Meet the Visionaries

Both Sophie and Ashton grew up with health and movement at the centre of their lives. Sophie was immersed in horse riding and fitness from a young age, while Ashton was raised in a family rooted in natural health and wellbeing.

Later, while living and working abroad, both experienced unexplained health challenges that disrupted their energy, focus, and overall quality of life. These frustrations led them to look deeper into nutrition, lifestyle, and the body's natural signals.

Through this process, Sophie uncovered food intolerances and lifestyle patterns that had been quietly affecting her health for years. Once addressed, her energy and wellbeing improved dramatically. Ashton experienced similar clarity by returning to a more natural, intentional approach to health.

Meeting during this period of discovery, they found common ground in their experiences — and a shared desire to help others avoid the same long, confusing journey. Visionary was created to support people in building a healthier, more energised, and more aligned life.

Dr Anthony de Pontes is a qualified and registered homeopath, functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist who has been in practice for more than 27 years. He runs an Integrative Medical Centre in Wilderness, South Africa as well as a successful online international practice.

He has treated many chronic illnesses successfully using natural medicine, with homeopathy and restoring nutritional deficiencies through good quality supplementation. He truly believes that trauma plays an enormous role in chronic disease and has often found that healing begins when that is dealt with.

He is also a passionate teacher and offers training through courses and runs an educational membership to educate other homeopaths/practitioners, as well as laypeople on treating and managing acute and chronic disease processes and auto-immune conditions. He believes that understanding why illness has occurred in a particular patient is paramount to healing.