I was born in Japan and came to Australia in 2001. I graduated from the University of Sydney as a Physiotherapist in 2013, and have since been working in the hospital and community setting, treating medical, orthopaedic, neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiothoracic and palliative clients with a varied range of conditions.
I have a keen interest in geriatrics, and orthopaedics. I also have a special interest in health promotion, which lead me to study Masters of International Public Health and do volunteering work in rural communities of Northern Peru. I strive to inspire and empower people to take control of their lives.
I enjoy visiting my clients and delivering the treatments at their homes. I like to involve the patients and their family and caregiver in the treatment strategies to ensure optimal continued delivery of care. I love working with the multidisciplinary team at Health Journey Partner to gain the best possible outcomes for my patients.
In my spare time, I enjoy doing yoga and Pilates, as well as travelling.
Danny has 7 years experience as a physiotherapist, specialising in workplace injury management and rehabilitation, with a focus on improving function through manual therapy, tailored exercise programs, and conditioning programs.
He has had extensive experience in improving safety in work and home environments, assessing musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, and has helped in the education, treatment and training of a variety of clients, from office workers with repetitive strain injuries to athletes wanting to maintain their peak physical fitness to postoperative clients who are looking to get back to independence!
Out of work, Danny enjoys exercising at the gym, kickboxing and Muay Thai, and enjoys good food with friends and family!
Milena Katz is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Nutritionist with over 18 years of experience in clinical nutrition and dietary therapy. She consults to aged care facilities and NDIS Clients to provide nutrition care, educate staff and work with chefs to innovate menus.
Milena understands the stress that modern families have trying to navigate today’s food environment. She is particularly passionate about the nutrition status of older adults and those with disabilities, identifying the latest evidence in nutrition research and applying it to every day eating. She has an interest in women’s health, food and evolution, complementary medicine and how the microbiome influences health as well as anti-ageing.
Milena provides practical diet advice that is scientifically tailored to the individual. She is experienced with both adults and children’s health and has been involved with media as a nutrition expert.
Make an appointment with Milena for: Aged Care Nutrition, Women’s Health, Children’s Health, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Cooking Techniques, Heart health, Gastrointestinal Health, Weight management, Auto-immune and Inflammatory Conditions.
Sonia is an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) and has completed further training in Diabetes Education and Management. She is also an Accredited Optifast Health Professional!
Sonia also has experience in Adolescent Eating Disorders, Enteral Nutrition as well as in diabetes and heart disease management, and has published research in these areas.
Her particular interests and experience include weight loss, pre-diabetes, diabetes (Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus), polycystic ovary syndrome, renal disease, irritable bowel syndrome, bone health, hypertension and heart disease.
Sonia’s knowledge and expertise will make a positive difference and help our patients immensely.
Hi friends, I am Shagufta Alam. I am a Registered Psychologist and Behaviour Support Practitioner. I have been in the disability space for more than ten years in various roles, serving diverse populations.
My main areas of work are trauma, complex trauma, Schizophrenia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. The list does not finish here, it continues to Anxiety, Depressions, ADHD and challenging behaviours.
After working in the sector for so long, I have realized that we are serving a very fragile population but there is a big hap in terms of service availability for our clients. For example, I personally find it very daunting to sit in the waiting rooms to attend appointments. As a result, I do not let my clients go through the same and I do home visits to avoid the waiting time for the vulnerable clients.
I am bilingual, I can speak English and Urdu. I am also very flexible in terms of availability. I work after hours to service school going clients.
Hi I’m Sam, resident growth strategist here at Health Journey Partner.
After 10 years in the digital media space where I’ve had the luxury of representing businesses such as Spotify & LinkedIn launched in Malaysia to getting caught up in a whirlwind helping an Israeli Advertising Technology startup establish its grassroots in Asia Pacific – I’ve decided to make a career change and dive head first into the world of health care.
In my spare time, I enjoy picking the brains of authors such as Malcolm Gladwell, Tim Ferris and get my adrenaline pumping on the slopes of Perisher as well as the bars (pullup bars) at Bondi!
I look forward to building partnerships with organizations aligned with the mission and values of the NDIS; while driving value and excellence for our dear NDIS participants
Hi, my name is Beth and I’m the Public Relations Liaison Officer for Health Journey Partner. I worked as a physiotherapist for 5 years, in rehabilitation, palliative care and in the community.
I also dabbled in theology/pastoral care and have a self appointed PhD in travelling, majoring in couch surfing. I enjoy doing crafty things like making cards for markets, and I volunteer living with teenagers from a trauma background.
I love hearing people’s stories and making connections, so I look forward to hearing more about each of your backgrounds and how you are finding working with Health Journey Partner!
Lisa Forbes has been practicing for 15 years, and focuses purely on helping adults improve their swallowing and communication skills. She provides home visits, as well as attends Residential Aged Care Facilities, and covers most areas within Sydney.
