About Dr Sophie

Sophie Febery (MBChB, FRNZCGP, FACNEM) is an Integrative GP and Medical Herbalist. She has been practicing Medicine since 2005 and working as a General Practitioner since 2012, with special interests in Women's Health and Dermatology.
In 2023 Sophie gained her Certificate in Herbal Medicine with the Southern Institute of Medical Herbalism. In the same year she completed her Apprenticeship in Herbal Medicine with Valmai Becker at Phytofarm and is now harvesting, drying and preparing her own herbal remedies from the plants in her garden. In 2025 Sophie completed her Fellowship with the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM), along with further training with the Australasian Institute for Medical Nutrition (AIMN) in IV nutrient and chelation therapy.
When Sophie is not working or gardening, she enjoys home educating her two children, tramping, canoeing and reading.

About the Herbal Learning Garden

The herbal learning garden provides us with herbs for many of the remedies we create at Herb South. It is also a teaching resource, with over 130 different medicinal herbs growing on-site. We are determining which plants grow best in our climate so we can use those herbs in creating herbal remedies, and recommend them to others from our region who are interested in starting their own herb garden. In addition to the herb garden, there is 200 square metre vegetable garden.

Privacy Statement - HealthOne

Please note that Herb South has the ability to access and contribute to "HealthOne" when needed. The benefit of this is that we can check things like medications and previous blood test results, with your permission, where relevant. You are able to opt off HealthOne, please see below. What is HealthOne? HealthOne is a South Island based secure electronic record that allows registered healthcare providers directly involved in your healthcare, to quickly access information such as your test results, allergies, medications, GP summaries and hospital information. HealthOne adheres to the principles of the Privacy Act 2020 as well as the Rules set out in the Health Information Privacy Code 2020. Access is only possible via an approved highly secure healthcare information network which is regularly audited and tested. Privacy auditing is used to check that only those directly involved in your care are accessing your information. To find out more about HealthOne please visit https://healthone.org.nz/. Please note that you are entitled to restrict the sharing of your healthcare records by contacting 0508 837 872 or emailing HealthOne.privacy@pegasus.health.nz”