxiety and other mental health conditions
• Grief and loss
• Couple counselling
• Trauma and abuse
• Substance abuse issues
• Family and Parenting
• Clarification of values, identity and goals
• Building resilience

Claire is a trained ‘Prepare-Enrich’ Facilitator, ‘CAP Money’ Facilitator and ‘Cool Kids’ Anxiety Program Facilitator. She is also able to provide some specialised services in the following areas:
• Pre-marital preparation counselling
• Marriage seminars and workshops
• Mental Health workshops
• Forgiveness seminars and workshops
• Managing Technology Use and Screen Time in Kids
• Intelligence testing for children and adolescents
• ‘Cool Kids’ Anxiety group program for children and adolescents (ages 7-17)
• Budgeting seminars and coaching

The Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic Team wishes you a very happy Christmas! Please be advised of the following adjustments to...
11/12/2025

The Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic Team wishes you a very happy Christmas!
Please be advised of the following adjustments to our office hours during this holiday season.

CULINARY WORKSHOPSIf you are interested in learning how to cook some healthy whole food plant based recipes, check out D...
14/11/2025

CULINARY WORKSHOPS

If you are interested in learning how to cook some healthy whole food plant based recipes, check out Doctors For Nutrition's Culinary Medicine Workshop here:

Our Culinary Medicine course is the first fully on-demand program of its kind in Australia and New Zealand—created by nutrition experts and medical doctors, made for everyone.

SLEEP AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COLDS.Are you prone to catching a cold? Perhaps getting more sleep may be the answer. In thi...
29/10/2025

SLEEP AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO COLDS.

Are you prone to catching a cold? Perhaps getting more sleep may be the answer.
In this interesting study where participants were literally innoculated with the rhinovirus, those who had >7hrs sleep were 3 x less likely to actually develop a cold infection than those with 7hrs each night.

Just finished another awesome City2Surf. It teamed down for the last 1-2km making for a soggy and saturating finish but ...
10/08/2025

Just finished another awesome City2Surf. It teamed down for the last 1-2km making for a soggy and saturating finish but was still a lot of fun.
I was raising funds for ELIA Wellness an awesome health promotion charity run by the amazing Geraldine Chang Przybylko and heavily featuring my dedicated colleague Andrea Matthews who also works with our awesome team at Sanctuary.
There is still time to donate to support this very worthy cause if you willing.
Many thanks

01/07/2025

Fee Increase.
There will be a small fee increase from today. Fees usually increase every 12mths. There is a small increase in the medicare rebate also.
The new fee structure will be going up on our web site shortly.

01/07/2025

INFLUENZA VACCINES
We have flu vaccines still in stock, both private and gov funded if you are eligible.
Please ask our staff if you would like one.
There is a fair bit of influenza going around at present.

27/01/2025

SERVER AND INTERNET OUTAGE

We are currently experiencing a server and internet outage which means our main computer systems and phone lines are down.

We are doing our best to continue consultations but telehealth consults are not possible presently and we cannot take any phone calls.

You may email us on: info@sanctuaryclinic.com.au and leave a message and we will return your email or call as soon as possible.
We are working on fixing the system ASAP.

Thank you for your patience

HOLIDAY SEASONSanctuary Lifestyle Clinic staff would like to wish you health and happiness this festive season. We will ...
26/12/2024

HOLIDAY SEASON

Sanctuary Lifestyle Clinic staff would like to wish you health and happiness this festive season.
We will be open on non public holidays except Jan 2nd. Office hours are listed below.
We are covered by Sydney Medical Home Doctor service for public holidays and after hours: https://www.sydmed.com.au/
You may book a consult with them if needing medical assistance during these hours.

We will have very minimal doctor cover during Jan 12-26th due to doctors on leave. During this time you may see any of the doctors at Summers Ave Medical Practice in Asquith: http://summersfamilypractice.com.au/
Our reception staff can provide a medical summary to be sent to them and please advice them to send any follow up results or correspondence to our doctors.

