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Meet The Team

Melbourne Muscle Medics understand selecting a therapist can be daunting. We work hard to make you feel comfortable in safe hands!

Melbourne Muscle Medics is located in Cranbourne, offering professional massage, nursing, counselling, nutrition, psychology, physiotherapy, chiropractic and myotherapy services. Private health/Medicare rebates may be available – please check with your individual practitioner.

Cranbourne Clinic

190 Sladen St, Cranbourne VIC 3977

Loretta Facey

Loretta Facey NP
Nurse Practitioner
www.lorettafaceynp.com.au

Loretta Facey is a Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience across primary care and wound management. She holds a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and a Master of Wound Care, with a strong passion for delivering accessible, patient-centred healthcare.

Loretta has a special interest in women’s health, chronic disease management, acute care presentations, preventative health, wound care, and telehealth services. She is committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where patients feel heard, respected, and actively involved in their healthcare journey.

Her approach focuses on providing patient-centred, evidence-based care tailored to each individual patient, with an emphasis on education, prevention, and long-term health outcomes.

Professional Services:
• General primary care consultations
• Women’s health
• Acute illness assessment and management
• Chronic disease management
• Wound care
• Preventative health and health screening
• Telehealth consultations
• Pathology requests and interpretation
• Prescribing and medication management
• Referrals to specialists and allied health providers

… and much more. 

Michelle Lisao & Smitha Chennattu Jacob

Plasmique PRP & Aesthetics
Scalp and Skin Rejuvenation
https://www.plasmiqueprp.com.au/

Michelle Lisao and Smitha Chennattu Jacob are the co-founders of Plasmique PRP & Aesthetics, a clinical Platelet Rich Plasma or PRP service focused on scalp and skin rejuvenation. With extensive nursing backgrounds across acute care, patient safety, infection prevention, and clinical practice, they bring a professional and evidence-informed approach to regenerative aesthetic treatments.

Plasmique was created to offer personalised PRP treatments in a calm, supportive environment, with a focus on natural-looking results, realistic expectations, and careful clinical assessment. Michelle and Smitha are passionate about helping clients explore PRP for concerns such as hair thinning, scalp health, skin texture, under-eye concerns, and overall skin rejuvenation.

Their approach is centred on safety, professionalism, and individualised care, ensuring each client receives clear information before starting their PRP journey.

Nathan Ryan

Peninsula Performance Physiotherapy
Remedial Massage Therapist
peninsulaperformancephysio.com.au

Running Injuries, Bodybuilders, Musculoskeletal and Sports injury
Nathan has completed his Diploma of Remedial Massage through Chisholm. He has always had a love of all sports and appreciation of their unique athletic demands, meaning Nathan is excited to treat everyone no matter their sport of choice. As a long distance runner himself, Nathan has a great deal of knowledge around managing the aches and pain that come along with endurance sports. Through his practice Nathan has also gained experience working with bodybuilders, and enjoys helping them through their comp preparation.
Nathan ‘s practice centres around analysing posture and movement, with the goal to get clients moving to their full potential. Nathan uses a wide range of skills and treatment techniques to assist in reducing pain and improving function in daily life.
In Nathan’s spare time you can see him down at Casey stadium playing basketball, running around the local tracks, and down at the movies (Big sci-fi nerd!)
Special interest areas:
Posture Related Pain
Tension Type Headaches
Endurance Events (Long-distance running, HYROX)

Caitlyn Montgomery

Peninsula Performance Physiotherapy
Physiotherapist
peninsulaperformancephysio.com.au

Musculoskeletal and Sports, Young Athletes, Gymnastics and Dance
Caitlyn completed a Master of Physiotherapy Practice at La Trobe University, following an undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science. With a background in competitive gymnastics, she has a strong interest in musculoskeletal and sporting injuries across a wide range of levels from recreational to elite.
Caitlyn is passionate about helping clients return to their everyday activities and sport safely and stronger than before, using an exercise-based and patient-centred approach to rehabilitation. She enjoys working with both active individuals and the general population, and has a particular interest in supporting adolescents and developing athletes with injury prevention and early management to promote long-term, healthy movement.
Outside of the clinic, you’ll find Caitlyn teaching reformer Pilates, training at the gym, or catching up with friends over coffee (always a skinny cappuccino, even on hot days!).
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    Young Athletes
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    Gymnastics
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    Pilates

Sandra Best

Juniper Tree Counselling
Counselling
junipertreecounselling.com.au

Sandra Best is a compassionate counsellor and dedicated mother with deep personal experience navigating mental health challenges. Accredited with ACA (Australian Counselling Association) and a provider with the National Redress Scheme, she specializes in supporting parents of children with ASD, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Sandra also offers spiritual counselling, providing a non-judgmental, inclusive space for all.

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Kai Tokimua

Strength Based Myotherapy
Myotherapy, Remedial/
Relaxation Massage
Strength Based Myotherapy

Qualifications:

  • Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy
  • Diploma of Remedial Massage 
  • Functional Cupping
  • Dry Needling
  • Sports Massage
  • *Private Health Rebates Available!* 
About me:
  • Father of two kids & owner of two dogs
  • Outside of work I get into sports, road tripping, fishing and family time. 
 

