Clinical Interests:

 

Katie supports children, teenagers and their families with a wide range of developmental, learning and emotional differences, including autism, ADHD, learning differences, child behaviour challenges, sleep difficulties in babies and children, school attendance challenges ("school can't"), and anxiety. She works collaboratively with families to understand each child's unique strengths, needs and experiences, helping them access the right supports and develop the skills and confidence to thrive.

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Background and Experience:

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Katie is one of Melbourne’s most sought after developmental paediatricians. She graduated MBBS from University of Melbourne in 1990, and the top graduating student at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She obtained her specialist qualification in paediatrics, FRACP, in 1998, then went on to obtain a post graduate degree in 2003.

 

Whilst working in the Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, and undertaking advanced training in Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics, Katie developed her passion for working in this field.

 

In 2001, Katie founded Melbourne Children’s Clinic, the first private multidisciplinary paediatric clinic of its kind in Melbourne. Her vision was to create a warm, welcoming centre where paediatricians, paediatric sub-specialists and allied health professionals could work together to provide coordinated, family-centred care for children and young people with developmental, behavioural, learning and medical differences.

 

Katie believes that every child has their own unique strengths, personality and way of experiencing the world. Her neuroaffirming approach focuses on understanding each child's individual profile, building on their strengths, and working alongside families to help children develop the skills and supports they need to thrive.

 

Katie works at Melbourne Children’s Clinic four days a week and genuinely loves what she does. She considers it a privilege to spend her days playing and chatting with children, cuddling babies, listening to parents' concerns as well as their hopes for the future, and hearing directly from children and teenagers about their own experiences, goals and perspectives. Every family brings a unique story, and Katie values partnering with them to find practical, compassionate solutions.

 

Many children also enjoy meeting Katie's much-loved chocolate Labrador, Bonnie, who helps create a calm, relaxed environment and often makes appointments feel a little less daunting.

 

Katie has three grown up children, loves cooking, reading, skiing and yoga.