Meet your greatest supporters

Our team of functional medicine practitioners and health coaches work together to support our patients on their wellness journey. Our collaborative model is an industry first and the reason our patients achieve such remarkable results. When you start a program with Melbourne Functional Medicine, you’ll be supported by the people below.

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Mark Payne,

Functional Medicine Practitioner

Mark has 30 years of experience as a clinical health professional, with a particular interest in health optimisation and longevity, as well as helping those with cardiometabolic conditions, stress-related disorders, and immune disorders achieve a high level of health and wellbeing.

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Rebecca Hughes,

Functional Medicine Practitioner

Rebecca is committed to high-quality, results-driven health care to her patients. She brings a wealth of clinical experience to the treatment of a range of health conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, period pain, PMS, menopause, thyroid conditions, IBS and metabolic conditions.

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Vicki van der Meer,

Functional Medicine Practitioner

Vicki is a seasoned naturopath with postgraduate qualifications in Functional Medicine and Evidence Based Complementary Medicine. She has a big clinical focus on perimenopause/menopause, menstrual irregularities, PMS, PCOS, irregular periods, cardiometabolic conditions, digestive problems and fatigue.

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Lorraine Cussen,

Functional Medicine Practitioner

For more than two decades, Lorraine has been supporting patients with a range of health concerns including digestive conditions (e.g. gastritis, SIBO, IBS, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis), women’s health concerns and fertility, cardiometabolic conditions (e.g. Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes), thyroid conditions, and overall well-being.

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Jabe Brown,

Founder

Jabe holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) and a Masters in Science, Human Nutrition, and Functional Medicine. As the founder of Melbourne Functional Medicine, Jabe's focus is on delivering clinical excellence as well as growth for the business.

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Jessica Cairns,

Health Coach

Jessica’s journey into the health industry started in her late 20s, when she experienced digestive, weight and mental health challenges. After solving her health problems through nutrition and lifestyle practices like exercise and mindfulness, a drive to help others reclaim their health was born.

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Kelly Hamilton,

Health Coach

Kelly’s passion lies in helping people address all aspects of their health and well-being to create a strong foundation for a flourishing life. She has a keen interest in helping patients understand and manage stress, listen to their body’s cues, and create new lifestyle habits that serve wellness.

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Liv Brown,

Health Coach

After spending 15 years in corporate life as a senior marketer it was stress-triggered health challenges, family priorities and a yearning for change that led her to leave her job, driven by a desire to heal herself and help others in a more profound way.

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Bee Pennington,

Health Coach

Being fascinated by the impact of our thoughts and words on our wellbeing, Bee has a professional interest in mindset and behaviour change, emotional health, and the art of maintaining healthy boundaries.

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Jane Makin,

Practice Manager

Drawing on her extensive experience in frontline and corporate healthcare and hospitality (as well as being the eldest child of a large family!), Jane is known for her warmth, optimism and ability to foster meaningful connections with those she comes into contact with.

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Teagan Hee,

Clinic Support

As part of the clinic support team, Teagan brings a unique blend of expertise to her role, with many years experience working in customer support roles as well as being a qualified naturopath with her own side business.

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Georgia Hampton,

Concierge & Clinic Support

Experience as a Naturopath has fostered Georgia’s interests in the pursuit of optimal health. Georgia provides patient support with testing, supplement orders, and questions, approaching each interaction as an opportunity to offer clarity and enhance the patient experience.

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Melissa Smith,

Marketing & Communications Manager

Prior to her career as a naturopath, Melissa worked in brand agencies helping big brands grow. She now combines her love for health and marketing to help us share our message with the world.

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Fiona Knaggs,

Webmaster and SEO Manager

Fiona has spent most of her career in the health sector. As our SEO Manager, Fiona’s goal is to provide a seamless experience for people visiting our site, making it easy for them to navigate to helpful information, insights and the services we provide.

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Brooke Krauth,

Bookkeeper

With over two decades of extensive experience in accounting, finance, and tax, Brooke serves as the clinic bookkeeper at MFM.

Jabe Brown, Founder & Functional Medicine Practitioner

Jabe holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy) and a Masters in Science, Human Nutrition, and Functional Medicine. His special areas of interest are in treating complex conditions of the gut, fatigue and adrenal conditions, autoimmunity, and health optimisation.

Rebecca Hughes
Functional Medicine Practitioner

Rebecca is committed to high quality, results-driven health care to her patients. She brings a wealth of clinical experience to the treatment of a range of health conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, period pain, PMS, menopause, thyroid conditions, IBS and metabolic conditions.

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Functional Medicine
Practitioner

Rebecca is committed to high quality, results-driven health care to her patients. She brings a wealth of clinical experience to the treatment of a range of health conditions such as acne, eczema, psoriasis, period pain, PMS, menopause, thyroid conditions, IBS and metabolic conditions.

Jessica Cairns
Health Coach

Jessica’s journey into the health industry started in her late 20s, when she experienced digestive, weight and mental health challenges. After solving her health problems through nutrition and lifestyle practices like exercise and mindfulness, a drive to help others reclaim their health was born.

Bee Pennington
Health Coach

At age 33, Bee was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease, an autoimmune disease. This led her to study clinical nutrition, holistic lifestyle coaching and personal training. Your life will be so much better with Bee in your corner as your health coach (this is what our patients say all the time!).

Charlene Harvey
Health Coach

Charlene is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach with a passion for helping both children and adults improve their health and wellbeing. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Clinical Nutrition) at Torrens University.

Liv Brown
Health Coach

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Courtney Tanner
Practice Manager

Courtney is referred to in-house as the ‘ninja of operations’. Originally studying teaching, Courtney couldn’t get away from her passion for all things nature/natural and so transitioned across to study a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Naturopathy) which she is currently completing.

Melissa Smith
Marketing & Communications Manager

Prior to her career as a naturopath, nutritional therapist and health coach, Melissa worked in brand agencies helping big brands share their message. She now combines her love for health and marketing in her mission to help us share our message out into the world.

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