Meet The Team

Simon Nawrocki

Co-Founder, Team Development Coach

Lorrae Griffiths

Co-Founder, Osteopath...

Georgia Le Maitre

Osteopath

Janina Lambrianidis

Osteopath

Patrick Canfor

Osteopath

Vanessa Fenney

Clinic Manager

Kim Newcombe

Manager of Client Relations

Richard Lee

Remedial Massage Therapist

Carina Westoby

Front Desk/Customer Excellence Team

Emily Hart

Front Desk/Customer Excellence Team

Jared Barber

Osteopath

Emily Krassaris

 Osteopath

Brenda Lane

Remedial Massage Therapist

Lyndal Harris

Nutritionist / Health Coach

Beth Morgan

Osteopath

Sophie Purcell

Front Desk

Simon Nawrocki

Co-Founder, Team Development Coach

Simon previously worked in the field of sports directing the medical teams of premier league Australian Rules Football clubs and elite sprinting groups. He also worked at leading private practice clinics before setting up Focus Osteopathy back in 2009.

Inspired by our mission ‘To Help People Make Better Decisions About Their Health’, Simon has dedicated his time to developing Focus Osteopathy into one of the leading multi-disciplinary clinics in the country.

Simon works extensively with all his therapists and spends a vast amount of his time ensuring our treatment plans are up to date with the rapid advancements that make osteopathy so effective and such a ‘go-to’ profession for people aged 35-64.

Simon is a very proud Dad of three beautiful children named Amelie, Maya & Raff, and when he’s not at work, or spending time with them, you can likely find him swimming, out running, cooking in the kitchen or supporting the mighty Dees! 

Tip… Simon will swear to you that he has had a painful experience to trump that of natural childbirth (much to the dismay of his beautiful wife Kate!)…it’s a long story but a goodie which he loves to share. Next time you’re in the clinic, just ask to chat to Simon about it – we’ll even make you a cuppa whilst you do 🙂

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Lorrae Griffiths

Co-Founder, Osteopath, Clinical Mentor, Pelvic Health Practitioner, University Internship Co-ordinator and Supervisor at Focus Osteopathy

Lorrae is a co-founder of Focus Osteopathy. First and foremost, Lorrae is a people person. She loves a good chat and a laugh, which all her clients and the team here would attest to. She is a wizard at building strong connection with everyone she meets. Lorrae has extensive experience in the osteopathy field. Her passion lies with pelvic health issues, women’s health, pregnancy and post-partum recovery and the intricate workings of the hips and pelvis. She has a proven track record of successfully assisting clients with complex issues in these areas. When you see Lorrae, expect to become a team with her and her fellow colleagues to take control of your health and the amazing capabilities of your body. 

In the latter half of her career Lorrae has become an advocate for pregnant and post-partum people. She believes the journey and changes to the body throughout pregnancy is incredible. It’s capability to grow, protect and nurture a baby is inspiring. Even more so is the intuitive nature of the body through childbirth. Lorrae wants all pregnant persons to feel empowered throughout their pregnancy journey, inclusive of childbirth. To love, appreciate and be in awe of the capabilities of their bodies.

She is highly skilled and trained with managing pregnant and post-partum people and the changes their bodies go through throughout pregnancy, post-partum and beyond.  

Tip… Lorrae has two children – one with a physical disability. She understands the joy and challenges that come with caring for a person with additional needs and or disability. She has suffered post-natal depression, sleep deprivation and a most of all a lot of joy in her motherhood journey! She will share in your parenting stories! Lorrae LOVES food and cooking – Ask her what her favourite restaurants are! She is always looking for a new recipe to try as well. Lorrae considers herself a green thumb – Ask her what she has growing in her garden.

Lorrae is additionally trained and skilled in pelvic health issues inclusive of assessment, treatment and management of complaints of the pelvic floor and pelvic organs internally. This includes, preparation for childbirth, post-partum scar management (tears or episiotomies), coccyx pain (coccydynia), urinary and bowel function (pain or incontinence etc), pelvic organ prolapse and more.  

