Discover how to treat bloating, anxiety, manage irritable bowel syndrome and lose weight with our functional medicine team of experts. We look at the root cause of illness rather than solely treating the symptoms. We have an experienced Integrative General Practitioner, Functional Gastroenterologist, Counsellor and Hypnotherapist, Integrative Dietitian, Yoga Therapist and a Mindset Coach.
Dr Shamistra Barathan has over 20 years of experience in General Practice and has
specialised in nutritional and environmental medicine. She has trained and completed
her degree(FACNEM) with the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.
She graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine in London, United Kingdom and
has now made Melbourne her home.
Dr Shami works with patients who are keen to look for the root cause of illness rather
than solely treating the symptom.
Key Areas of interest:
Gut Health: Bloating, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Anxiety and Depression
Thyroid Health
Weight Loss
Diabetes
High Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Fatigue
Telehealth consultations are now available
Dr Anil Asthana is an accredited specialist Gastroenterologist,
Hepatologist and Endoscopist who specializes in all fields of
gastroenterology and liver disease. Dr Asthana is one of the
first physicians in Australia to perform intestinal ultrasounds
to diagnose conditions including Crohn's disease, Ulcerative
Colitis, constipation and diverticular disease.
Key Areas of interest in Functional Gastroenterology:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Bloating
Jessica's consults have been described as "Fun, engaging and empowering".
Patients always leave with a smile. Her secret is about helping her patients
choose delicious and nutritious food and not about diet with restrictions.
Key Areas of interest:
Low Carb and Keto diets
Weight loss
Gut Health including food intolerances
Anxiety
PCOS, Endometriosis
Fatigue
Telehealth consultations are now available
Sue’s clients have left her consultations saying "What a wonderful listener"
"I feel empowered to make changes in my life" and "I feel so supported".
Key Areas of interest:
Hypnotic Gastric Banding for weight loss
Gut directed Hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome
Couples counselling (Emotional focused Therapy)
Smoking cessation using Hypnotherapy
Shannyn is the founder of Inspired Outcomes, a business coaching and consulting
brand and in it she works as a business coach, but she has deep roots in mindset coaching.
Shannyn draws on her extensive
experience in management, marketing, project and operations management, and success as a
leader in NGOs, sport, technology, education and financial services. Her strategic and
creative problem solving sets her apart from other mindset coaches and this is backed up by
her expertise as a human behavioural specialist.
Shannyn has joined the team as our mindset coach, helping clients nurture a holistic balance
of business and career, their relationships and family, and their health and well being.
She knows it can be done!
Erika is the founder of Change with Yoga and is a qualified Yoga Therapist, Yoga
Teacher, Trauma Centre Trauma Sensitive Yoga facilitator and Laughter Yoga facilitator.
Erika was drawn to Yoga after visiting India in 1998 which led her to have a on and
off practice for 8 years. She later picked up a solid practice at the Brighton Buddhist
Centre, England, in 2006. It was here that Erika became inspired to become a Yoga Teacher.
Erika later returned to Australia to complete her Advance Diploma in Yoga Teacher Training
at the Australian Yoga Academy. Erika then went on to study other areas of Yoga such as Yogic
Philosophy, Laughter Yoga, Yin Yoga, Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Yoga Therapy.