Our Practitioners

Feriyal is a Naturopath committed to building community and creating safe and supportive spaces for people to actively live a balanced lifestyle with long-term health transformation.

Before becoming a Naturopath, Feriyal worked as an Analytical Chemist, yet she yearned to work directly within the health and wellbeing space. Feriyal has taken this evidence-based approach into her career as a qualified Holistic Naturopath and Herbalist to support natural holistic approaches to wellbeing. And further complimenting this passion Feriyal has worked in the community sector for over 15 years, mostly with young people, exploring the direct impact that social barriers have on the quality of people’s health.

With a conviction and desire to support the health of others Feriyal is a dedicated practitioner that seeks the best outcome for her client-centred practice

Dr. Kimberly Leadbeater is a nationally registered Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal medicine practitioner who places great importance on the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient. She provides a safe, nurturing environment where you are able to slow down, relax and re-connect. As each individual's treatment is tailored and unique, her treatment style explores all lifestyle aspects in order to go beyond superficial symptoms to decipher the root cause of your dis-ease.

The aim of Chinese Medicine is to restore and maintain the natural order of energy (Qi- “chee”) within the body. Disease comes about from disorder of the body’s energies while longstanding disorders produce chronic disease. Your body constantly pursues balance, working endlessly to achieve this. Pain is your body telling you where it is having difficulty. Kimberly’s role is to listen and observe to assist in correcting the disorder.

Emily is a qualified Naturopath, Herbalist and Skin Therapist with a particular focus on Skin Disorders.

She has a deep understanding of the key systems within the body and how they work in order to restore balance and youthfulness in the skin. She also has extensive experience in hormonal and digestive health, blood sugar dysregulation, immune imbalance and nutritional deficiencies.

Emily is passionate about helping people look and feel their best and combines her knowledge and expertise to develop comprehensive plans using clean, customised skincare and naturopathic modalities. She has studied how the brain and nervous system impact the health of one’s skin, a term coined psycho-dermatology, and continues to undergo study in this field.

Emily is committed to helping others resolve frustrating skin issues because she struggled with hormonal cystic acne and mild rosacea for many years. Dissatisfied with the results from oral contraceptives, antibiotics and other conventional acne treatments, Emily decided to take matters in her own hands and find a safer and more sustainable solution to achieve healthy, glowing skin.

Emily regularly practices yoga and meditation. She also enjoys quality time with her family, spending time re-energising in nature. "The aspect I love most about a Naturopathic approach to skin is that it empowers individuals as it educates them on how to make life long changes towards glowing skin.”

Sophie holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) degree from Endeavour College of Natural Health and is a qualified skin therapist.

She has a passion for treating clients with disordered skin by utilising both Naturopathic and Corneotherapeutic applications.

Sophie takes pride in her ability to find the root cause of clients skin concerns and treats with a holistic and evidence-based approach. She acknowledges the social and emotional aspects of skin conditions and creates a nurturing environment for clients.

Sophie understands the impact stress can have on our bodies especially the nervous system and skin integrity. She uses topical skincare and the relaxing elements of the facial experience to achieve long-term ‘glowing skin’ results.

Madelaine works with a vast range of issues from digestive, allergies, insomnia, hormonal, anxiety, to life purpose and relationships. As a naturopath and kinesiologist, she utilises her knowledge to connect into your subconscious mind and its natural healing ability to access the underlying cause of your concern and restore balance; physically, mentally and or emotionally.

As a myotherapist, she helps patients to directly address the cause of their aches and pains, helping them move again and enjoy a pain-free life.

Alon enjoys guiding his patients to improve their health by helping them implement practical, sustainable, fad-free, evidence-based diet and lifestyle habits, as well as using herbal and nutritional supplementation in line with the most current scientific evidence available. He aims to treat the underlying drivers of health conditions, rather than just focusing on symptoms. 

Inconsistencies around diet and lifestyle habits often underpin many chronic health issues and these are the things that can often be the hardest to change. Therefore, Alon enjoys facilitating his patients to make sustainable diet and lifestyle changes that address the underlying causes of their health issues, in order to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. He aims to empower his patients to make long-lasting changes that stay with them long after his face to face consults.  