Lorrae says “I’m passionate about choice, for everyone to know, understand and appreciate their bodies and health choices” She believes the same for any person with pelvic health complaints, during pregnancy and into the motherhood journey and beyond. 

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Georgia Le Maitre

Osteopath

Georgia first discovered Osteopathy after years of suffering debilitating headaches as a teenager. She was immediately drawn by how broad and holistic Osteopathy’s approach was… and fascinated that her headaches were coming from her jaw. This sparked a keen interest in learning about the complexity of the human body, and a determination to empower others stuck in similar situations.

Georgia understands firsthand the impact chronic pain has on all aspects of your life – from chronic headaches, back aches and pelvic discomfort. She enjoys adapting personal health and circumstance to her treatment plans with a strong focus on determining the root cause, to ensure you get to (and stay!) at your desired end goal. 

Tip… 1. To say Georgia is a fanatic Collingwood Supporter is an understatement…. And yes, her teeth are real…..for now 🙂 2. Harry Potter is life – ‘Always’.

Georgia is extremely passionate about Women’s Health; in particular helping to assist women through their entire pregnancy journey (including pre-natal and post-partum). Georgia is in awe of how complex, yet beautiful pregnancy is and hopes to support all women to feel empowered during this time. She is also trained in paediatric centered care, and loves working with young bubs! 

Georgia is always up for a chat, especially about furry doggy friends. Fair warning – she is always in an extra happy mood when Collingwood wins.

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Janina Lambrianidis

Osteopath

Janina has been involved in multiple sports in her lifetime including her favourite basketball which lead to her to see an Osteopath for her growing (not so tall) and evolving pains. This inspired Janina to become the Osteopath she is today with an eagerness to learn about the human body and how it moves as well as the passion to help others get back to what they love doing most

Since joining the Focus team, Janina has gone on to complete a Pilates Rehabilitation course which has been of great benefit to those in her care.  Janina particularly enjoys Pilates Rehabilitation as part of her care to patients due to the focus on body awareness, strength, mobility and breath work while being a low impact exercise which is perfect for those that have injuries.  

Tip… Janina absolutely loves board/card games, ask her about her collection

Janina has a strong desire to help women that are pre-natal and post-partum. She believes that all women deserve to feel strong and supported during their journey of pregnancy and early motherhood. Janina incorporates both osteopathic treatment and exercise prescription (including Pilates) to help women be the best versions of themselves.  

Janina has the determination, motivation and perseverance to ensure that whoever crosses her path are able to achieve their goals, feel empowered and have a bit of a laugh as well. Janina believes that life is too short to wait around for something to happen so encourages to make a difference today. 

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Patrick Canfor

Osteopath

Pat has a strong interest in all things sport. Competing at a high level in basketball until his mid 20s, he has navigated his way through his fair share of sport-related injuries.

He has completed further education in Strength and Conditioning and Personal Training and has a strong interest in exercise rehabilitation. He loves working with all patients with a wide variety of injuries, however, enjoys the complexity of the knee and ankle. This has come from a season ending Achilles tear and many knee injuries. 

When Pat isn’t working you’ll find him swimming, running, cycling or training for his next fitness event. 

Tip… Pat has lived in both England and America growing up. Ask him about his experience playing college basketball for Western Oklahoma State College.

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Vanessa Fenney

Clinic Manager

Vanessa (Ness) joined the team after spending 8 years in the waste industry. Having lead a variety of teams, she was looking to expand her horizons in a new industry and found her way to Focus.

Ness has a passion for leadership and loves a good chat. Even more so when she has a wine in her hand! Ness is smitten with her two dogs (Leo and Luna) and will happily show you plenty of photos and talk about them until she’s blue in the face. 

Tip… Ness used to run a community theatre company in her spare time.

