ABOUT COASTAL WELLNESS COTTAGE
Our Health and Wellness Practitioners
Here at the Coastal Wellness Cottage, we are a passionate and dedicated team of holistic health and wellness practitioners with a mission to empower women and share our knowledge.
Our founder Zoe’s vision for this space is to create a homey and comfortable space where you can seek a range of alternative health services to nourish your body. Our space and treatment approach enables you to safely share your story and truly heal from the inside. We look forward to meeting you and supporting your mind and body on your healing journey.
Zoe Papadatos
Founder, Acupuncturist & Chinese Herbalist
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Zoe is the founder of Coastal Wellness Cottage and our leading Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist. Zoe knew from a young age that her purpose is to be helping women in our community through natural and alternative therapies. Zoe studied a Bachelor of Health Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney and went on to undertake a 6-week placement in Cheng Du, China where she saw first hand the benefits of Chinese medicine in an integrative setting. She has also completed 4 weeks with the Acupuncture Relief Program in Nepal in 2023, treating people in the rural communities.
After graduating, Zoe soon opened her first clinic on the Central Coast, Eunoia Acupuncture in 2019 which has now blossomed into a supportive, integrative and holistic space of women’s health practitioners, Coastal Wellness Cottage.
Her vision for the Coastal Wellness Cottage is for women to be able to receive a range of alternative services to nourish their health with a treatment approach that enables them to safely share their stories and truly heal from the inside.
Zoe has over 5 years experience in treating a range of concerns such as women’s health, fertility, pregnancy acupuncture, pain management, and nervous system support. She believes in the importance of looking at the person as a whole. Her passion is supporting those start their family, pregnancy, postpartum, autoimmune conditions and chronic pain.
Zoe looks forward to supporting you with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine here on the Central Coast.
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Samantha Booth
Acupuncturist, Chinese Herbalist & Massage Therapist
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Sam is a women’s holistic health practitioner who is passionate about all things energy. Ever since Sam was young, energetic healing had been a fundamental part of her own life, now her passion is to share energetic healing with others and help them transform their wellbeing for the better.
Sam has studied a Bachelor of Health Science in Acupuncture, Diploma in Beauty Therapy, Usui Reiki levels 1 & 2 and a Certificate of Pregnancy massage.
Sam integrates energetic healing in her treatments through the power of acupuncture needling, massage, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, Chinese herbal formulae, Chinese diet therapy, and Qigong exercise to promote overall mind & body harmony.
Sam has a curiosity and love for all regions that Traditional Chinese Medicine offers, however, she has a special interest in women’s health and wellness with a focus on fertility, gut-brain connection, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, and thyroid conditions.
She looks forward to helping you at Coastal Wellness as your acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist.
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Laura Beaumont
Mental Health Practitioner and Counsellor
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Laura is our beautiful perinatal and postnatal counsellor of Coastal Wellness Cottage who has been providing support to individuals and families for over 15 years to those on the Central Coast. With a Bachelor of Social Work and a Masters in Applied Social Science/Counselling, Laura has worked across a range of settings including government agencies, education, and the private sector.
Drawing on a range of modalities, Laura’s therapeutic approach assists clients to recognise their own inner wisdom so that they may heal emotional wounds and achieve mental well-being.
As a devoted mother of 3 beautiful boys, Laura truly understands the ups and downs of motherhood and is passionate about perinatal mental health and nurturing secure attachments. Through her work as a perinatal mental health specialist and counsellor, Laura believes in an integrative approach to healthcare and that getting the right support during your perinatal journey is important in shaping your life as a mother.
Laura also offers clinical supervision that enhances learning, skill development, and reflective practice.
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Kate Landete
Counsellor & Wellness Coach
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Kate is a warm, genuine, easy going and non-judgemental Counsellor and Wellness Coach, passionate about improving the mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing of the community. She takes a person centred and strengths-based approach to create a safe environment for her clients to be raw, open and honest as they unpack, explore and process any thoughts, feelings, beliefs and experiences holding them back, to make space for growth, transformation and change.
Kate is especially passionate about supporting women during the perinatal period as they navigate their transition into Matrescence – “the transition into Motherhood” and the complex changes that occur in this life stage to ensure that Mothers get the nurturing, support, and gentle encouragement to engage in proactive self-care practices needed to thrive as individuals and parents.
Kate holds a Bachelor of Counselling and Coaching from the Australian College of Applied Psychology (accredited by the International Coaching Federation), was a volunteer crisis supporter for lifeline and was a youth intake worker for Headspace. She has also managed a boutique health and fitness centre for nine years which fuels her passion for providing holistic support that encompass all areas of a person’s health for optimal wellbeing.
She is professionally trained to provide a unique blend of counselling and coaching to not only support the mental and emotional wellbeing of her clients during difficult times, but also to empower her clients to learn new coping skills and ways of thinking, uncover their personal strengths and inner resources, build resilience, confidence and self-belief that can be drawn on in any situation to overcome challenges and live a life of meaning, purpose, and passion.
Kate integrates a variety of tools from CBT, positive psychology, narrative therapy, ACT, DBT, motivational interviewing, EMDR and mindfulness to support each individual and their unique needs.
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Johanna McFadgen
Chiropractor
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ohanna McFadgen (B.Chiro Sci, M. Chiro) graduated from Macquarie University in 2005 after completing 5 years of study for her Bachelor of Chiropractic Science and Masters of Chiropractic degrees. She is registered with the Chiropractic Board of Australia (AHPRA) and is a Member of Chiropractic Australia.
With over 17 years in clinical practice she has also continued her chiropractic studies with further education in Paediatric and Pregnancy care.
Johanna’s philosophy focuses on gentle, low-force chiropractic care. With a highly adaptable approach, she can help manage a wide variety of patients and conditions.