Again wishing you Merry Christmas and happy new year.
Thank you for entrusting your medical care to us.

If you like Christmas music and like dressing up, SingNoel is for you.Dr Pennington will be part of the choir and would ...
22/11/2024

If you like Christmas music and like dressing up, SingNoel is for you.
Dr Pennington will be part of the choir and would love to see you there. Tickets available via website
singseries.com

Dear Parents/Educators/PatientsLast days to register for 4th Annual Parents Forum: Helping Kids Thrive.Registrations clo...
11/10/2024

Dear Parents/Educators/Patients

Last days to register for 4th Annual Parents Forum: Helping Kids Thrive.
Registrations close Thursday 17th October at 5:30pm
Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is well behind us, things feel like they are humming along as before, but there are many things that are different about parenting and struggles our kids are facing. Our group of amazing collaborative professionals who work with kids have put their heads together to create a night aimed for parents and we will be talking about topics parents are struggling with post-pandemic.
When: Monday 21st October 2024 (Term 4, week 1)
Time: 6pm
Where: Hornsby RSL Club, 4 High St Hornsby NSW OR Online
Cost: $25 for online attendance.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/998064717437?aff=oddtdtcreator

Come and hear from:
Sara Balmer, Jennifer Cooper and Andrea van Niekerk (Psychology): Helping your Child Manage their Anxiety.
Lauren Reinhardt (Speech Pathologist): Literacy Lag or Learning Difficulty.
Emma Armstrong (Physiotherapist): Move it! The Benefits and Hurdles of getting Active and Creative Ways to Get Kids Out!
Dr Andrew Pennington (Integrative GP): Enhancing the Immune System post-COVID - Strategies to Help You and your Kids.
Shivani Moodley (Occupational Therapist): Retained Primitive Reflexes and how they Hinder your Child's Development.
Tori Wright (Chiropractor): Healthy Spines and Bright Minds. Understanding the Connection between Posture, Headaches and Chiropractic Care for Kids.
James Roman (Occupational Therapist): Teaching Children Emotional Regulation Strategies.

There will be a collaborative Q&A session at the end of the night where parents can ask questions of the panel.

What a great line-up!
All presenters are giving their time for free and the cost of the ticket covers the cost of running the event only. So please take advantage of this opportunity to learn nad ask questions.
Educators also welcome and there are so many insights we hope you can bring to your school, pre-school or day-care.

Register now:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/998064717437?aff=oddtdtcreator

Now that the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us, what issues are parents facing now? Hear tips from a team of local Paediatric professionals.

HELPING KIDS THRIVE forum returns! MON 21st OCT. BOOK NOW!After a couple of years hiatus due to COVID, the HELPING KIDS ...
25/09/2024

HELPING KIDS THRIVE forum returns! MON 21st OCT. BOOK NOW!

After a couple of years hiatus due to COVID, the HELPING KIDS THRIVE forum is back!
Featuring some awesome speakers from various allied health and medical domains, the forum is designed for parents, educators or anyone interested in helping kids thrive. There are various topics of interest, see flier below.

BOOK EARLY to avoid missing out as this is expected to book out!

https//HKT.eventbrite.com.au
OR scan the QR code on flier below

Please feel free to share with others.
Sara Balmer Psychology for Kids
Vivid Health Chiropractic
Building Blocks Occupational Therapy
North Shore Speech Therapy
Therapy & Learning Centre

25/09/2024

The Return of the Helping Kids Thrive Forum!

If you are a parent or educator or just have an interest in seeing kids thrive, check out this awesome seminar coming up in Oct.
Tickets will sell out fast, so get in early!

Like this page to stay in touch with interesting discussions, tips, resources, freebies and events.

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Suite 720, Level 7, 1C Burdett Street
Sydney, NSW
2077

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 3:30pm

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