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Kim Newcombe

Manager of Client Relations

Kim has an extensive background in sales and customer service spanning the past 20 years, working in such industries as healthcare, advertising, finance and retail.

He loves giving all of our clients a warm welcome, whether that be over the phone or in person.

When not at work, Kim runs social basketball games three times a week and enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.

Tip… Kim lived in New Zealand for 20 years – see if you can hear any Kiwi accent when you talk to him!

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Richard Lee

Remedial Massage Therapist

As our chief Remedial Massage Therapist, Richard is an expert in relieving tried and aching muscles. 

Richard has been looking after clients for massage since 2009. His passion for massage came from seeing the positive benefits it was giving his close family and friends when he was exploring a new career path. 

Richard loves looking after people and loves the immediate impact that a great Remedial Massage can have on someone’s day. 

Tip… Richard once caught a black marlin fish weighing a whopping 80kg!!

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Carina Westoby

Front Desk/Customer Excellence Team

Carina is committed to supporting your journey to better health and becoming the person you want to be.

She brings 20+ years across retail, wholesale, administration and customer service to help find solutions for you to get back to the life you want to be living.

Tip… Carina loves a glass of WINE and enjoys playing classical music in our waiting area. She climbed Kokoda 2012 and survived!

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Emily ‘Em’ Hart

Front Desk/Customer Excellence Team

Emily joined Focus Osteopathy after 18 months working as a customer service consultant in the automotive industry, however she decided that it was best to start aligning her experience with future career paths. Emily is currently entering her third and final year of her undergraduate degree studying biomedical science. She is very passionate about the human body and shares a keen interest in massage and physical therapy.

In her spare time, Emily is cuddling her dogs (two HUGE Saint Bernards and a 15 year old Jack Russell x Foxie, just ask her for photos!), reading (journal articles or crime) or you can find her on a plane, in a car or on a boat seeing the world from a new perspective. Emily also used to a be a philosophy and literature buff. She loves to have a chat about anything and everything, especially if it is animal, health, philosophy or travel related!!

Tip… Emily lived in Germany for 6 months when she was just 15 years old – feel free to ask her all about her experience!

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Jared Barber

Osteopath

Growing up Jared has always had a passion to learn how the body works. However, straight out of high school he got a job in cabinet making and joinery. After a few years of working, unfortunately he injured himself and needed to see a physical therapist. He decided to see an osteopath and was very impressed with the profession. So much that he changed his occupation to become an osteopath.

Jared loves the lifestyle of being self-reliant. He loves fishing, raising chickens, bee keeping, composting, worm farming and making sure his veggie patch is thriving! He is always wanting to try new things as he loves the idea of self-sustainability.

On the weekend you find Jared spending time with his young family. He doesn’t want to miss out on seeing his kids grow up!

Tip… It’s time to turn up the heat…Jared is a professional fire dancer.!!

One thing Jared is passionate about it balance. Making sure that we all live balanced lifestyles. He understands that we all live such busy lifestyles. One quote that he lives by is “stop and smell the roses”.

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Emily Krassaris

 Osteopath

Emily’s drive and passion for osteopathy comes from a love of working with people and enabling them to live a fulfilling life. Emily started seeing an osteo herself for her back issues as a 12-year-old. Her experience made her feel safe, understood and empowered. She believes in creating a safe space to have open conversations with her patients so she can help them get to the root cause of their concerns.

Emily has a strong passion for women’s health and has a special interest in treating women through and following their pregnancy journey. Emily strives to guide women through the complexities of this beautiful and personal time and assist them in having a fluid and empowering journey to becoming a mother.

Tip… Em is a travel encyclopaedia for the Greek Islands!!

Emily loves to live an active lifestyle. When not at the clinic, you’ll often find her running around the parks and beaches of Melbourne, teaching Pilates and training for her next triathlon.

Em is obsessed with food – particularly Japanese food and tomatoes! If you need a recommendation on what to cook for dinner tonight, just ask her!

