Encore Health is a platform developed by Children’s Wellness Group director, Dr Rachel Murphy.It is a hub of highly useful and informative information for both parents and other health practitioners.

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Suite 1/619 Canterbury Rd,
Surrey Hills VIC 3127

(03) 9898 0222

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Dr. Rachel Murphy

Osteopath, Clinical Nutritionist B.App.Sc.(Comp Med), M.Ost, M.CN, MOA Member of Osteopathy Australia

In addition to being director of the Children’s Wellness Group in Surrey Hills, Rachel operates her Health Education business, Encore Health both at the CWG clinic and externally in the community whereby she conducts Medical Wellness and Lifestyle Education seminar presentations, and interactive workshops in schools. Rachel is a lecturer in Health Sciences at RMIT University, and is proud to mentor the associate practitioners at her clinic and tuition groups, being a strong advocate for supporting the development and experience of future health professional to benefit the greater community. In clinical practice, Rachel continues to pursue passion for treating infants and children as well as assisting pregnancy care with pre and postnatal support for women. Rachel has a strong belief that family environment and society play a crucial role in health, particularly for children, and therefore treatment management must also include advice on exercise and nutrition, ergonomics, stretching, rehabilitation and lifestyle modifications. Rachel is a published author in the International Journal of Medical Sciences and American Medical Journal- Science Publications, continuing now to contribute to conference presentations with other health professionals internationally, including teaching roles in different subject areas of healthcare education. With her vast geographical clinical experience, Rachel has observed directly how lifestyle impacts physical health, in both prevention and recovery of illness for all ages, and feels honoured to support children and adults around the globe in the quest for greater health, happiness & fulfilment. Rachel has been very fortunate to travel to the USA regularly to learn from Dr James Jealous D.O, founder of the Biodynamic approach to Osteopathy in the Cranial Field, where she has completed the 9 year post-graduate academic program, as well as the 3 year Paediatric focused course. Rachel continues to gain experience and mentoring by Dr Jealous and his teaching faculty, taking part in continued education, having immense respect and honour for the international senior mentors she is privileged to learn from. For clinic consultations with Dr Rachel Murphy (Osteopath, Clinical Nutritionist), please book online here, call (03) 98980222, or enquire via the contact page here.

Dr Bonnie Maplestone

Osteopathy Associate Practitioner & Yoga Instructor

Bonnie Maplestone is currently completing her 5th and final year of becoming a qualified Osteopath, studying a Bachelor of Health/Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy) at RMIT University. Bonnie is undertaking a clinical internship at the Children’s Wellness Group for two afternoons per week gaining further clinical and practical experience. As a clinical intern, consultations with bonnie are a reduced cost for patients than normal clinic consultation fees. In this internship postiiton, Bonnie treats people under the guidance and mentorship of a fully qualified and registered Osteopath. As part of the RMIT University program, Bonnie has also been consulting and treating patients in the RMIT student clinic since the beginning of 2016, as well as teaching Yoga classes at the Children’s Wellness Group clinic.

As well as being a final year student Osteopath, Bonnie is a Yoga Teacher with an Advanced diploma of yoga teacher training from the CAE in Melbourne. Bonnie has over twelve years Yoga teaching experience, and hopes to continue teaching long after she has graduated as an Osteopath. Bonnie is keen to integrate both Osteopathic treatment and Yoga together to benefit patients.

Bonnie is passionate about people and their lifestyle influences on physical health. With every patients she assets, Bonnie strongly endeavours to understand the individual person, and help them achieve their goals of improved health and wellbeing, including increased health and energy, decreased pain or other points of focus.

Bonnie believes that it is not just one therapy technique or yoga pose that will fix everyone, that as each body is different and each person is different. Bonnie has therefore sort out a range of different technique options to utilise during treatment, including Soft Tissue techniques, Joint Mobilisation techniques, Dry needling, Cupping, many styles of Yoga, as well as Stretching therapy for rehabilitation and maintenance of optimal physical health.

Dr Emma Jordan

Integrated Masters degree in Osteopathy (M.Ost.) Post Graduate studies: Osteopathie Bio-Tissulaire Level 1

Emma has recently moved to Melbourne after previously working in Perth and is originally from the UK. She was born in England, moved to France at age 10, then later returned to the U.K. to study at the European School of Osteopathy. After graduating, her desire to continue travelling and exploring brought her to Australia.

