Sydney Therapies

Our Practitioners

Sydney Therapies is currently home to the following practitioners:

Pete Malicki - Massage Therapist (0423 673 060)
Nicole Tan - Acupuncturist (0433 587 879)
Michelle Tabrett - Dietitian (0433 342 280)
Lydia Velnic - Counsellor (0410 540 975)
Joe Modafferi - EFT Practitioner  (0403 261 128)

Pete MalickiDip Sports Therapies, Cert IV Remedial Massage

Pete has been a professional massage therapist for 9.5 years. He has worked as a workplace masseur, a chiropractor’s assistant and a clinical therapist. His understanding of the human body comes from his studies and professional experience as well as from years of martial arts, cycling, soccer, running, rock climbing, and also computer work. As a therapist, his approach is to find a long-term solution to existing problems by combining treatments with advice on posture, stretching and lifestyle.

• 9.5 years professional experience
• Diploma of Sports Therapies; Certificate IV Remedial Massage
• Tutors massage at Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Community College
• Swedish Massage, Remedial Massage, Sports Therapies, Workplace Massage
• Senior First Aid certificate
• ATMS member

Rebates are available through the following health funds:

• AHM
• Australian Regional Health Group
• Australian Unity
• CBHS
• Grand United (GU) Health
• HBA
• HCF
• Manchester Unity
• Medibank Private
• NIB
• R & T
• Teachers Federation Health

If you are a member of a health fund which gives rebates for remedial massage and is not listed here, please contact Pete and he will try to join it for you!

Nicole Tan B TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

Nicole Tan has been practising acupuncture for more than 5 years as a qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner. She is qualified to dispense Chinese herbs as well as perform work as an acupuncturist.

Michelle Tabrett B Sc (Dietetics)

Michelle is a Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetics Association. She has a wealth of experience in both public and private health sectors. Michelle has been practising in Sydney over the past year, working with a variety of clients covering all aspects of nutritional assessment and counselling with a specific focus on weight control. She is an eating disorder specialist.

Prior to her move to Australia, Michelle worked as a dietitian in several public health institutions in the USA. Her work as a Community Dietitian involved promoting nutrition for woman, infants and children. Additionally, she spent time working in several specialty clinics, including cardiovascular, oncology and diabetes centres.

Patients with a referral from a doctor are able to receive Medicare rebates from Michelle.

Lydia VelnicBA Psychology & Sociology, Graduate Dip in Counselling

Lydia is a qualified Psychotherapist / Counsellor and is registered as a Professional Member with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Providing a safe and non judgemental enviornment, she works from a holistic framework encompassing different approaches including existential, gestalt, solution focused, CBT,  and family systems.

She encourages clients to reassess, explore and possibly choose to change meanings which they arrived at in the past.  She emphasises that her role is one of guidance and support and encourages clients to come to their own ideals and meanings which they feel are right for them.

Lydia has had extensive experience working in the welfare sector working with complex and high needs clients. She has worked with individuals, couples and children over a vast array of issues including:

• grief and loss
• anxiety and depression
• domestic violence and abuse 
• self esteem and identity 
• addictions 
• relationship and codependence
• isolation problems

Joe ModafferiAdvanced Dip EFT

Joe Modafferi joins Sydney Therapies as our EFT Practitioner.  His approach is both intuitive and informed by his own personal healing and growth, as well as through his professional training. Joe addresses all issues to do with relationships, career, family and personal change and gets to the source of a problem quickly. His insights, alongside EFT, provide clarity to issues that are causing confusion, pain or frustration. His approach gives clients the opportunity for profound transformation.

Joe holds the following qualifications:

• Counselling - Wholistic Medical Centre 
• Group Facilitation - AICA Institute 
• Advanced Diploma EFT - Freedom EFT
• Small Business Management Cert 4 - Tafe 
• Theatre Performance and Practices Diploma - Sydney Institute
• Member International Institute of Complementary Therapists