Denise is a registered osteopath and physiotherapist with extensive clinical and professional teaching experience. She enjoys working with people of all ages and backgrounds, offering a range of manual therapy including cranial osteopathy and self-help treatment approaches, tailored to individual needs. She believes that creating wellness rests upon the inter-relationship between body and mind and each person’s unique circumstances.

Denise also has a special interest in the fields of Paediatrics and Trauma Recovery. She completed a doctorate study that explored osteopathy for babies with breastfeeding difficulties and played a key role in the coordination, and teaching of a post-graduate university course in neonatal and infant paediatric manual therapy. Denise’s experiences while working with the Kinglake community in the bush fire recovery period lead to her interest in Trauma Recovery. She is a global certified provider of TRE, Trauma Releasing Exercises; to assist in the release of more deeply held protective body postures and tensions.

When away from the clinic, Denise enjoys spending time with her horses and grandchildren.