Osteopath

(Available Tuesday - Friday & Saturday)

Stefanie is the latest team member to join The Osteopaths of Collingwood Team. With her bubbly, warm and empathetic personality, Stefanie endeavours to understand and assist everyone to achieve their optimal health goals.

Stefanie understands that everyone is different and that a holistic along with a patient centered approach to the body, are key determinants that allows for you as an individual to take control in your management, by addressing your needs through tailored treatments. She uses an array of hands on manual therapies, exercises and education, along with self management tools to enable you to achieve your goals.

Some of Stefanie’s interest are women's health and sports injury prevention

Stefanie graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Health Science/ Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy), additionally completed a Sports Academy Sports medicine Internship and is a full member of Osteopathy Australia.

Away from the clinic you will find Stefanie running her dog Bella, playing soccer and/or

watching it. She also enjoys going out to cafes and enjoying a cup of coffee or trying new restaurants and cuisines.

Osteopath

(Available Monday-Thursday)

James is a passionate Osteopath that brings with him a genuine warmth and love of helping people from all walks of life in their journey towards better health.

James believes there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach to treating the human body. Instead, the best results come from working with and understanding you as an individual, with treatments tailored to address your needs. He uses a variety of hands-on techniques, exercise rehabilitation, and education to ensure you have the confidence and know-how to manage your complaint.

James has a particular passion for rock-climbing injury prevention and management, having been a sport climber and boulderer for many years.

James graduated from Victoria University with a Masters in Health Science (Osteopathy), and is a full member of Osteopathy Australia.

Away from the clinic you’ll find him at a local climbing gym or somewhere in the Grampians falling off his current climbing project. He also tries to play music occasionally, and often heads to local gigs with friends

Osteopath

(Available Monday-Friday)

Abbie is a caring Osteopath and Naturopath who genuinely values being able to connect with her patients and get to know their passions. She believes wholeheartedly in the interconnection of the body and mind and sees how imbalance in one can affect the other. She believes nature has the power to heal, as such our bodies have incredible capabilities to heal themselves, when the imbalances of our busy lives are addressed.

She works on identifying and treating the root cause of your problem and she is guided by her curiosity and anatomical and naturopathic knowledge, to not only help alleviate your symptoms but help you to restore your optimal health and get back to the things you love.

Abbie graduated in the UK with a Master’s degree in Osteopathy and is registered with AHPRA and the General Osteopathic Council. Since qualifying she has worked in a variety of osteopathy clinics around London before making the exciting move over to Melbourne where she is delighted to get to know a new city and new patients.

In her spare time, Abbie loves spending time in green spaces, either hiking or just enjoying the view!

Osteopath & Director

(Available Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday)

Lachlan is passionate about creating genuine connections with the people he works with. He believes this is done by understanding you as a person along with what drives you and by providing the highest possible quality professional service.

Lachlan enjoys treating people of all ages and helping them understand why they developed their complaint. This is done by discovering and addressing the cause of the complaint whilst also dealing with the situation at hand. He sees the role of the Osteopath to provide you with the tools and knowledge to be able to manage your complaint.

Lachlan was the recipient of the New Colombo Plan Scholarship which allowed him to undertake a placement in an Orthopaedic Hospital in Mumbai where he had the opportunity to work in collaboration with Orthopaedic surgeons.

Away from the clinic you’ll see him walking the local streets with his beloved whippet Jethro, supporting the mighty Western Bulldogs (long live 2016) and trying to hit a pesky white ball around the golf course.

Osteopath & Director

(Available Thursday mornings)

Natalie believes that to truly treat the human body you need to take a holistic approach by bringing it back to the basics. This is done by looking at the anatomy, listening to the individual's concerns and then working as a team to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Natalie has a strong patient centric approach, encouraging her patients to play an active role in their healing process. She uses a range of hands on manual therapy, functional exercise & education to give her patients the tools to get the best possible results.         

Natalie enjoys treating a variety of patients with a key interest in women’s health, paediatrics & temporomandibular joint pain (TMD). 

Natalie is also trained in Pelvic Health Osteopathy using a range of external & internal techniques. Treating a range of pelvic issues from incontience, post

partum checks, endometriosis compensations & pelvic pain disorders.

Natalie graduated from Victoria University with a Masters in Health Science (Osteopathy). She was awarded the 'Osteopathic Student of the Year' award for her academic achievements and contribution to the course.

Away from the clinic, you’ll find Natalie searching the local area for her favourite cafes and restaurants or trying to find her Zen with yoga.