Onsite Allied Health Practitioners to support your health
Central West Medical Centre can offer you and your family a wide range of Allied Health services. Our Allied Health Practitioners are passionate about providing their expertise and compassion to help support the health needs of the Braybrook and wider community.
Meet our Allied Health Practitioners:
Diabetes Educator – Josie Ayad
Josie has been working professional as a diabetic educator for almost 20 years and is a well-rounded professional. Josie is interested in Gestation Diabetes, and Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Josie also has a passion for educating the correct use of insulin by insulin initiation and adjustments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Nursing (ACU)
- Studied Diabetes Education (Melb. Uni)
- Studied Psychiatry (Melb. Uni)
Chiropractor
Our onsite chiropractor is able to diagnose body pains for all age groups and create a plan for you to recover to your optimal health.
Dietician – Leeanne Azzopardi
Founder of Nutrition Health and Wellbeing, Leeanne Azzopardi provides a customised and integrated counselling approach to promote general good health and manage a range of more specific nutrition-related issues.
Having completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition & Dietetics and a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Nutrition, Leeanne combines dual qualifications with great skill garnered from her experience in clinical, community health and private practice, to translate the latest nutritional information into meaningful personalised nutrition interventions to assist and empower her patients to obtain long term results and improve their health and wellbeing.
Leeanne believes in her non dieting approach to health and nutrition, having a special interest weight management, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and gastro intestinal health.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Bachelor of Food Science and Nutrition Health & Wellbeing
- Science of Weight Management Certificate
- Optifast Accredited Dietitian
- Advanced Certificate of Weight Management
- Sports Nutrition Certificate
- DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating) – Diabetes Australia
- Better Health Self-Management Training
Physiotherapy
Using evidence based care our onsite physiotherapist can create an action plan to help get you back on your feet and feeling well again.
Mental Health Practitioner – Arhet Geberat
Arhet is an accredited mental health practitioner with post graduate qualifications. He has over 17 years’ experience in counselling and has been working in the area of mental health services as a transcultural clinician for the last 10 years. Arhet’s special interest is to assist adults from diverse backgrounds.
Arhet has expertise, knowledge and skills to assist people living with anxiety, depression, trauma, childhood abuse, eating disorders, weight loss, pain management, dysfunctional habits, stress related illnesses, anger management, and workplace or family conflict.
Arhet is committed to provide service users an evidence based treatment according to individual needs such as: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy Relaxation training, Parenting training, Interpersonal training. Arhet can also provide clinical hypnoses upon request.
Qualifications:
- MA (EL) BA (SW)
- Cert Clinical Hypnosis
- member of AASW
- cross cultural counsellor
- speaks six languages
Podiatrists – Spring Podiatry
Jackson
Jackson has been helping people of all ages to move and feel better as a podiatrist for seven years now. He has worked across a range of clinical settings and is experienced in both sports medicine and general podiatry.
Jackson graduated with a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2017 from the University of Newcastle and began his career on the NSW Mid North Coast. He then moved to Melbourne in 2020, and whilst also starting a family, continued to study and pursue his interests with a Master of Exercise Science degree.
Jackson has also been involved in a number of podiatry education projects, including presenting to other podiatrists at the international conference “Foot and Ankle Show”.
Conditions Jackson enjoys treating include ingrown toenails, achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis and painful bunions.
Dannielle
Dannielle is an experienced podiatrist having worked for over 7 years in the private sector across NSW and VIC. Dannielle graduated with a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2017 from the University of Newcastle and has since furthered her studies with emphasis on infection control, aesthetic podiatry and aged care. She has enjoyed working along the rural Mid North Coast region from South West Rocks to Wauchope taking care of the elderly in areas where services were sparse.
Dannielle has developed a passion for dermatology, ingrown nail care, general foot care, nail surgery and diabetic foot care. Currently studying an Undergraduate Certificate of Aged Care at Monash University, she is incorporating this advanced knowledge into her practice.