Betsy is a Registered Osteopath with a focus on babies and children.

Hi, I’m Betsy. I’m an osteopath who treats babies and children. My mission is to see kids eat, breathe and sleep well.

Helping babies to feed comfortably is where I like to start. This may include gentle mobilising of their joints, light massage of their muscles, or some work intraorally. I work with children to strengthen their tongue, lip and throat muscles. This can complement dental work such as intraoral devices or orthodontics. I have done lots of further study in breathing retraining, which can help to establish good breathing habits in children. This in turn can help with sleep.

I grew up in Melbourne and moved to Canberra in 2016. Growing up I wanted to be a manual therapist. I found Osteopathy and immediately fell in love. I completed by Bachelor of Health Science and Masters of Clinical Science (Osteopathy) at Victoria University, I completed my Integrative Breathing Therapy in 2021 and further studied myofascial therapy in 2022. This year (2023) I completed a Diploma of Child Health through the University of Sydney.

I’m married with two amazing girls. When I have spare time I’m a homesteader. I love cooking from scratch, gardening, crafting, baking and reading. Escaping to the bush and camping in the outdoors is my happy place and where I choose to be when I’m on holiday.

I like to make my therapy fun and engaging for children by using toys and games. The goal of my treatments is to make my patients feel awesome, educate them and their families as well as make everyone laugh and have a good time. I hope to help as many children as I can to be the best version of themselves. You can find me here at North Canberra Osteo, and in Queanbeyan at the MotherHub.