Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners in Melbourne

Professor Barbora de Courten is a Deputy Dean and Professor of Medicine at the School of Health & Biomedicine at RMIT University. She is also a Specialist Physician at the Department of Diabetes & Vascular Medicine and at General Medicine at Monash Health. Her extensive experience includes clinical trials, teaching, and research. Professor de Courten‚'s interests span various areas of medicine, and she is committed to maximising health and well-being for all.

Dan is a Registered (Licensed) Psychologist in clinical practice, and is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Queensland Rural School of Medicine. With more than 15 years of experience working in adult and child and youth mental health services, and having supervised provisionally registered and senior psychologists, he is currently based in Gin Gin and Bundaberg.

Dr. Jeff Ball is a Consultant Cardiologist with a subspecialty in echocardiography, structural heart disease, and heart failure. His interests include treating chest pain syndromes, heart rhythm disorders, syncope, and breathlessness. Dr. Ball studied medicine in the United Kingdom and has extensive experience in cardiology.

Dr. Tara Ball graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2000 and has since held various roles in hospitals including John Hunter Hospital and The Royal Newcastle Hospital. Currently, she serves as the Director of Rehabilitation Services at Lingard Private Hospital, where she established the Lingard Rehabilitation Unit. Dr. Ball's unit specialises in prehabilitation, post-surgical recovery, chronic medical conditions, age-related functional decline, and pain management. Prior to her medical career, Dr. Ball taught Physical Education, Health, and Personal Development. She remains passionate about health and fitness, drawing on her extensive experience to provide the best care for her patients.

Development and delivery of advanced bio-psycho-social preventative health screening programs for organisations across all sectors and geographies (urban & rural). - Improved integration of occupational health screening (mandatory & discretional) with primary healthcare.

Dr Peter Bablis PhD. Is a practising Integrative Clinician, Chiropractor for 35 years, based in Sydney Australia. He is the founder and driving force behind Universal Health‚ whose aim and philosophy is to provide Integrative Medicine of excellence in holistic health care. He is well known and respected in the field for his groundbreaking work in Mind-Body Medicine, Chiropractic and specialises in Kinesiology techniques. He was a Director and the Research Chair of the non-profit research foundation investigating Mind Body medicine www.onefoundation.org. Dr Bablis further hired and managed a Research Director for over 10 years, raising over USD$1 million dollars for research. Dr Bablis is one of the most prolific investigators in Chiropractic Research which include publications on spinal disorders, mechanical health issues, emotional health and endocrine conditions- www.researchgate.net/profile/Peter-Bablis

Dr. Lena Attebo, the founder of Oracle Healthcare, has over 30 years of experience as a doctor. She initially worked in acute care medicine in anesthesia and intensive care before transitioning to general practice. Dr. Attebo is passionate about preventative medicine and uses an interdisciplinary approach to create collaborative working relationships between practitioners.

Lucy Ashby is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Exercise Scientist. She was awarded a Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology (Rehabilitation) with distinction in 2016 from Charles Sturt University after completing her Bachelor of Exercise Science at Griffith University. Lucy is the Program Manager of the Diabetes Move4Medicine program and has a special interest in Lifestyle Medicine. She is also a certified Level 2 Kinetic Link Training Coach1.

Dr. Catriona Arnold-Nott grew up in Canberra and studied a combined degree in arts and medicine at the University of Sydney. Along with her husband Peter, she has spent most of her 30-year career working in Northern Australia. Dr. Arnold-Nott holds further qualifications in rural and remote general practice, sexual health, family planning, and public health medicine. She settled on a small farm outside of Millaa Millaa in 2009 and fulfilled her lifelong dream by setting up Malanda Medical Care. Dr. Arnold-Nott is passionate about whole-person well-being and maintains a fun and friendly workplace. Her other interests include dabbling in foreign languages, amateur acting, baking bread, making cheese, organic veggie farming, and bushwalking

Dr Thomas Jake Arnold is a GP (General Practitioner) in Beerwah

Desre Arnold is a Registered Nurse and a Natural Health Practitioner based in Auckland. She specializes in Hemaview Analysis and Nutrition. Dr Arnold promotes preventive measures and holistic approaches to health. Her commitment to patient care is reflected in her practice 4.

