Meet the Team
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Declan graduated from Monash University with First Class Honours and is a practicing GP.
He is a SCOPE certified bariatric practitioner. The SCOPE certification is the international standard of obesity management expertise, recognising excellence in obesity. The SCOPE Certification is part of the World Obesity Federation, whose mission is to reduce the global burden of obesity and the understanding of obesity as a multifactorial disease. The WOF is also working hard to combat the stigma associated with obesity.
Outside of medicine, Declan loves a good hike, terrible dad jokes and the gym, where he holds onto the fantasy that if he tries hard enough, he will bench press what he could 30 years ago.
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Jennifer Wood is a physiotherapist who is a pioneer in developing corporate health solutions. She has developed, owned and managed multi-disciplinary centres, incorporating not only a broad range of allied health services, but also general practice services: a unique combination in the Australian health landscape.
Jennifer lives by the philosophy that we need to help each other be our physical and mental best whatever our weight and limitations.
She has a weak spot for Golden Retrievers and thankfully, the feeling is mutual. In her spare time, she can be found using exercise as her adrenaline fix, painting and cross stitching for zen moments, and vacuuming dog hair out of sheer necessity.
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Denise is an Accredited Pracitising Dietitian and member of Dietitians Australia based in Melbourne and previously regional Victoria. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics from Monash University and a Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education from Deakin University.
With over fifteen years clinical experience, Denise has worked across a number of healthcare sectors: from grass roots community programs, to healthcare auditing, hospital wards, residential aged, disability care settings and has now consolidated her work within private practice.
Denise is passionate about making food and nutrition recommendations realistic and practical. She tailors her nutrition education and therapy sessions to account for individual nutrition needs based on underlying health conditions, food skills and taste preferences. Denise works with her patients to achieve practical goals over perfection striving for sustainable health and wellbeing.
Denise assists clients with a range of conditions including:
- Achieving a healthy and comfortable weight
- Diabetes care
- Heart disease
- Gut health and digestive concerns, and
- Reducing binging and emotional eating
Outside of work Denise enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She likes gardening, cooking, drinking coffee or taking a drive to a wineries to sample quality food, and produce; most Saturdays you’ll find her at a Parkrun event.
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Maria is a registered nurse based in Melbourne who holds a Bachelor of Nursing alongside years of experience, knowledge and passion.
Maria has a passion for patient centred care, prioritising and ensuring her patients feel comfortable and at their best always!
She is enthusiastic about promoting achievable lifestyle choices that can have a significant impact on healthy living, physical and mental well being.
Outside of nursing, Maria thrives on taking her dog to the park with her family. She Loves acai and pilates, as well as going to music festivals with her friends.
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Racha Slim is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with over 13 years of experience. Racha earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition and dietetics from the American University of Beirut, laying the foundation for her commitment to excellence in the field.
Leveraging her broad expertise, Racha employs Australian and World Leading Standards and Guidelines in her role as an Accredited Practising Dietitian. She provides scientific and evidence-based consultations, empowering clients to achieve their goals while feeling motivated about them.
Racha’s knowledge spans various areas of nutrition and dietetics, with a particular emphasis on weight management, behavioural and lifestyle modifications, heart health, hypertension, diabetes, blood sugar management, child nutrition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Moreover, she has a keen interest in Low Carb Healthy Fats (LCHF) diets, offering valuable support to clients struggling with weight loss or managing conditions like diabetes, insulin resistance, and PCOS
During her teenager stage, Racha has always struggled with weight problems and desperately tried a lot of fad diets. This has driven her to study Nutrition and Dietetics. Then afterwards she became her own nutritional voice and set herself free from the dark tunnel of weight struggle and adapted the healthy lifestyle.
Her personal experience made her passionate to help and counsel over 100s of patients to reach their goals because she believes it is simply ABCD and anybody can do it.
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Stephanie is a Clinical Psychologist, published author and public speaker. She works in the area of eating disorders, disordered eating, ADHD, anxiety, depression and more.
She has worked in private practice, forensic psychology and with adolescents, adults and groups.
Stephanie is also a training facilitator and has delivered in the corporate and private sectors.
Stephanie is trained in:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- CBT-E or Eating Disorders
- Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR)
- Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
- Schema therapy