Our Experts
Dr Daniel Golshevsky
PAEDIATRICIAN
Dr Golly is a Melbourne-based paediatrician and father of three. Specialising in unsettled babies and poor sleep, Dr Golly developed this program through his work with thousands of babies over more than a decade of practice. With a focus on empowering parents and protecting mothers, Dr Golly turns up the volume of that innate parental instinct to maximise parents’ understanding of their baby’s cues and bring everyone closer to a full night’s sleep.
Contact:
Sleep Program queries here. GP referrals here. Private patients please call (03)95086000.
Education:
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Melbourne. FRACP. Former Chief Resident Medical Officer of RCH and is involved in the creation and maintenance of the RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines, an online paediatric resource used internationally. He is also a regular expert reviewer for the Raising Children Network website.
Alex Dawkins
SLEEP CONSULTANT &
MIDWIFE
Alex is a certified sleep consultant, midwife, nurse and mum. With years of experience working in Melbourne with families and children aged 0-5 years and running her own sleep consultancy business, she has seen how sleep deprivation can affect the whole family unit and the toll it takes on parents. As a practising midwife at a large private hospital in Melbourne, she also has a special interest in encouraging healthy sleep habits for newborns and beyond, especially working with unsettled babies.
Contact:
Queries here.
Education:
Bachelor of Nursing with a postgraduate degree in Midwifery. Certified sleep consultant and a member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT), Sleep Consultancy.
Amanda Abel
PAEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGIST
Alex is a certified sleep consultant, midwife, nurse and mum. With years of experience working in Melbourne with families and children aged 0-5 years and running her own sleep consultancy business, she has seen how sleep deprivation can affect the whole family unit and the toll it takes on parents. As a practising midwife at a large private hospital in Melbourne, she also has a special interest in encouraging healthy sleep habits for newborns and beyond, especially working with unsettled babies.
Contact:
Queries here.
Education:
Bachelor of Nursing with a postgraduate degree in Midwifery. Certified sleep consultant and a member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists (IICT), Sleep Consultancy.
Jillian Eadie
LACTATION CONSULTANT
& MIDWIFE
Jillian holds the gold standard qualification of International Board Certified Lactation Consultant ( IBCLC). She has over 10 year’s experience working closely with new mothers in the Maternity Unit setting as well as providing private consultations to new mothers in the comfort of their homes. She is also a Registered Nurse/Midwife. Jillian provides private lactation consults in your home or for those living outside Melbourne’s metropolitan area, Victoria or Australia via Zoom/Facetime meetings. If you are experiencing any concerns and would like to discuss these further please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Contact:
Queries here.
Education:
Bachelor of Nursing with a postgraduate degree in Midwifery. Certified Lactation Consultant.
Miriam Raleigh
PAEDIATRIC DIETICIAN
Miriam is a Paediatric Dietitian with over 10 year’s of experience helping children and their families with a range of nutrition concerns. Miriam provides one-on-one consultations to families in Melbourne, as well as via Telehealth to families in Rural Victoria, Interstate and Internationally. Miriam also provides group sessions to mothers’ groups, school parent groups and corporate teams about childhood nutrition topics to help ensure our next generation grow into healthy adults.
Contact:
centreforchilddevelopment.com
(+613) 9079 8043
admin@centreforchilddevelopment.com
Education:
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics at Monash University and completed a certificate in Paediatric Dietetics at the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Dr Adaobi Udechuku
PERINATAL PSYCHIATRIST
So, an invitation to join The Dr Golly Program village of experts was a natural fit.
Contact:
GLOW Perinatal Emotional Health & Wellbeing Clinic
reception@glowclinic.com.au
Education:
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery University of Melbourne, Grad. Dip. Women’s Health (Melb), Grad. Dip. Parent & Infant Mental Health (Melb), FRANZCP. Executive Committee Member Section of Perinatal Psychiatry Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrist.
Sophie Bappayya
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Sophie is an experienced Pilates instructor and enjoys treating all of the aches and pains which can arise in the postnatal period due to the extra demands placed on the body when caring for your baby.
Contact:
Queries please email: sophiebappayya@gmail.com
Education:
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Charles Sturt University), Post Graduate training in Women’s Health (Womens’ Health Training Association), Clinical Pilates Instructor (DMA & APPI) & currently undertaking further training in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy through the University of Melbourne.
