Find the practitioner that best suits your needs
Our team
With over 27+ years of experience on average, our staff provide specialist clinical services in Exercise and Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Orthotics and Exercise Physiology
Anton Sostaric
Director, Physiotherapist, DEXA Technologist
Anton focuses on successful outcomes in a timely manner. Treatments have to meet expectations otherwise it’s a waste of time. The cornerstone of managing injuries and pain is your fitness and he will address this as part of your recovery and maintenance.
Anton has explored metabolic fitness and ageing at a deeper level for the past 7 years and his assessment and training strategies focus on improving mitochondrial function and maximising your metabolic flexibility. His interventions address the science and evidence most programs miss: establishing the correct training zone (intensity). This program is suitable for everyone: from the elite athlete to weekend warrier to sedentary individuals struggling with metabolic syndromes and Type 2 Diabetes
David Murphy
Physiotherapist
David has over 25 years of experience working as a Physiotherapist in Australia and overseas and has extensive experience treating musculoskeletal injuries. With an evidence-based approach to his treatments and injury management, David effectively treats acute and chronic injuries sustained at work, during sport, in the car or at home.
He offers hands on therapy techniques and exercise programs to support and speed recovery, as well access to the gym for further rehab and strengthening. David offers good insight into sports injuries and provides sports specific rehab programs tailored to the individual’s needs. David can also assist those people requiring casts and post-op rehabilitation due to his clinical experiences in Fracture Clinics and Orthopedic Departments.
Libby Newton
Psychologist
Libby Newton is a registered psychologist who specialises in adult and adolescent mental health. She has been practicing at the Inner West Allied Health Centre for over 10 years. Libby works primarily from a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) framework and incorporates mindfulness-based strategies to promote recovery. For trauma affected clients, she also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment. Libby has extensive experience working with individuals through a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, OCD, eating disorders, PTSD, interpersonal relationship difficulties and work stress. She is also experienced in supporting clients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), chronic pain and those experiencing workplace bullying and harassment.
Sahar Jaafar
Psychologist
Sahar is a warm and thoughtful psychologist who values collaborative work in therapy and seeks to create a supportive environment for her clients that encourages learning and facilitates action. Her approach to therapy is holistic, collaborative, and client-centered – ensuring therapy is tailored to individual needs to ensure the best possible outcomes can be achieved. Sahar’s work is grounded in clinical evidence-based interventions, integrating models of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Brief Solution Focused Therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based strategies. Sahar has specific interests in anxiety and anxiety-related disorders.
Dr Simon Sostaric
Exercise Physiologist , Sport & Exercise Scientist
Dr Simon Sostaric is a distinguished exercise physiologist, sports scientist and researcher. He holds a physiology doctorate (Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia) & is the founder and director of Melbourne Sports & Allied Health Clinic - a private practice specialising in sports performance; patient healthcare; NDIS therapies; biomedical research; and industry healthcare. He has practiced for 28 years, including multi-year periods abroad, commencing practice in Sydney in 2014.
Clinically, Simon specialises in exercise rehabilitation; capacity building for individuals living with disabilities; fatigue; metabolic disorders; cardiovascular disease, autoimmune & hormonal disorders. His research expertise includes mechanisms of fatigue, overtraining syndrome, muscle damage, systemic inflammation, metabolic & electrolyte disturbances, and heat and hypoxic physiology.