Deby Atterby

Deby Atterby is an active Aromatherapy educator and clinical practitioner with over 30 years experience. She has continued to be active in aromatic medicine and clinical aromatherapy as well as Western Herbal Medicine and has trained internationally since 2001.

In 2008 she undertook the task of editor and publisher of the industry journal "Aromatherapy Today International Journal" which assists aromatherapists with their continuing education in the aromatherapy realm. Deby also provides an in-depth profile of an essential oil in each volume. Deby instigated the first two day Aromatica Australia conference in 2015, and continues running the conference every two years, with the next one to be held in 2023.

More recently Deby has been recognized as an expert in Australian native essential oils and has many case studies to demonstrate their efficacy and benefits in a clinical environment and, along with her colleague, educates predominately in the use of Australian essential oils. She has also written and published a book on Australian Essential Oil Profiles, which was released in 2021.

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