Mary Lucas, Dietician
Mary is a fully qualified Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD). Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) are recognised professionals with the university qualifications and skills to provide expert nutrition and dietary advice. APD is the only national credential recognised by the Australian Government, Medicare, the Department of Veterans Affairs and most private health funds as the quality standard for nutrition and dietetics services in Australia.
Mary has a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of her clients through good nutrition. She is a qualified Chef, married and mum to three small children and loves food! Weight management, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyerplipidaemia / dyslipidaemia, gastrointestinal diseases including coeliac disease and irritable bowel syndrome, aged care nutrition, Parkinsons Disease and weight loss are particular areas of specialty.
Kursley Bernard, Psychologist
Kursley has worked with individuals from all age groups with a variety of issues. He is experienced helping individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues (including separation and divorce) and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, as well as a range of childhood issues. More information about reasons people seek help from psychologists can be found at the APS website.
He is confident using various techniques including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, REBT, Solution focused, Psychodynamic concepts and Play Therapy/ Art therapy help clients. Read more about the skills obtained in training and practicing as a counselling Psychologist at the APS website.
Kursley attends regular professional supervision with a board approved supervising psychologist and attends on-going professional development. Some of the recent courses include: Becoming an Effective Supervisor, Advanced Supervision Skills, Certificate of Supervision. Kursley has also completed workshops on CBT, play therapy, counselling children, hoarding disorder, working with sexually abused children, mindfulness, trauma and others.
Alicia Hart, Walk easy Podiatry
Alicia is passionate about all aspects of Podiatry. She completed her degree of Bachelor of Health Science and Masters of Podiatric Practice at La Trobe University and has since furthered her training in dry needling, foot mobilisation and manipulation techniques and tool assisted massage to assist and manage lower limb injuries.
Alicia has a keen interest in Paediatric Podiatry (Childrens Podiatry), diabetic foot management and musculoskeletal injuries. Alicia takes an overall holistic approach to Podiatry where an understanding of the many factors that contribute toward her patients concerns are addressed and taken into consideration when implementing a personalised treatment plan.
When she isn’t busy looking after her patients at the clinic she enjoys travelling and keeping active through participating in regular sporting activities as she believes it is important to be able to advocate a healthy life style to her patients in order to see greater outcomes.