Gut Health in Sydney

With more than 20 years of experience as a Registered Psychologist across both clinical and organisational settings, Richard brings a holistic and evidence-based approach to mental health and wellbeing. Their work includes behavioural management advisory for mid-management through to senior executives and boards, with a strong focus on resilience, leadership and sustainable performance. Grounded in Positive Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine principles, they integrate practical, research-backed strategies to support mental health, personal growth and overall wellbeing. Known for their genuine, patient-centred approach, Richard values authentic connection and collaborative care, working within an interdisciplinary framework to support long-term outcomes for clients. Alongside their professional expertise, they are personally passionate about fitness, resilient mental health practices and ongoing personal development, bringing both professional insight and lived alignment to their work.

Laura is a qualified naturopath who combines herbal medicine, nutritional support and tailored dietary and skincare advice to address the root causes of skin conditions such as eczema, acne and rosacea, with a particular focus on the gut-skin connection and conditions like IBS and SIBO, bringing a uniquely empathetic approach informed by her own experience with chronic eczema and topical steroid withdrawal.

Oscar is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and acupuncturist, seeing people for muscular skeletal conditions and pain. He combines classical herbal medicine, acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping and gua sha with a classical Wen Bing approach to support patients with chronic pain, mental health concerns, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, gut health issues and conditions such as PMS and dysmenorrhea, working closely with the wider team to integrate Eastern and Western approaches to care.

Dr. Kate Norris is an Integrative Medical Doctor who combines conventional medicine with nutritional and environmental medicine. Her focus is on optimising health, preventing and treating disease, and enhancing natural beauty. Dr. Norris tailors anti-aging programs for each individual, emphasising natural-looking results. She offers consultations in Sydney, Australia, and online courses.

Dr Lee is passionate about her patients achieving the best health possible by empowering them to make positive lifestyle changes.

Heather Lindsay supports overwhelmed and anxious parents to feel calmer, clearer and more confident through clinical hypnotherapy, strategic psychotherapy and evidence-based parenting support. With over 10 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and parent coach, her work focuses on nervous system wellbeing and lasting emotional change.

Anastasiia is a dedicated GP with a deeply personal journey from rural Russia to Australia, she brings a holistic, lifestyle-focused approach to patient care shaped by early experiences living close to nature and years of clinical and research excellence. With a strong foundation in hospital and community medicine, she is passionate about understanding the whole person behind the symptoms and supporting long-term health through evidence-based lifestyle interventions. Her special interest areas include women’s health, particularly menopause and perimenopause, as well as weight management and gut health, where she combines clinical expertise with compassionate, personalised care to help patients achieve sustainable wellbeing.

With more than 30 years of clinical experience and a strong background in conventional medicine, Dr Ailina Ismail is a Functional Medicine Doctor dedicated to helping people uncover the root causes behind persistent symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, hormonal changes, digestive issues, thyroid concerns, inflammation, and suspected autoimmune dysfunction. Her approach combines medical rigour with a comprehensive, whole-body perspective, exploring how factors including gut health, hormones, immunity, metabolism, nutrition, environment, and the nervous system may be influencing overall wellbeing. Through her signature 5R Program, Dr Ailina provides a structured and personalised framework that includes detailed history taking, functional bloodwork interpretation, lifestyle and nutrition guidance, and practical education to help clients gain clarity, feel heard, and make informed decisions about their health. She is particularly passionate about supporting health-conscious women who have struggled to find answers and are seeking a more thorough, clinically grounded approach to long-term wellness.

I offer a personalised data-driven approach to your health and wellness potential. Utilising the power of artificial intelligence and deep learning technology, as an accredited health and wellness coach I provide clients with timely, relevant and epigenetic (personalised) health information, for positive health behaviour change.

Rohan is a functional medicine practitioner with over 13 years of clinical experience, focused on uncovering and treating the root causes of chronic and complex health issues rather than simply managing symptoms. He has a particular interest in gut health, using detailed clinical assessment alongside advanced functional testing, including stool and microbiome analysis, to better understand issues such as bloating, digestive irregularities, food sensitivities, and gut-related fatigue. Rohan works closely with patients who have often tried multiple approaches without success, taking time to interpret results in clear, practical language and developing personalised, realistic treatment plans that support lasting improvement rather than generic protocols.