Alon always wanted to work in a profession that helped people improve their health as he believes is the most important thing in your life. Without it, we simply cannot be the best version of ourselves. Many people have various definitions for health, but he tends to think of it as the ability for you to live out your dreams. Therefore, Alon ultimately wants to use the professional education, knowledge and tools that he has as a Naturopath, to help people live their best life.

Shiho has developed a strong passion for integrating evidence based nutritional and herbal medicine with western medicine to enable holistic care. She utilises nutritional supplementation, food as medicine, western herbal medicine, Australian Bush Flower Essences, Iridology, Mineral Celloids, Functional and Pathological testing, Hair Mineral Analysis and will liaise with your medical practitioners if required to provide integrative medicine

From the growing evidence of connection between pre-natal and early childhood diet with symptoms of ASD, Shiho has passion for female reproductive issues with special interest to preconception and pregnancy care.

Shiho incorporates family and client centred practice, by engaging and empowering families to enable children to grow and develop to achieve their unique potential and make a positive difference.

Shiho blends her Japanese cultural background and food philosophy for client’s treatment planning and dietary advice. Shiho’s belief lies in “The mind is everything. What you think, you become”. Shiho practices meditation on a daily basis. She integrates mindfulness, and a compassionate approach to provide gentle and warm care to clients.

Her work has taken her far and wide including Ian Gawler’s Living Centre at Yarra Junction and several Melbourne-based clinics. Mafalda is currently a Volunteer Therapist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in East Melbourne. Mafalda has presented on topics at the Gawler Foundation, SBS Radio and the Box Hill Hospital Cancer Support Group. Her mission is to help people find a state of equilibrium and wellbeing and to help them find their true path in life.

Mafalda, who has a background in Music, found her passion with reflexology after many stressful years of tertiary administration posts, including concert management. A minor accident led her to a lifestyle change and awareness that with guidance from the Universe, one is one’s own healer. While most of her training took place at the Australian School of Reflexology and Relaxation (ASRR), the Australian School of Awareness (ASA) and the International School of Bowen Therapy (ISBT), Mafalda has a constant quest for adding new dimensions in her life by continuing her professional development with new studies with local and international instructors. Mafalda has completed her Diploma in Remedial Massage and is registered with HiCAPS which may enable you (depending upon your health fund) to claim your health care rebate back immediately after your consultation.

Mafalda is a professional member of the Australian Association of Massage Therapy (AAMT) and the Reflexology Association of Australia, and is registered with major Health funds including HBA, Australian Unity and Grand United. Mafalda is also a full practitioner member of the Federation of Natural & Traditional Therapies Ltd.

As well as her passion for Shiatsu, Ann enjoys yoga and meditation which has been a part of her wellness routine for over 20 years.

Ann lives with nature on 18 acres of bushland with roos, echidnas, wallabies, wombats, many birds and of course venomous snakes and she believes that we can learn a lot from nature and the seasons. She understands how our bodies react to changes and the analogy of being the tree of life, removing unwanted branches and learning to gently move with the wind with our roots firmly in the ground.  Honesty, sincerity and integrity are values that are important to Ann and are displayed by her passion in assisting others to feel and scan their body to be aware of tension and emotional blockages.

Ann was in Science and business. However, since having children, she has explored and studied many methods of healing and wellness, including astrology, grief and loss, Jungian dream work, reiki, tarot, intuitive healing, massage, mind/body wellness and the use of communication, all whilst continuing her practices in yoga and meditation.

Since completing her Shiatsu studies, Ann has been well received as an honest, ethical and caring practitioner assisting many and varied clients on their self-empowering journey. Ann’s passion is to assist others to be the best version of themselves that they can be through touch, breath, stretches and some homework. She works by assisting the body to feel good, allowing the mind and body to work on healing at a deep level for wellness.

Ann is currently an active member on the National Council of the Shiatsu Therapy Association of Australia where along with her official role as Secretary, she is involved in all decision making and directional focus for the peak body for Shiatsu in Australia.