Lisa is very keen to work with the Allied Health Team for better outcomes for the participants. She studied at University of Newcastle, and commenced working with adults due to her passion to help this caseload. Her experience has been within several public and public hospitals, aged care facilities, group homes, and the community.
Lisa has also been on the Allied Health Network board within CESPHN, as well as Speech Pathology Australia’s NSW/ACT Private Practice Network Leader to help at a higher level.
Accidents, diseases, hereditary conditions and pain all have a story. It’s my passion to unravel its origin and use my experience, in conjunction with exercise, to help heal people and restore their function, strength, mobility and quality of life.
From beginning my journey as a personal trainer, I’ve helped people change their lives both physically and psychologically, together experiencing their struggles and successes, sharing them as my own. Working as a personal trainer, shaped and molded my desire to help people achieve the goals they thought previously impossible or out of reach. Following this I knew I needed to take the next step and become an Exercise Physiologist. Similar in many ways to a personal trainer, although with a wider spread of scope of practice, becoming an Exercise Physiologist allowed me to treat people with, metabolic, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and psychological conditions.
Becoming an Exercise Physiologist has allowed me to help people of all walks of life to regain their control, independence and confidence within their own body. Our successes range from (but not limited to) weight loss, controlling diabetes, recovering from surgery (joint, open heart and keyhole surgeries), regaining full range of motion and strength to a joint and as complex and difficult as improving quality of life and daily function to a spinal cord injury patient.
My promise to you is that your weaknesses, diagnosis’, injuries, or hereditary conditions do NOT have to define you. You’re in control. My job and passion is to help you realise that.
Ken completed his Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) at the University of Sydney in 2016. He has been working at various settings across Sydney such as Aged care facility, private practices and hospitals. He is currently working as a Physiotherapist in a rehabilitation setting.
Ken’s area of interests is physiotherapy in the orthopaedic and neurological populations. Through managing various caseloads, he is enthusiastic about gait training, setting short and long term goals, hydrotherapy and setting up an individualised exercise program for specific neurological conditions.
Outside of work, Ken is adept at playing the violin and piano.
Theodora is a Paediatric Physiotherapist and has extensive experience in working with children 0 – 18 years of age with a wide range of conditions including Gross Motor Delay, complex congenital conditions, orthopaedic and neurological conditions.
Theodora began her career working at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead where she has gained extensive paediatric experience working within a highly specialised hospital across various inpatient and outpatient areas of the hospital including Intensive Care, Rehabilitation, Neurology, Orthopaedics, Oncology and Community/Outpatient services. She also works closely with Surgeons, Specialists and other Allied Health Professionals on a daily basis.
She continues to work there, and is also the Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist at Blacktown Hospital. Theodora also has Adult and Adolescent Musculoskeletal experience, having worked in private practice and providing physiotherapy for several sporting teams including Rugby Union and soccer teams.
Her areas of specialty include casting a wide range of conditions, treatment for developmental delay and orthopaedic rehabilitation.
Outside of work, Theodora loves travelling, going to the beach, hiking and exploring different cuisines.
Katrina is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years experience. She has worked across various settings such as mental health, intellectual disabilities, rehabilitation, workplace assessments, compulsory third party insurance, group homes and NDIS.
Katrina enjoys the opportunities to solve problems and help people as an Occupational Therapist. What she finds most satisfying are the little things that make a significant impact on people’s lives and consequently the smile that it brings to them.
The most important things that she wants her patients to remember about her are her fun therapy sessions, that she is a great listener, her passion in prioritizing what is important for them and making a difference in their lives.
In her free time, Katrina enjoys ocean swimming, having accomplished an 8km swim from Dee Why to Manly!
Katrina is a qualified psychologist, with over 18 years experience in the field. Her interest in psychology developed as a teenager, where she worked with autistic children, teaching them sport at a local shelter. This led her to a BA of Physical Education and Health, where she gained international experience teaching children both locally and overseas. But her desire to help people was too strong, so she furthered her formal studies, and launched her career as a psychologist.
Throughout her years as a psychologist, Katrina has worked extensively with children, teenagers and adults. Her experiences include working within Corrective Services as well as private practice, where she works with people from all backgrounds and situations. She is a strong advocate for continuity of care, and effective psychologist-client communication skills. Her approach is to provide a safe, non-judgmental, nurturing space for exploring and understanding the impacts of experiences such as anxiety, trauma, grief, PTSD, illness, life transitions or a search for a meaning.
Katrina’s love of people, and the challenge of relating to all personality types, drives her towards continuous learning, always keen to stay up to date with the latest information via frequent seminars and other formal and informal learning paths.
Her overall goal is to see her clients leave feeling satisfied and with a smile.
As a mother of 3 young children, and an international Ice-Skating competitor, Katrina’s no stranger to the challenge’s life can present. Her home is also open for the many animals she rescues and rehomes each year, there’s never a dull moment in the Smith household.
Katrina can help you with anxiety, depression, coping skills, behavioural issues, career guidance, life coaching, relationships, stress and more.