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Brenda Lane

Remedial Massage Therapist

Brenda trained as a Chemical and Process Engineer and worked in various industries over the years before taking the plunge and answered her true inner calling. In 2021, she decided to take some time off to do a full career reset and figure out what next in her life journey. It was through this time of deep reflection, Brenda made the decision to embark on a career that would see her help others through healing.

Brenda possesses a deep passion for learning and exploring the intricacies and complexness of the human body. Her desire to heal others through massage is what drives and motivates her. All this coupled with her strengths in troubleshooting and problem solving are all instrumental in helping make her an effective therapist when treating her clients. 

Brenda is a hands-on mum who has raised three active and athletic children – who are now 25, 18 and 14. As a mother, she has nurtured and supported each and every one of them through their various pursuits of competitive sports i.e. rowing, swimming or ballet dancing and as such, has seen them go through and recover from their share of a wide range of injuries spanning many body parts!

Tip… Brenda loves cooking and has in fact written a cookbook, not formally published at this stage (it’s a work in progress) dedicated to her 3 kids titled “Nourish, with Heart – A Collection of Favourite Family Recipes”. She put together the cookbook during the Melbourne 2021 COVID lockdown period and had a prototype printed out in time for her eldest son’s leaving home present. Be sure to ask her what her favourite dishes are to cook for her family!

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Lyndal Harris

Nutritionist / Health Coach

Lyndal completed her undergraduate degree & honours year in psychology which led her to her 10-year career as a social worker.

Her career took a turn after she started struggling with fatigue and her son, Noah, became unwell with asthma. With diet changes, Lyndal & Noah’s health transformed. Her passion in this field lead to her training with the Nutritional Therapy Association, and then with Mac- Nutrition Uni. She has since been grateful to help hundreds of people transform their health. Lyndal loves coaching people to find their way through lifestyle and nutrition shifts, so they can achieve their personal goals. 

Lyndal specialises in digestive health, energy & helping people achieve their weight loss goals. She is determined and passionate with a ‘never give up attitude’ to help her clients make and maintain their diet and lifestyle shifts that help them feel their best. 

Tip… Lyndal & her husband, Joe, home schooled their sons Noah (12yrs) & Cody (8yrs) in 2022 while they caravanned around Australia for a year. They also took their Great Dane, Goliath!

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Beth Morgan

Osteopath

Beth’s interest in Osteopathy stems from a love of health, wellbeing, and assisting others. With a background in Clinical Pilates, for which she has been a senior instructor for many years, Beth wanted to further her anatomical knowledge and find a career in which she could also assist individuals from a hands-on approach. Beth also holds a degree in Food and Nutrition Sciences which further enhances her holistic approach to treatment.

Beth loves treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal complaints! She is interested in completing further study in the treatment of pregnant and paediatric patients, as she has seen first-hand the benefits Osteopathy can provide whilst following her sisters and nephews journey throughout pregnancy and post partum.

Fun fact: My nickname in the Pilates industry is ‘Brutal Beth’ because I teach a mean Pilates workout that will leave you burning in all the good spots for days!

On the weekend you’ll find Beth slothing on the couch in her natural habitat, hanging out with family and friends or sweating it up in a Pilates class.

Be sure to ask Beth about Harry Potter or Toy Story movies, or her nephew Charlie (she’s an obsessed Aunty)!

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Sophie Purcell

Front desk

Sophie (Soph) joined the Focus Front Desk team after gaining experience working in hospitality and a swim school. Soph has a passion for learning about the human body and this has brought her to study a Bachelor of Nursing at Monash University.

Soph was a competitor rower in another life and loved it. She still keeps active by playing rep netball each week (any position but centre!) and doing Pilates when she can. Her dream would be to travel Europe and Asia and possibly even use her nursing degree to live over there.

Tip… Be sure to ask her all about her Golden Labrador Marnie (short for (Hermione!)

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