Dr. Ferghal Armstrong is an Addiction Medicine Specialist. He graduated from Queen‚'s University Belfast and worked in various medical roles before moving to Australia in 2014. His interests include addiction medicine, dermatology, and musculoskeletal injuries.

Dr. Carmelo Aquilina graduated from the University of Malta and trained as an old age psychiatrist in North London. He has worked in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. Dr. Aquilinaís academic interests include the history of psychiatry, dementia, ethics, health economics, and the effects of air travel on cognition. He has been involved in research related to lifestyle and health, including helminth therapy (using parasitic worms to treat autoimmune and immune disorders)

Danielle Anthony is a female psychologist based in Kotara Australia. She specialises in the field of psychology and has a particular interest in health issues including diabetes as well as providing assistance to individuals seeking guidance with weight loss 5.

Mark Anns is a Health Psychologist who has recently returned to private practice after working for several years with a private company (Indivior) that specialized in addictions. His extensive history includes roles in management, training, policy, and education within the public and private health sector. Mark is passionate about lifestyle medicine and assists people in improving their overall mental health and well-being. His pragmatic and solution-oriented approach focuses on identifying outcomes and facilitating interventions for desired results. Mark also has a history of working in the areas of sexuality and sexual health1.

Mahsa Anderson is a psychologist with over 22 years of experience in providing warm, compassionate, and confidential therapy. Her specialty lies in trauma therapy, and she is EMDR trained. Mahsa also has a keen interest in lifestyle medicine and incorporates lifestyle factors into her therapeutic work. She advocates for environmental consciousness and follows a whole food plant-based diet. Outside of work, she enjoys coffee dates, Scrabble, and running.

As a Clinical & Health Psychologist, I am trained under the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model. I have an interest in the natural therapies, take a holistic view of emotional wellbeing, and I have an integrated eclectic therapeutic style. I have a degree in the Behavioural Sciences (Psychology) with Honours and I completed my Doctor of Health Psychology in 2012 at La Trobe University. I am a Fellow Member of the Australian Psychological Society‚'s Clinical and Health Colleges, and I am a registered Psychologist with A.P.H.P.R.A. I have a long history in human resources, training, occupational rehabilitation, and health psychology at a leading general hospital. My doctoral thesis explored the use of motivational strategies to support effective health behaviour change. I also completed additional training through Deakin University to provide Clinical Psychology Services. I have been in private practice since 2004 and I draw on evidence-based strategies to treat a range of emotional imbalances, including helping clients to change their unhealthy habits and self-defeating behaviours. The work I do with clients is to inspire them to grow their potential and live a meaningful, balanced life. I educate and provide strategies to help them challenge their self-limiting beliefs, nurture their strengths, and learn to live by their principal values. In doing so, I help clients to bridge the gap between where they are and where they want to be. In collaborating with my clients to achieve a balanced sense of self, we work towards attaining a healthy mind and a healthy body. We also explore what‚'s possible in realising a purposeful, fully self-expressed life.

Matthew began his medical career as a junior doctor at Westmead Hospital in Sydney completing terms in: medicine, surgery, obstetrics and women’s health, and emergency medicine. Rural General Practice has always been his passion and he relishes the opportunity to practice it in the Ulladulla area.

Hello - my name is Clea. I have had the privilege of being a GP since 2012, and I have a strong interest in both mental wellbeing and in the use of lifestyle interventions to prevent and help manage chronic disease.

Dr. Subramanya Adiga is a doctor in rehabilitation medicine.

Dr. Megan Adie is a Specialist Pain Medicine Physician with extensive experience. She began her journey working as a physiotherapist, and her expertise lies in pregnancy and postnatal support, child and family counseling, behaviour management, depression, and anxiety.