Dr Linda Dear

Bio

Originally from the UK, Linda moved to New Zealand in 2014. In her younger years, she was a British Rhythmic Gymnast competing all over the world including at the 1994 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal. She then went on to work as a Personal Fitness Trainer and Ashtanga Yoga Teacher. In 2002, she completed a Psychology degree from the University of Manchester and then worked as a Research Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry in Kings College London. She has also completed post-graduate training in the ACT model of psychotherapy. In 2011 she graduated from University College London Medical School. She then obtained a Post-graduate diploma from the UK Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2013. She is a Fellow of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. Linda is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). The Menopause Society (formerly NAMS) is regarded as the leading global authority on Menopause. She is also a member of the Australasian Menopause Society, the British Menopause Society, the North American Menopause Society and the European Menopause and Andropause Society.

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