Dr Jessica Elmasry is a Newcastle-based General Practitioner with a special interest in integrative medicine, holding Fellowship with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and a Master of Public Health, and she focuses on women's health, reproductive wellbeing, autoimmune and hormonal conditions, and uncovering the root causes of chronic illness through a whole-person approach.

Dr Sarah Farrell is a Sydney GP with a special interest in women’s health, known for her thoughtful, evidence-based and highly personalised approach to care. She is passionate about helping women feel genuinely heard, especially when symptoms are complex, confusing, or have previously been dismissed. Her work is grounded in clear communication, clinical rigour and the belief that women deserve nuanced care, honest answers and the time to make informed decisions about their health.

Dr Joanne Mackson is a GP with a special interest in women’s health, known for her warm, calm and evidence-based approach. She is passionate about providing care that is thoughtful, practical and tailored to the individual, with a strong focus on helping women feel comfortable, informed and well supported. Her approach recognises that good healthcare is not just about treatment, but about listening well, explaining clearly and caring for women with respect and compassion.

Ellen Gulson is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) who provides warm, evidence-based support for breastfeeding and infant feeding. She is particularly experienced in helping families manage complex feeding challenges, including low weight gain, supply concerns, CMPI and allergy-related feeding difficulties. Her approach is calm, practical and highly personalised, with a strong focus on helping families feel reassured, informed and well supported.

Dr Anjana is a highly experienced functional doctor who blends traditional general practice with integrative, functional and holistic medicine to get to the root cause of ill health, offering personalised, evidence-based care across areas including CIRS and mould illness, women's health, fertility, chronic fatigue, digestive health and children's behavioural concerns, all delivered through a collaborative team-based approach.

Dr. Jasmina Dedic-Hagan is a specialist GP and functional medicine doctor. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and is certified by the Institute of Functional Medicine (US) and board-certified in Lifestyle Medicine. Her areas of interest include gut health, autoimmune disease, endometriosis, PCOS, fertility, perimenopause/menopause, metabolic issues, cardiovascular disease, and sports nutrition.

I’m a practising registered nurse with a background in critical care, and an accredited, certified health coach with a deep passion for women’s wellbeing. I’ve spent years supporting people through moments of uncertainty — and I’ve seen firsthand how powerful it is when women feel informed, heard, and cared for.

Naturopath, Adaptive Medicine Practitioner - With over 2 decades of clinical experience, Jen specialises in adaptive medicine and cellular health — helping clients uncover and address the hidden imbalances that drive fatigue, inflammation, hormonal disruption, chronic illness, and performance limitations. Her approach combines real-time functional testing, live blood analysis, and advanced bio-stacking technologies to deliver highly personalised, data-driven care.

Dayan is a clinical nutritionist who uses food as medicine alongside practical lifestyle advice to support patients through menopause and perimenopause, weight management and general wellbeing, creating highly individualised, sustainable nutrition plans that consider the connections between hormones, gut health and mental wellbeing, all delivered with a warm yet honest and motivating approach. Dayan works with children, educating both them and their care givers.

Dr Chris Chappel is a very experienced and specialised Functional Medicine GP with special interests in reversing diabetes, weight loss, mental health and gut issues.

Dr Aston Wan is a highly experienced Pain Medicine Specialist with expertise in musculoskeletal and headache medicine. He holds medical and specialist qualifications from Trinity College Dublin, FRACGP, and FFPMANZCA. Dr Wan has led major hospital pain services, including at Princess Alexandra Hospital and St Vincent’s Melbourne, and now serves as a senior consultant and training supervisor at Monash Health. His clinical interests include dry needling, prolotherapy, PRP, and clinical hypnosis, reflecting his deep commitment to innovative, multidisciplinary pain care.

Cody Kennedy is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, and the founder of CK Health, bringing over 21 years of experience in the natural health industry and a deep understanding of the real hurdles people face when navigating chronic and complex health conditions. Holding a Graduate Diploma in Evidence Based Medicine, a Bachelor of Medicines Management with Honours in Complementary Medicine, and a Graduate Certificate in Evidence Based Complementary Medicine, as well as certification as a Microbiome Analyst under world-renowned microbiome expert Dr Jason Hawrelak, Cody combines rigorous, research-driven knowledge with a grounded, practical approach to wellness that is anything but airy-fairy. She believes that lasting health comes from addressing the root cause first, then combining the right blend of nutrition, lifestyle modifications and targeted supplementation to create the conditions the body needs to function and repair.