Emma considers every person unique. She is committed to provide a high standard of individualised care to her patients and works in partnership with them on their journey towards improved health. She strongly believes that health is not only the absence of physical pain or disease, but results from a state of well being at all physical, mental, emotional, social and environmental levels. She therefore takes into consideration all of these factors at each consultation. Emma strives to empower her patients to take control of their own wellbeing and believes that explaining her findings, the aim of treatment and her management plan are key in that process.

During her studies and clinical experience, Emma has developed higher level diagnostic palpation skills in her sense of touch and treatment techniques. The experience of these sensations and feeling a strong connection with the Osteopathic philosophy fuelled her desire to understand, explore and learn more with continued professional development in Children’s Health and Cranial Osteopathy.

Given the opportunity to train for two years in the Maternity and Children’s teaching clinic of the European School of Osteopathy, Emma developed a particular interest in the care of pre and post-partum women and assisting babies and children with their development. In addition, through her own practice of yoga and meditation, Emma has come to appreciate their huge health benefits and enjoys incorporating these philosophies into her treatments and patient management programs.

Dr Melinda Millar

Clinical Psychologist

BA, Grad Dip Adol & Child Psych, D Psych, MAPS

As a clinical Child, Adolescent and Family Psychologist with over 20 years experience, Melinda is passionate about helping young people and their families achieve better emotional and mental health. In her clinical work, Melinda draws on a range of treatment modalities including cognitive-behavioural therapy, interpersonal therapy, mindfulness and psycho-education with individuals, families and groups.

Melinda provides psychological services for children, adolescents and their families for a wide range of issues including:

– Anxiety and phobias

– Depression

– Low self-esteem

– School refusal

– Social difficulties

– Behavioural problems

– Self harm

– Grief and loss

– Adjustment to parental separation and divorce

– Eating difficulties

– Sleep disorders

– Anger management problems

Melinda completed her doctoral thesis in the area of school refusal, and has worked successfully with many school-refusing children and their families.

Her background experience is in community, educational and private mental health settings, including the Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology at Monash Medical Centre; Mental Health Services for Kids and Youth at the Royal Children’s Hospital; Melbourne Girls’ College, Albert Road Centre for Health, Surrey Hills Medical Centre, and now at the Children’s Wellness Group.

As a member of the Australian Psychological Society and the Australian Clinical Psychologists Association, Melinda is committed to the ethical standards of these associations and ensures the highest standard of confidentiality and professional practice is maintained.

Pam Murphy

Naturopath B.H.Sc (Nat) Dip RM

Pam is an experienced Naturopath who consults from the Children’s Wellness Group as well operating her own private practice on the surf coast of Victoria, Green Oaks Natural Medicine.

Having grown up in rural Victoria where local medical services were limited, Pam learnt the value of natural remedies and the many benefits of home-grown foods prepared fresh for optimal health throughout life. Having since raised her family, Pam adapted these natural health philosophies and further enhanced these ideals and practices, leading to the completion of Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) degree. Pam continues to build upon her quest for families to learn about traditional natural medicine through fresh foods and healthy lifestyle habits. She is passionate about providing a common-sense approach to health and wellness, whilst integrating and adapting modern techniques and newly researched discoveries to improve health and quality of life at every stage of life.

Aligned with the core principles of Naturopathy, Pam adapts a holistic individualized treatment approach facilitating the body’s innate ability to heal itself given adequate support, with dietary recommendations, herbal remedies, and nutritional supplementation where required to restore balance when nutritional deficiencies are present.

Pam can assist with a broad range of conditions with a particular interest in:

· – Women’s health & hormonal support

· – Children’s health and development

· – Digestive disturbances

· – Detoxification assistance

· – Stress management

· – Immune & energy support

· – Sleep dysfunction

· – Weight loss and management

– Other services:

Integrative Pathology Testing: Hormonal function, Thyroid, Stool Analysis (CDSA), Food allergy and sensitivity testing, liver detox profile, inflammation investigations and treatment, heavy metal analysis and nutrition education.

Opening Hours

All practitioners have individual consultation schedules, please enquire with the clinic for more information.
Mon 8:00am - 5:30pm
Tue 9:00am - 7:00pm
Wed 9:00am - 5:30pm
Thu 9:00am - 7:00pm
Fri 9:00am - 6:00pm

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Suite 1/619 Canterbury Rd,
Surrey Hills VIC 3127
(03) 9898 0222
info@childrenswellnessgroup.com.au

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