With 3 children herself, Johanna has a real passion for helping patients get their health back on track with gentle, safe, and effective chiropractic care for the entire family and is really looking forward to practicing on the Central Coast.
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Sarah Munro
Massage Therapist
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Sarah has been a passionate yogini her entire adult life and has been a practicing body worker for 17 years. She spent many of those years working with chiropractors using remedial techniques to address chronic and acute muscular-skeletal conditions and pain caused by postural dysfunction.
Over the last couple of years, Sarah has gradually advanced her work from a myofascial perspective. She has developed her own unique and creative style of body work which blends myofascial release, classical 5 elements acupressure, myofascial cupping, and Feldenkrais method.
As a yoga therapist and myofascial massage therapist on the Central Coast, Sarah seeks finesse in all her treatments, and each hour is approached as a carefully structured and cohesive somatic experience that yields lasting improvements. Sarah still loves working on complex chronic and acute issues but has joyfully discarded the maxim of ‘no pain, no gain’.
In addition, Sarah also now enjoys working with clients with health problems related to chronic stress, having noted the profound positive impact on the autonomic nervous system of the techniques she employs as a yoga therapist, including integrative yoga therapy. Her skills as a yoga therapist & teacher enable her to empower clients with tools to find their own balance and calm.
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Astrid Cattoen
Massage Therapist, Ki Yoga Practitioner & Beautician
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Meet Astrid, our beautiful massage therapist, beautician and Japanese Ki Yoga Practitioner.
Astrid has over 20 years experience in working with and treating women within our community, giving her the experience to provide a niche treatment that allows her to provide a relaxing, supportive and safe space for women to drop into a deeper part of themselves for inner peace and vitality. She works with the power of intention and loving presence to assist with change and healing of the body and spirit through heart and womb alignment.
Astrid draws upon wisdom from ancient cultures and philosophies such as ancient Hawaiians, Japanese yoga, Chinese tao, mayan ways and shamanic tools and rituals to provide truly diving offerings and enhance her own wellbeing.
Astrid’s mission is to make a difference in peoples lives and in our community. Assisting in personal growth and transformation, living as one with the mother earth.
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Karen Lyons
IV Vitamin Infusion Specialist & Nutrition Coach
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Karen is a qualified and experienced registered nurse who is certified to administer IV therapy treatments. Having started her career in nursing in 1994, Karen started natural immunity as her life journey and passion is to heal with a combination of natural therapy’s that focus on a holistic approach and traditional medicine.
Karen has a post graduate qualification in gerontology and is a certified holistic nutritionist, daring on her background of almost 30 years experience specialising in acute medical and palliative care nursing. Karen has the knowledge and expertise to understand the body’s complexity. Karen works in close collaboration with your GP and special doctor along with a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals including naturopaths, physiotherapists and homeopaths, with the ability to administer IV vitamins and nutrients along with iron and other medically preside pharmaceuticals. Kare will put you at the centre of her care, encouraging you to have the ability to drive your health journey. To navigate the healing process effectively together.
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Tresna & Rhiannon
Women’s Exercise Physiologist’s
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Rhiannon and Tresna are Accredited Exercise Physiologists who hold a strong passion for supporting women across all stages. Rhiannon and Tresna are passionate about providing exercise guidance, education and rehabilitation to women with a wide variety of women's health conditions. Their goal is to empower women to prioritise themselves; to help women heal physically, mentally and emotionally through individualised exercise programming and education. Rhi and Tres are very determined to help women to improve their strength, exercise capacity and overall health and wellbeing.
Rhi and Tres will help tailor an exercise program to suit your needs, and they help with the following areas:
Exercise for endometriosis
Exercise for PCOS
Exercise for all stages of Menopause (perimenopause, menopause, post-menopause)
Women's cancers
Mental health
All things pregnancy (before, during and postpartum)
They provide evidence-based exercise prescription and education to ensure your safety and that the exercise program that you are being delivered is going to help you to achieve your specific goals.
Both Rhiannon and Tresna have extensive experience in the hospital and private practice setting, however, in more recent years their motherhood journeys reignited their passion for women’s health and hence Women’s Movement Exercise Physiology was born! Women’s Movement is about empowering the female.
Rhiannon and Tresna strongly believe in the benefit of exercise as part of a holistic approach to achieving the best results, which is why they are very excited to be part of the team at the Coastal Wellness Cottage, where they can work with a like-minded team of women to achieve the best results for their clients.
Rhi and Tres both live and breathe exercise and physical activity and truly believe that there is exercise to help everyone, no matter what the circumstance. Their job is to find something that is suitable for YOU!
Claire Dunn
Women’s Health Physiotherapist
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"My ears are open, my mind and body are ready and willing to support you - to rediscover joyful movement, and to feel whole again."
Claire is the founder of LUNA Physiotherapy, the first practice of its kind on the Central Coast—created just for people with female bodies. Her goal as a women’s physiotherapist is to help her clients heal, strengthen, and thrive.
As a women’s health physiotherapist, Claire aims to observe with compassion how both the life of your physical body and patterns of emotion, thinking, and behaviour may contribute to where you are and where you want to go. She takes a person-centered and functional approach to retraining breathing and posture, rediscovering mobility, and building strength.
Her training since graduating over 10 years ago has included a variety of disciplines including:
Muscle Energy Techniques
Holistic Postpartum Care
Myofascial Cupping and Dry Needling
Connect Therapy/Integrated Systems Model
Holistic Pelvic Care
Clinical Pilates
Yoga Therapy and Yoga Teacher Training
Meditation
Natural Movement
Progressive Strength Training
Nutrition
Lifestyle and Wellness Coaching
Client Love
COME SEE US AT COASTAL WELLNESS COTTAGE