Kelly Morrish

Real World Psychology
Psychologist

Kelly is a registered psychologist who brings considerable life and professional experience- most notably working with victim/survivors of violent crime and bereaved clients within a range of settings. She is a passionate ally of the LGBTQIA+ community- supporting people and family members and also working to increase their voices and visibility within the broader community.

She works through curiosity and compassion with a warm, engaging style. She recognises that to be human is to experience a full range of emotions and unique intrapersonal conditions.

Seated in Acceptance and Mindful techniques, she incorporates various evidence based interventions such as CBT and EMDR as she walks alongside people, holding gentile space for exploration, understanding and growth.

Appropriate referrals include:

16 years +
* Grief and Loss
* Companion animal loss
* Trauma/PTSD
* Depression
* Anxiety
* Adjustment conditions
* Relationship/Conflict
* Well-being/Stress management
* Parenting

Liam Crowley

Peninsula Performance Physiotherapy
Physiotherapist
peninsulaperformancephysio.com.au

Liam is an experienced Physio who has worked in sports medicine, research and teaching at Monash university, and now is the director of Peninsula Performance Physio. Liam’s main sporting outlet is competing in weightlifting, however also loves following rugby league.

Outside of work Liam spends his weekends with his young family and Blue Heeler ‘Diego’, drinking a lot of coffee, and of course getting in some training!

Liam has further training in:

  • Tendon based pain and injuries
  • Sporting knee injuries
  • Running retraining and rehabilitation
  • Dry needling
  • Sports taping techniques

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Mark Tanian

Real World Psychology
Psychologist

Mark is a registered psychologist presently completing the final year of a Master’s Degree in Psychology (Clinical). He offers a warm, empathetic approach, focusing on building a collaborative and trusting therapeutic relationship with his clients. He understands that each person is unique and works to tailor therapy to the individual, taking into consideration neurodivergence, personality, and the distinctive experiences from a person’s history.

Mark has an interest in and experience in using evidence-based therapies when working with anxiety-related disorders, depression, personality disorders, substance use challenges, trauma, life transitions, grief, and relationship challenges. With a passion for primarily using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Mark aims to help guide people across the lifespan to deeper self-understanding, resilience, and personal growth.

In addition to treatment, he can conduct cognitive and educational assessments to help others gain insight into strengths and weaknesses and learn about strategies that may support them going forward.    

Dr Hellen Kemp

Real World Psychology
Psychologist

Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) specializing in Psychology and Sociology, Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, Master of Psychology (Counselling), and PhD in Psychology (Counselling). Certified Bereavement Practitioner, Trained Crisisline Counsellor, and Family Mediator focusing on adolescents. Experience: Hellen is a registered psychologist who brings significant life experience to her work. She has worked within the physical/mental health field since the age of 16 commencing as a frontline desk administrator who quickly advanced to become a personal assistant/office manager at Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.

Hellen moved into tertiary study in 2009 to follow her passion in psychological studies. She has extensive research experience relating to loss and grief, and the impact of trauma on an individual. She has spent the last 7 years working closely with the bereaved within a range of settings including Aged Care, loss and grief associated with violence and/or crime, and suicide. Hellen has experience working with diverse communities such as Indigenous and LGBTIQA+ individuals. She is an experienced loss and grief support group facilitator, and educator, and has supervised other practitioners working within the loss and grief space.

Hellen has a thoughtful and engaging style meeting her clients with warmth and curiosity. She uses a range of evidence-based interventions such as Play Therapy, Narrative Therapy, CBT, and Schema Therapy as she journeys alongside her clients. She is currently completing her Supervisor Training as an APS Board Approved Supervisor as well as completing Advanced Training in EMDR, a specific trauma-based therapy.

Appropriate Referrals Include:
5 years +

* Loss and Grief

* Companion animal loss

* Trauma/PTSD

* Depression

* Anxiety

* Relationship/Conflict

* Well-being/Stress management including living with chronic illnesses such as Diabetes

* Parenting

Dr Damien Sampimon

Sampimon Chiropractic
Chiropractic
sampimonwellness.com.au

With a chiropractic career spanning over two decades, Dr. Damien Sampimon is an expert in Gonstead chiropractic. He has built a successful practice helping newborns, children, and adults achieve holistic well-being. A sports enthusiast, Damien is also the team chiropractor for Rosebank Cricket Club and continues to enhance his expertise with ongoing education, including a certificate in Paediatric Chiropractic.

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Tara Cowie

Nutrition with TLC
Clinical Nutrition
https://www.nutritionwithtlc.com.au/

I’m Tara,  a dedicated Clinical Nutritionist passionate about food as medicine and using a healthy diet to optimise your health to help you live your best life. My holistic approach also considers the entirety of the individual—mind, body, and soul—and discusses lifestyle factors such as exercise, sleep habits and stress levels to develop treatment plans that are personalised, effective and achievable.
 
Outside of work I’m a busy mum of 2 young boys and enjoy outdoor family activities and tending to my veggie garden.

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