Alex encompasses the Ampersand philosophy, she is a passionate osteopath, student mentor, university lecturer, online educator and yoga instructor. Her down to earth approach to therapy and education has helped inspire others to reach for, and achieve their goals.

Alex has ADHD, ASD and c-PTSD, leaving her uniquely able to understand how each different neurodivergence can be adapted for through therapy and movement programs. You'll find an array of fidgets, music and lighting options available in her treatment rooms (for her clients, of course)!

When Alex isn't in the clinic, you can find her practicing yoga at sunrise, hiking, camping or sitting by a campfire, getting hit in the face by her dragon staff or staring at the stars in amazement.

Osteopathy:

Alex has been an osteopath since 2012, practicing predominantly in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Alex is skilled in a variety of clinical techniques and loves to educate her clients about what is happening, why it is happening and how they can help prevent it happening again. Using her own understanding of the different sensory needs of neurodivergencies, she can tailor her hands on osteopathy treatment to suit all needs and requirements.

Stretch, Balance and Breathe:

Alex has combined her clinical rehabilitation knowledge of Osteopathy with the principles of yoga to create Stretch, Balance and Breathe, and having an on-site yoga room designed with varying sensory needs and activity levels in mind, we can create programs for every person, regardless of ability.

While studying, Alex developed a love for yoga, finding it to be a powerful way to relieve the stresses of the day. It is a practice she has incorporated throughout the past 16 years, however she still wobbles when trying to balance on one leg!

For her, yoga isn't about performing the perfect pose, being the most flexible or having incredible balance, it's about bringing conscious awareness to the movements of the body, learning breathing exercises which provide transportable emotional regulation and a grounding of the senses through practicing mindfulness, which leaves her feeling relaxed, refreshed and ready for the day.

Aquatic Therapy:

With a background in high level competitive swimming as a teen and becoming a surf lifesaver after moving from England to Queensland, Alex has always wanted to find a way to bring the beneficial benefits of water to others through therapy. Alex's passion for education and creating educational content has allowed her to work alongside Andrew to create Aquatic Therapy programs to help those with wanting help with rehabilitation after injury, increasing their strength or fitness, or aiming to improve their motor control, movement or coordination.

Alex will continiue to work out of both Ampersand Allied Health & Osteopathy her own multidisciplinary clinic, ProActive Osteopathy, founded in 2015 in Malvern East, demonstrating her unwavering loyalty and committment to her clients. She will show the same to you.

Since graduating as an osteopath in 2012, Alex has had an interest in a multiple of areas and has completed professional development in paediatrics, pregnancy, the treatment of headaches and migraines, providing hydrotherapy programs, and completed further qualifications in dry needling, NLP training, trauma informed practice for coaches and more recently, yoga teacher training, yoga teacher training for children and children with sensory needs.

Further training in the academic world means that Alex has gained her Post Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education, produce and present online educational webinars for massage therapists and myotherapists across Australia, provide face to face, hands on education, teaching clinical skills to osteopathy students. She has also been a supervising clinician and mentor for Osteopathic students in their final years, equipping her with exceptional skills in mentorship and education development.

Alex is using her love of education and her skills of creating educational content to provide professional development for our staff, our therapists and to create educational resources for you, our most valued clients.

With a similar personal and family experience with varying neurodivergences to Andrew, Alex has a deep understanding of the individual needs of differing people, whether they are neurodivergent or not. By creating an all-inclusive, neuro-affirming clinical environment where everyone feels at home, it is her hope that Ampersand Allied Health becomes more than just a place for treatment, but it also is a place for enjoyment, care, laughter and a place where you can feel free from discomfort or dis-ease.